This group of 7 members is part of the ‘banc villageois’ that was created in November 1995. It is composed of women who are energetic with a lot of solidarity. They are active in commerce and in livestock farming.
MARCELLE, standing at the right in the photo with a hand raised, is the featured borrower. She is 68 years old, married, and the mother of four girls and four boys. She has a shop in her village. She is on her 34th loan cycle with the ‘banc villageois’ (since its creation). She has always paid back her loans without difficulties.
With this new loan, she intends to purchase five 50-kg sacks of rice, two 20-liter containers of oil, a 50-kg bag of sugar, three packets of cookies, and lastly three packets of candy. This is her work since her inventory is out.
The profits will be used in particular to cover her children’s school fees and also to take care of her family.