My name is Fatim. I am very happy to have recently come across the Zidisha web site. I know that I can benefit from financing my work for clients who want to sign up for phone numbers in order to communicate with their family and friends. I am from a poor family and am the oldest of my mother’s children. I am responsible for caring for my two children; I am divorced from my husband. He didn't want me to have a business, because he thought that a woman's place is inside the home. Whereas I think that every individual should be able to work and benefit from the fruits of their own labor. I also support some brothers, a sister, a grandmother, you can see my problem.
I buy prepaid calling cards for cell phones. I sell them in a boutique in the market near my neighborhood. I sell the cards often to clients who pass by the market and to locals who work all day long. For each quantity of two hundred subscription cards, one makes about 25,000CFA (roughly $50). To buy this quantity, one must pay nearly 160,000CFA (roughly $360) to the wholesaler. The pay-as-you-go cards cost 1,000CFA (roughly $2) and I get about 200CFA (about $0.40) each. There are also packs of ASDL (high-speed internet) pour clients who use a wireless phone line or Internet at their homes. The women's credit association I previously borrowed from required a contribution each week of 1,000CFA (roughly $2). Every two weeks, a woman in the group would receive 50,000CFA (roughly $100) or 100,000CFA (roughly $200) so that she can work. When the amount was given to me I started my business. After, I continued to contribute to the association with whom I participate until the end of that contribution cycle.
With my business, I want to rent a small retail space at 15,000CFA (roughly $30) per month, acquire a computer, electricity, buy more prepaid phone cards, and more.
My name is Fatim. I am very happy to have recently come across the Zidisha web site. I know that I can benefit from financing my work for clients who want to sign up for phone numbers in order to communicate with their family and friends. I am from a poor family and am the oldest of my mother’s children. I am responsible for caring for my two children; I am divorced from my husband. He didn't want me to have a business, because he thought that a woman's place is inside the home. Whereas I think that every individual should be able to work and benefit from the fruits of their own labor. I also support some brothers, a sister, a grandmother, you can see my problem.
I buy prepaid calling cards for cell phones. I sell them in a boutique in the market near my neighborhood. I sell the cards often to clients who pass by the market and to locals who work all day long. For each quantity of two hundred subscription cards, one makes about 25,000CFA (roughly $50). To buy this quantity, one must pay nearly 160,000CFA (roughly $360) to the wholesaler. The pay-as-you-go cards cost 1,000CFA (roughly $2) and I get about 200CFA (about $0.40) each. There are also packs of ASDL (high-speed internet) pour clients who use a wireless phone line or Internet at their homes. The women's credit association I previously borrowed from required a contribution each week of 1,000CFA (roughly $2). Every two weeks, a woman in the group would receive 50,000CFA (roughly $100) or 100,000CFA (roughly $200) so that she can work. When the amount was given to me I started my business. After, I continued to contribute to the association with whom I participate until the end of that contribution cycle.
With my business, I want to rent a small retail space at 15,000CFA (roughly $30) per month, acquire a computer, electricity, buy more prepaid phone cards, and more.