Micro-credit programs and off-farm migration in China

This article is about community mobilization in microcredit as a tool of women empowerment. It argues that women empowerment is a process and community mobilization is a tool for women empowerment process through micro-credit programs. This article is based on the views of selected key informants’ information through participant observation and a case study at Mahadevsthan Village in Dhading. Three local NGO managers and their three beneficiaries were conveniently selected for the sampling purpose. The main argument of the article shows that most of the females who received microcredit finally got socio-economic empowerment through acquiring access to capital, control over resources, self-esteem, confidence, decision-making power.

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Intangible Benefits of Self-Help Micro-Credit in Conflict Mitigation and Peace Building

Examining the Social and Economic Impacts of Conflict-Induced Migration - Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7615-0.ch008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 147-196

Author(s):

Falendra Kumar Sudan

Keyword(s):

Time Frame ◽

Violent Conflict ◽

Peace Building ◽

Jammu And Kashmir ◽

Political Dimension ◽

Self Help ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Important Challenge ◽

Conflict Mitigation ◽

Micro Credit

Jammu and Kashmir State of India has been hit the hardest by ongoing violent conflict with its devastating impact on human lives and development. Demobilization and reintegration into society of all people uprooted and affected by violent conflict—ex-combatants, youth, and women—is an important challenge for development policy planners and decision makers. Demobilization and reintegration are fundamentally about the need for new forms of livelihood for ex-combatants, youth, and female that ultimately requires the creation of new jobs and providing them sustainable employment opportunities on micro enterprises through micro-credit programs. The task is all the tougher because youth, women, and ex-combatants often have no job market skills. Successfully incorporating ex-combatants, youth, and women requires economic sustainability, which has a longer time-frame than the political dimension of demobilization and integration.

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Micro-finance and Women Empowerment

Journal of Nepalese Business Studies ◽

10.3126/jnbs.v4i1.1026 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 16-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Puspa Raj Sharma

Keyword(s):

Economic Status ◽

Women's Empowerment ◽

Women’S Empowerment ◽

Large Set ◽

Household Decision ◽

Women's Participation ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Small Change ◽

And Gender ◽

Micro Credit

This paper examines the effects of women’s participation in group-based micro-credit pro-grams on a large set of qualitative responses to questions that characterize women’s autonomy and gender relations within the household. The data come from a special survey carried out in hill and tarai in 2004-2006 of Nepal. The results are consistent with the view that women’s participation in micro-credit programs helps to increase women’s empowerment. Credit program participation leads to women taking a greater role in household decision-making, having greater access to financial and economic resources, having greater social networks, having greater bargaining power compared with their husbands, and having greater freedom of mobility. Female credit also tended to increase spousal communication in general about family planning and parenting concerns. Ecologically, the higher impact on women’s empowerment was noticed in terai. The reason may be relatively lower social and economic status of terai women at the time of program initiation compared to that of hills. As a result, even a small change in their status would get reflected distinctly. The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies Vol. IV, No. 1 (2007) pp. 16-27

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Correlating Women Empowerment with Micro Finance in a Small Village in Bangladesh by Using Statistical Methodology

South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics ◽

10.9734/sajsse/2021/v9i430248 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 19-27

Author(s):

MST Fatema Akter ◽

Abdur Rakib Nayeem ◽

Md. Abir Hossain Didar

Keyword(s):

Random Sampling ◽

Absolute Number ◽

Women Empowerment ◽

Statistical Methodology ◽

Property Ownership ◽

Face To Face ◽

Credit Program ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Personal Meeting ◽

Micro Credit

Women empowerment is the most significant and examining issues in non-industrial nations extraordinarily in Bangladesh. This study investigated the viability and Correlating Women Empowerment with Micro Finance in a Small Village in Bangladesh by Using Statistical Methodology. With absolute number of 220 respondents, where, 100 was experienced micro credit program and another 120 respondent did not have any experience regarding the micro credit program. Stratified random sampling was used from Aatghar Union porishad under Shaltha Upozilla in Faridpur, Bangladesh and information has been gathered through face to face interview and personal meeting by utilizing overview strategy. By investigating five measurements; monetary decision making, household unit dynamic, physical movement freedom, property ownership and finally, responsibility for political and social awareness the women empowerment was estimated. The outcomes demonstrated the positive impacts of micro credit programs on women strengthening inside different measurements and investigation uncovers that the women empowerment is impacted by the improvement of miniature credit programs in Bangladesh through the selected five measurements.

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Preliminary findings on structural issues in the Vietnamese financial research landscape from 2008-2020

10.31219/osf.io/p2ws4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tung Manh Ho ◽

Quoc-Hung Nguyen ◽

Ngoc-Thang B. Le ◽

Hung-Long D. Tran

Keyword(s):

Foreign Direct Investment ◽

Direct Investment ◽

Financial Inclusion ◽

Major Research ◽

Ifrs Adoption ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Research Findings ◽

Financial Research ◽

Micro Credit

In this report, we will look at major research findings on foreign direct investment (FDI), SMEs, micro-credit programs, financial inclusion, and IFRS adoption. These topics are of increasing importance, and they have gradually become critical for academia, policymakers, and corporate sectors if they are set to investigate Vietnam’s fast-expanding economy.

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Tackling Gender poverty relations within Households through micro-credit Programs in Uganda

Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal ◽

10.14738/assrj.612.7461 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (12) ◽

pp. 128-139

Author(s):

John Busingye

Keyword(s):

Gender Relations ◽

Formal Education ◽

Conflict Theory ◽

The Body ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Alternative Means ◽

The Government ◽

And Gender ◽

Micro Credit

The study mainly set out to investigate the factors that influence gender relations in Uganda. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge by determining the local gender context influencing gender poverty relations in the face of micro-credit programs and practices in Uganda. The study was grounded on the feminist conflict theory. Women accessing and utilizing microcredit programs from Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) in Mbarara (MM) and Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipalities (BIM) of South West Uganda provided the contextual setting of the study. Data was collected from a total of 198 respondents by use of interviews and focused group discussions. The study findings show that age, women’s marital status, the level of formal education, number of children depending on women, assets for collateral and signature requirements were the main factors influencing gender poverty relations within households in Uganda. The study contends that poverty and gender relations influence access to microcredit programs. The study then recommends that SACCOS should formulate gender inclusive strategies like alternative means of collateral and introduce women friendly modes of access to microcredit services as a strategy for tackling poverty among women in Uganda. The government is also advised to sensitize the public about gender poverty relations, human rights and increasing household income using the available media.

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Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives

Micro-Entrepreneurship and Micro-Enterprise Development in Malaysia - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8473-5.ch001 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-70

Keyword(s):

Economic Condition ◽

Historical Background ◽

The Political ◽

Economic Activities ◽

The Poor ◽

Development Policies ◽

Entrepreneurial Development ◽

Credit Programs ◽

Micro Credit

This chapter begins with a brief historical background including the political and demographic delays followed by the economy and the changes of economic activities over the years; the poverty in Malaysia, including the history and measurements of poverty; and finally, an introduction to the Malaysian development policies and strategies. The next part of this chapter defines and understanding types and dimensions of poverty, followed by the origin of group based micro-credit programs focused on improving the socio-economic condition of the poor and low-income households. This chapter also presents the discussion regarding approaches of micro-credit, role of donors and investors, role of apex organizations, outreach of microcredit programs, impact of microcredit programs, and limitations of microcredit programs. Finally, this chapter presents the details of the programs and policies of the leading micro-credit organizations in Malaysia.

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