Arbiyah Arfawih, Reseller
Sidi Hassine Entenne, Tunisia
 
  • Woman
  • Four group loan cycles (200, 400, 600, 800 TND).  She is about to take the 5th loan – 800 TND.
  • She has a suitcase store where she goes to Libya (about two times per month) and buys her inventory.
  • Arbiyah take the louage by herself to Libya where she stays for 3 days in a cheap hotel.  She sometimes faces problems at the border.
  • She is married (husband works for the municipality) with two kids.
  • When asked about the impact of microfinance on her life, she said that she can send her kids to school (pays 15 TND/month for daughter to go to school and 30 TND/month for son to go to daycare).  She also said that she can buy more inventory.