Role of Women Empowerment Clubs in Poverty Reduction in Zambia

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 120-125
Author(s):  
Flora Ngoma
Keyword(s):  
Small Businesses ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Women's Clubs ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The Government ◽  
Different Parts

The purpose of the study was to investigate the role of women empowerment clubs in poverty reduction in Zambia. The study targeted some women empowerment groups in different parts of the country. The objectives of this study were as follows; to find out if women’s clubs contribute to poverty reduction among women, to examine the challenges that women’s club experiences and to determine measures that could be put in place to overcome the challenges. The research design of the study was a survey design which used both qualitative and quantitative approaches. A sample of 50 women was selected from 10 women empowerment clubs in various parts of Zambia which include Lusaka, Chinsali and Senanga. The data was collected using questionnaires. The findings of the study revealed that women have been empowered by the clubs. They have acquired skills and knowledge that some of them have used to start small businesses. These small businesses help the women to earn an income that helps them to run their households and send children to school. The study therefore recommended that the government and other stakeholders must help in financing the women empowerment clubs and a local and international market should be created to allow women to sell whatever the make and produce in their empowerment group or clubs.

scholarly journals Motivational Factors towards Women Entrepreneurship with Reference To Coimbatore City

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1147-1150
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Motivational Factors ◽  
Global Markets ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Business ◽  
The Government

The role of Women entrepreneur in economic development is also being recognized and steps are being taken to promote women entrepreneurship. Women entrepreneurship must be molded properly with entrepreneurial traits and skills to meet the changes in trends, challenges global markets and also be competent enough to sustain and strive for excellence in the entrepreneurial arena. The study is about analyzing the entrepreneurship of women in Coimbatore city. The main objective is to investigate pull and push factors for women in entering entrepreneurship and to find out what kind of motivations women have as well as what barriers they need to faced. For this purpose primary data will be collected from 150 respondents who are residing at Coimbatore and it is concluded that women in Coimbatore city have higher interest towards starting a new business and this has to be taken in to consideration by the government towards women empowerment.

scholarly journals The Role of The Community in Combating The Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Djufri Nurachman ◽  
Goddess Purnamawati
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
The Government ◽  
Curriculum Policies ◽  
Global Threat

Corona Virus Diseases 19 (Covid-19) has become a global threat. The role of the community is very much needed to break the chain of transmission of Covid-19. This study aims to determine the role of the Indonesian people in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic in general, health, education, and the economy. Research method: using SLR. Data is collected from Scopus and indexed journals through a science direct and Garuda-based data system. Data were analyzed using content analysis techniques. Research Results: Indonesian people have implemented health protocols in the form of using masks outside the home, complying with PSBB policies, washing hands regularly. In the health sector, supporting health workers by helping to raise funds for PPE, conducting regional quarantine. In supporting education policies during the Covid-19 period, the context of which is the government, teachers, and parents, have been with all their might and dedication to provide facilities for students in the form of data packages, relaxation of curriculum policies, elimination of National Examinations, the effectiveness of teaching and learning activities in Indonesia. during the pandemic. To respond to the economic downturn itself, the community supports the return of the Indonesian economy, such as opening small businesses online, supporting policies for providing assistance and relaxing MSME loans by submitting small businesses, supporting government policies on tax relaxation. while still paying taxes. Conclusion: In general, the Indonesian people have been quite disciplined in trying to prevent the spread of COVID-19, both in the fields of health, education, and the economy.

Role and Prospects of Women Entrepreneurs in the Agriculture Sector of India

2022 ◽  
pp. 250-260
Author(s):  
Faran Ahmad Qadri ◽  
Saima Shadab ◽  
Arifa Khan
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
The Past ◽  
Role Of Women ◽  
The Government

This chapter mainly focuses on the role and prospects of women entrepreneurs (or women agri-entrepreneurs) in India's agriculture sector. India has witnessed unprecedented growth in the total number of entrepreneurs and innovations over the past many years. Despite this appreciable growth, the role of women entrepreneurs remains devitalised and underutilised, which requires proper attention by the government and other stakeholders of the country. However, over the past many years, the government has taken various crucial initiatives to promote the role of women entrepreneurs, especially in the agriculture sector. As a result, there has been a remarkable transformation in the share and contribution of women entrepreneurs engaged in the agriculture sector. Therefore, the chapter examines the trend and pattern of women agri-entrepreneurs in India and highlights their challenges.

scholarly journals The Rush for Land and Agricultural Investment in Ethiopia: What We Know and What We Are Missing

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 167
Author(s):  
Logan Cochrane ◽  
Danielle D. Legault
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Cultural Systems ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approaches ◽  
The Government ◽  
Technical Assessment ◽  
Agricultural Investments

More than a decade has passed since the triple crises of food, energy and finance in the period 2007–2008. Those events turned global investor interest to agriculture and its commodities and thereafter the leasing of tens of millions of hectares of land. This article reviews and synthesizes the available evidence regarding the agricultural investments that have taken place in Ethiopia since that time. We use a systematic review approach to identify literature from the Web of Science and complement that with additional literature found via Google Scholar. Qualitative and quantitative methods are used to analyze the available literature. In so doing, we raise questions of data quality, by analyzing the evidence base used by many studies (the Land Matrix database) and compare it with data we obtained from the Government of Ethiopia. We find that while the Land Matrix is the largest available database, it appears to present only a fraction of the reality. In critically assessing the literature, we identify areas that have been under-researched or are missing from the literature, namely assessments of gendered impacts, the role of diaspora and domestic investors, interdisciplinary approaches (e.g., integrating climate change, biodiversity, and water), and studies that move beyond technical assessment, such as looking at the impacts on traditional knowledge and socio-cultural systems.

Trends in Women's Participation in Mexican Businesses

2002 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Zabludovsky
Keyword(s):  
Family Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Role Of Women

This article presents the results of research on the importance of women entrepreneurs in Mexico related to the rates of females in the workforce, compared with the total numbers of entrepreneurs in the country and with international trends. The significance of women as owners of micro-businesses and small businesses and the increasing diversification of their companies with respect to different types of business are shown. The article also analyses the relationships between work and family and the important role of women in family business in Mexico.

scholarly journals Micro Financing of NGOs and Government: Collaborative Impact on Poverty Eradication

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukhsana Kalim
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Grameen Bank ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Basic Objective ◽  
The Government ◽  
Financing Schemes

Poverty reduction has been declared as the most important millennium development goal not only by the world level organizations and institutions, but also by the government of Pakistan. Micro-credit is considered as a prime tool to fight back poverty. After the success of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh multiple other banks and micro finance institutions (MFI’s) like Banko Soladerio of Latin America, Indonesia’s BRI-UD, BAAC in Thailand, BRAC in Bangladesh and VBSP in Vietnam have been working on almost the similar pattern. In Pakistan different NGOs like AKRSP, Orangi pilot project, Kashf foundation and others have started working for the past few years basically to eradicate poverty and for women empowerment. The government institutions are also seriously making an effort to eradicate poverty through micro financing schemes. Government of Pakistan has selected the RSP (rural support program) model for micro-financing. The success of both government institutions and NGOs is not very outstanding to meet the basic objective of poverty eradication. The aim of this paper is to see the possibility of collaboration between the NGOs and the government to achieve the desired common goal. It is hypothesized that if government and NGOs work together and collaborate each other, the effectiveness of micro financing schemes could be strengthened.

scholarly journals Stakeholder collaboration in improving integrated basic occupational in health services supply chain in community health center

2021 ◽  
pp. 139-150
Author(s):  
Isyatun Mardhiyah Syahri ◽  
Badaruddina Badaruddina ◽  
Surya Utamaa ◽  
Zulfendri Zulfendri
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Test Results ◽  
The Government

This study aims to describe the collaboration of stakeholder roles and analyzes the influence of government, Micro & Small businesses and workers to improve the performance of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers in community health center. The study is a survey with a cross-sectional design to measure the influence of stakeholders' role on the performance of occupational health efforts. The study sample was 80 people, namely all OHS officers from the community health center (CHC) in the city of Medan. The independent variables in this study are the role of government (X1), the role of micro and small business (X2), the role of the workers (X3) and the performance of OHS officers is the dependent variable. Data collection is perfomed using a questionnaire that has been validated with interval scales 1 - 5. Hypothesis testing is based on using structural equation modeling path analysis and analysis is performed using PLS-SEM, Smart PLS 3.0. Direct test results show that the government has not played a significant role in Micro & Small Business and the role of workers. The government only plays a significant role in the performance of OHS officers. Micro & Small businesses significantly influence workers' role, but it has not significantly affected OHS officers' performance. The role of workers significantly influences the performance of OHS officers. Test results indirectly show the critical role of collaboration between stakeholders. Although it has not shown a significant effect, there is an increase in the significant value on the performance of officers. The finding confirms the need for seriousness and the importance of collaboration among stakeholders. The research needs to be expanded by involving all OHS officers up to sub-health centers, and other districts/cities with the same characteristics. The study has only investigated at community health center. Policy recommendations are given for managing an integrated occupational health service program in community health center involving all stakeholders in Medan.

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