Village Profile: Palmarin

Population: 350

Religion : Muslim (85%) and Christian (15%)

Most Common Business Activities : Ecotourism, Fishing and Salt Collection

SEM Presence Since : 2006

School Access : There is Primary and Secondary School in this village. The literacy rate is about 40%.

Health Care Accessibility : There is a health clinic with a nurse in the village. A hospital and doctor are about 20km away.

Regional Challenges : Salinization, erosion and isolation due to poor roads are all issues that face this village.

Recent Community Initiatives : The village has initiated tree planting initiatives to combat erosion and salinization.

* The above information was gathered from SEM Loan Officers' best estimates

SEM Clients in Palmarin

Many of SEM's loans are financed through Kiva.org, an online microfinance lending platform. Click on the group names to link to each business's Kiva profile.

	Palmarin	Dioubo	Dried fish production	600	Apr 07 – Apr 08
	Palmarin	JALKI JEG	Fishing	1000	Nov 06 - Nov 07
	Palmarin	Nanoor	Goat raising	975	Oct 06 – Sep 07
	Palmarin	Ndiofor	Clay oven production	600	Sep 06 – Sep 07
	Palmarin	YONN NJAl	Dried fish production	775	Nov 06 - Nov 07
	Palmarin	Fata Ngouss	Sea salt production	600	Sept 07 - Sept 08
	Palmarin	Corepa	Fish selling	1100	Sept 07 - Sept 08
	Palmarin	Boure Reffe	Fishing supply store	1100	Dec 07 - Dec 08
	Palmarin	Agents de santé communautaire	Produce gardening	1100	Jan 08 - Jan 09
	Palmarin	Saak guiss	Food production	1325	Apr 08 - Apr 09
	Palmarin	Diaa Dial	Livestock	1250	Apr 08 - Apr 09