Essays about: "Group Based Lending"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Group Based Lending.

  1. 1. The impact of socio-economic factors and attributes on repayment ability in Microfinancing : A study of microfinance programs in the Amhara region

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Zeinab Hassano; Felicia Nordgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Psychometrics testinMicrofinance; Psychometrics testing; Group-lending; Disruptive technology; Ethiopia; repayment ability; collateral constraints;

    Abstract : An insufficient financial market means that poor individuals cannot access financial capital, making it difficult for them to generate a stable income. Formal banks see these individuals as unreliable customers because of their financial background and see a risk that these potential customers will not repay their loans, which would put the bank at risk. READ MORE

  3. 2. Creating Social Good through Debts: Critical Discourse Analysis of Borrower Representations at Kiva

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Dragomir Dimitrov; [2018]
    Keywords : online lending; microfinance; representations; borrowers; critical discourse analysis; postcolonialism; kiva; global south; individual single parents;

    Abstract : Kiva is an international non-governmental organization that competes for funds with others in the field. As a consequence, some special relationships and dependencies are formed. This paper argues that among the most significant ones are the representations of borrowers on Kiva’s online lending platform. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of mobile application to handle e-books for Malmö City Library

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ergonomi och aerosolteknologi

    Author : Miriam Tisander; Elise Ellerstedt; [2015]
    Keywords : e-books; libraries; DRM protection; user friendly design; DL Reader; prototyping; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The number of people who choose e-books rather than reading traditional paper books are increasing as a result of our world becoming more digitized. Libraries need to keep up with this trend and modernize its lending procedures for their digital products. READ MORE

  5. 4. Examining the Potentials for Women’s Empowerment through Micro-Credit Lending - A Case Study in Tanzania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anna Pelleberg; [2012]
    Keywords : micro-credit; empowerment; women; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on an eight week long field-study in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with the aim of examining the challenges and opportunities for women’s empowerment through taking a micro-credit loan within a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) named Village Community Bank (VICOBA). This is done because of the posed objective that micro-credit lending to women is a tool for empowering them, therefore it is relevant to identify challenges in order to understand the potential for women’s empowerment. READ MORE

  6. 5. The role of social capital to access rural credit : a case study at Dinh Cu and Van Quat Dong village in coastal area of Thua Thien Hue province

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Phi Khanh Ho Le; [2011]
    Keywords : social capital; trust; Vietnam; local organisations; credit;

    Abstract : As a poverty reduction strategy, credit access has played an important role in supporting the peasants to improve their production and living standard. However, the level of access to credit differs among various regions and it has been affected by many factors. READ MORE