Essays about: "microfinance ACTIVITIES"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words microfinance ACTIVITIES.
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1. More money for less work – or more work for less money? : Microfinance in the context of poverty and extreme working hours in the Kenyan informal economy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The Sub-Saharan African informal economy is often characterised by underemployment where workers spend countless hours earning bare minimum. This study investigates the impact of microfinance participation on earnings, time spent on market work, household work and leisure among women in the informal economy in Kenya. READ MORE
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2. Female Empowerment through Village Savings and Loan Associations in Rwanda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The village-based microfinance approach Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) has been implemented in developing countries for three decades, and is found to be an effective tool in alleviating poverty and facilitating access to financial services in rural areas. This study, done in collaboration with Vi Agroforestry, aimed to investigate the impact of VSLA activities on female empowerment in Rwanda, and more specifically, how women's access to and control over assets have been affected by VSLA participation. READ MORE
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3. Digital Microfinance in a ‘Digital Bangladesh’ - Organizational Challenges for Microfinance Institutes towards Digital Financial Inclusion
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the growing concept of Digital Financial Inclusion by exploring the challenges that Microfinance Institutes (MFIs) experience to provide financial services to the unbanked population in Bangladesh. Though there is an emergence of digital financial services provided by the commercial banks based on the infrastructural development initiative taken by the Bangladeshi Government’s ‘Digital Bangladesh’ agenda, only a few MFIs are investing their resources in digital innovations to strengthen their activities. READ MORE
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4. ACCESSING MICROFINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY : A Case Study of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa’s Operations in Kenya
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : In 2015, United Nations implemented seventeen Sustainable Development Goals along with 169 sub-targets with the ambition to transform the world through achieving sustainable development and, hence annihilate poverty. In light of the foregoing, both authoritative and non-governmental entities accentuated the significance of ‘financial inclusion’ which, in turn, has developed into an evangelical advocacy reminiscent of the extensive publicity that microfinance received at the end of last century which, in turn, has led to an unprecedented passion among philanthrocapitalists, transnational corporations, and other benefactors to financially and socially assist the impoverished. READ MORE
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5. Investigating the Relation Between Microcredit and Female Entrepreneurship in Lao PDR
University essay from Linköpings universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Even though the idea of microcredit is to stimulate entrepreneurial activities in developing countries, there is an ongoing debate whether this is achieved. Many argue that only providing credit is not enough and see a need for additional components in promoting entrepreneurial activities for the stimulation of economic growth. READ MORE
