Victoria is a member of the communal bank Sr. de Coylority de Arin. She is 53 years old and lives with her partner. She rotates her daily work in food sales. She has a good time with her business which is going well for her thanks to the determination that…

Bakary is the man with his hands on the sheep [in the photo]. He is Malian, 34 years old, and did not attend school. He is married and the father of six children between the ages of two and 15, who do not attend school. His wife is a housewife.Bakary…

Fiorella is a 27 year old woman who is married with a child of school age. She works selling clothing at fairs and learned the business from her mother, who she accompanied to sell at the fairs. This loan will help her to be able to buy more merchandise and…

Edissa is a group leader and is 43 years old. She is married and has six children between the ages of 3 and 22. The group is called Twisungane Masoro. The group members sell different products, and they wish to expand their businesses for a better future.Edissa owns a general…

Bintu is a 25-year-old woman who works hard to support her family. She earns her income through her slippers business.Bumpeh Solidarity group are borrowing SLL 4,500,000 through ARD and Bintu is to receive 1,500,000 to buy more bundles of assorted slippers to sell. Bumpeh group is made up of three…

Fatmata leads a group of four women in the Quality Solidarity Group. She is shown at the right of the picture.Fatmata is 38 years of age, a married woman and also a mother of two children, ages 12 and 5. She lives there with her children and husband. Her children…

Adama, pictured far right, is a 45-year-old married woman and mother of seven children, ages 24, 21, 19, 17, 14, 9 and 3. Adama runs a food business, which she started to be independent and financially support her children. Adama requested a loan, which she will use to buy more…

Fatmata, shown in the middle of the picture, is a 27-year-old married woman and a mother of one six-month old child. She is determined to provide her child with a good education. She realizes that this would not be an easy task unless she has a good repository of savings….

Beauty is 45 years old and married. She has five children who depend on her. Her husband runs a farming business. Beauty sells maize. She has requested a loan to order to buy more maize to stock the business. The profits from the business will help her feed her children….

Isatu is a 52-year-old widowed mother of eight children, ages 35, 30, 33, 32, 29, 27, 25 and 20. She is a group leader often described as a very hardworking individual, and she is representing her group of five members in Foot Patrol Solidarity Group. Isatu is shown in the…