Benin
Loan description:
Armandine is 39 years old, she is married to a car driver and they have 2 children 18 and 14 years old. The children are students. She did not have an education but in 1999 she started a business selling fabric brought from Ivory Coast. She buys this at the Dantokpa market and sells it at 5 markets such as Ketou, Kpedekpo and Kanga. She has been a member of the microfinance institution ACFB for 2 years and has received 3 loans that have strengthened her activities. This time, she is asking for a larger loan to buy 50 rolls of fabric of 12 metres each. The fabrics are sold at 25,000F per roll. With the income she will be able to repay the loan and to contribute to her children’s education.
Original text in French
Armandine a 39 ans, est mariée à un conducteur d’automobile et mère de 02 enfants âgés respectivement de 18 et 14 ans. Les enfants sont élèves. Elle n’est pas instruite, mais depuis 1999, elle est active dans la vente des pagnes venus de la Côte d’Ivoire. Le marché international de Dantokpa est son lieu d’approvisionnement et madame Armandine vend ses pagnes sur les marchés de Kétou, Kpédékpo, Ilara et Kanga. Ces deux dernières années, elle a bénéficié de 03 crédits de l’ACFB pour le renforcement de son activité. Cette fois, elle demande un crédit de 1 000 000F pour acheter 50 pièces de pagne (dans une pièce, il y a 12 mètres de pagne). Ces pagnes sont vendus en moyenne à 25 000F la pièce, soit 1 250 000F pour les 50 pièces. Avec ce montant, elle pourra rembourser normalement son crédit et épargner pour mieux s’occuper de la scolarité de ses enfants aux côtés de son mari.
Loan added: 27 February 2013
Armandine's loan repayment schedule
| Date | Expected repayments | Actual repayments |
|---|---|---|
| £149.66 | ||
| £124.71 | ||
| £124.71 | ||
| £124.71 | ||
| £124.71 | ||
| £124.71 | ||
| £124.71 |
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