Essays about: "Självhjälpsgrupper"

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  1. 1. Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Josefin Grafford; Josefin Hansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Women’s empowerment; Development; Development initiatives; Poverty alleviation; Microcredit; Business training; Self-help groups; Gender inequality; Feminist theory; Kenya; Kvinnors egenmakt; Utveckling; Utvecklingsinitiativ; Fattigdomsbekämpning; Mikrokredit; Entreprenörskapsutbildning; Självhjälpsgrupper; Ojämställdhet; Feministisk teori; Kenya;

    Abstract : The primary goal of development organizations is poverty reduction, but their initiatives have in recent years also been recognized as a potential tool in empowering women and raising their status. Previous knowledge on the topic is largely based in an understanding of empowerment that seems to miss or overlook limitations and impacts of initiatives which authors with a more feminist view on empowerment address. READ MORE