Basmi , Grocer
Sidi Hassine Entenne, Tunisia
Woman Small grocery business.  She buys her inventory at a local grocery store and brings them to her store every week. Started with 200 TND Currently in 5th loan cycle Her first loan was for a different business. She has stayed in the same group but there are now 4 people instead of 5 since one member left to take an individual loan. She values ENDA because she has been able to increase her inventory and diversify her grocery products through each successive loan.  She looked for financing sources before finding ENDA and she was unable to find a loan from anywhere.  She prefers the group loan to individual loan because she can pay her debt back faster.  She does not want an individual loan. In 10 years, she hopes to have a supermarket! 1 daughter (young) and husband works as a driver She takes care of her father and mother. When asked about the impact of microfinance/ENDA on her life, she said that she has a stable stream of income that she can rely on for working capital, which reduces her stress.