Adding to basket
Created in June 2017, this group is composed of members living in the same town who have good cohesion. Their main work is in small-scale commerce.
Mariama is active in selling ice cream, bissap drink, and ice. Standing at the right in the photo with a hand raise, she is the group's representative. Mariama is married, 33 years old, and the mother of four.
With this loan, she is going to buy 2 bags of bissap [dried hibiscus flowers], a bag of sugar, 2 sacks of monkey bread [the fruit of the baobab tree], and some condiments. With her earnings, she plans to help out her husband to improve the family’s living conditions and to boost her savings.
In this group: Mariama, Coumba, Mariama, Mansata, Gnima, Ndeye Saly
Translated from French by Kiva volunteer Daniel Kuey. View original language description.
