Benin
Loan description:
Eugénie, 35, is married and has 4 children who all go to school. For the past five years, she has been making a living selling a wide variety of shoes. In addition to this, she also sells cassava flour. As she doesn’t have a shop, Eugénie sells her goods on the side of one of the main roads in Calavi, an area of Cotonou, the capital of Benin. In order to help her run the business, Eugénie’s younger sister stays with the products on the roadside, whilst Eugénie goes from house to house delivering goods to other people. She buys her supplies from the Dantokpa Market in Cotonou, and sells them on to many customers including students, public officials and shopkeepers. Eugénie has always been a reliable client of the microfinance institution ACFB and is now seeking a loan of 300,000 West African francs. Eugénie proudly told us that the profit she makes from this loan will enable her to help her husband with the cost of sending their children to school and will allow her to save up to open a shop in the near future.
Original loan request in French
Mariée et mère de 04 enfants qui sont tous inscrit à l’école, elle est âgée de 35 ans. Eugénie est commerçante des chaussures de tout genre depuis 05 ans. A cela, elle ajoute la vente de la farine du manioc. Ne disposant d’une boutique qui l’aide pour la livraison de ces marchandises, elle s’installe au bord des pavés d’une principale rue à calavi. Pour la réussite, de son comme, elle se fait aider par sa petite sœur qui est stable avec les marchandises pendant qu’elle se promène de maisons en maisons pour en livrer d’autres. Dame AHOMLANTO s’approvisionne sur le marché Dantokpa et livre ses produits à une multitude de clients composée des élèves, des fonctionnaires puis des commerçantes. Elle a toujours honorée ses engagements vis-à-vis de l’ACFB, et sollicite à présent un prêt d’un montant de 300.000FCFA. Le profit tiré de ce prêt l’aiderait à assister son mari dans les charges scolaires des enfants, aussi à économiser pour l’ouverture très prochaine de sa boutique dit- elle fièrement.
Loan added: 5 October 2011
Eugénie's loan repayment schedule
| Date | Expected repayments | Actual repayments |
|---|---|---|
| £46.36 | ||
| £0.00 | ||
| £38.63 | ||
| £38.63 | ||
| £38.63 | ||
| £38.63 | ||
| £38.63 |
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