Dyeing and selling bazin cloth
Mariam
Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Mariam
Member since
September 2014
On-time repayments
2 installments • 100%
About Me
My name is Mariam Ouedraogo, maiden name Traore, and I was born in Bobo Dioulasso on August 21, 1982. I grew up in a Muslim family, and now I'm married and the mother of two children. I live with my husband and children. The career of dyeing cloth appeals to me since it lets me develop my creative talents and brings me enough revenue so I can be financially independent, that is to say, so that I don't have to sit and wait while my husband does all the work for me and my children. Dyeing cloth is a business in high demand right now since everybody wants to wear bazin cloth (a shiny fabric used in formal clothing), and people don't just wait for the holidays to wear the material. Therefore, I hope to have support from Zidisha so my business can grow.
My Business
I buy the bazin in Bamako, Mali and sell it here, either white or dyed, since I do the dyeing as well. The quality of the cloth differs and so the prices do as well: one meter can sell for 1000, 2000, 2500, 5000, 6000, or 6500 francs, and dye costs 1000f per meter. There are clients who want to buy the cloth and dye it at home, but I also often dye the cloth in attractive colors and then cut it in lengths of 3-5 meters to show it off to potential clients. This business does well, since people in Bobo Dioulasso enjoy wearing bazin cloth outside of holidays, such as to djandjobas (a music and dance gathering) on Thursdays and Sundays, and to prayer on Fridays (for Muslims), and this makes for a good culture for bazin merchants in this city.h
Loan Proposal
Hello dear lenders,
Thank you very much for the opportunity you are giving me to increase my production capacity. Thank you for your trust in me. These funds will allow me to buy bazin cloths that sell for 1000, 2000, and 2500 francs so that I can dye and resell them. I have to say that, right now, I have many orders and this money will allow me to fill the orders and gain a larger profit.
About Me
Je me nome Mme OUEDRAOGO née TRAORE Mariam, je suis née à bobo dioulasso le 21 Aout 1982.J’ai grandi dans une grande famille musulmane, actuellement suis mariée et mère de deux enfants. je vis avec mon mari et mes deux enfants. Le métier de teinture me plais beaucoup car il me permet de développer des talents de créatrice et elle rapporte suffisamment de revenues, il me permet d’être autonome financièrement c'est-à-dire, a ne pas m’asseoir en entendant que mon mari fasse tout pour moi ou pour mes enfants. la teinture est une activité qui marche trop de nos jours car tout le monde veut porter basin, et les gens n’attendent plus les fêtes pour en porter. Alors je souhaite obtenir cet accompagnement auprès de la zidisha pour évoluer dans cette activité.
My Business
je parts payer le basin a Bamako au Mali pour venir vendre ici blanc ou teinté car je fais la teinture aussi. Les qualités des basins divergent en fonction du pouvoir d’achat du client y’a
des mètres de 1000f, 2000f, 2500, 5000, 6000,6500 et la teinture se fait a 1000f le mètre.il y’a des clients qui viennent payer à la maison avec leur couleurs mais moi aussi je mets souvent de bonnes couleurs que j’emballe en 3m, 4m, 5m pour me promener dans les sociétés montrer .ce métier me rapporte beaucoup car les bobolais aiment porter les basin lors des fêtes ;les djandjobas auxquels on assiste les jeudis et dimanches et le port du basin pour la prière de vendredi est devenu une culture pour les commerçants et fonctionnaires bobolais.
Loan Proposal
Bonjour chers prêteurs
merci beaucoup pour l'occassion que vous donnner de renforcer mes capacités de production.merci pour cette confia,ce lacé en ma personne.ce fonds me permettra de payer les qualités des basins de 1000f, 2000f,et 2500fpour mettre la teinture et les revendre.il faut dire que actuellement j'ai beaucoup de commande et ce fonds me permettra d'honorer ses commandes et avoir beaucoup de bénéfice.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Nov 18, 2014
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
2 months
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Summary
Amount repaid
$101.19
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Feb 13, 2015
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2015 | $50.60 | Jan 9, 2015 | $50.60 |
| Feb 15, 2015 | $50.60 | Jan 9, 2015 | $0.08 |
| Feb 13, 2015 | $50.52 | ||
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