I keep trying to figure that out myself. Having never been to Senegal, or anywhere else in West Africa, I wanted to know what it looks like, sounds like, etc. I found this video, of SEM (Senegal Ecovillage Microfund), which is a Kiva partner (though not the one I’ll be working with). It does a good job of giving a snapshot of microfinance in Senegal, as well providing some content and context on the country.
Kiva has 3 partner MFI’s in Senegal. SEM is one of them, there is another one called UIMCEC based in Dakar, which you can read more about in upcoming Kiva Fellows blog posts, as another Kiva Fellow will be working there, and Caurie in Thies, which is where I’ll be.
Visit the Kiva Fellows blog if you’re curious about all Kiva Fellow posts from Senegal (including, eventually, my own!)
