Essays about: "theoretical framework on microfinance institutions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words theoretical framework on microfinance institutions.

  1. 1. Exploring how microfinance institutions can enable access to financial services in rural areas of Rwanda : a case study of Réseau Interdiocésain de Microfinance

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Belise Mugwaneza; [2019]
    Keywords : microfinance institutions; rural communities; financial exclusion; financial relations; bottom of the pyramid; social capital; sites; situations and value proposition;

    Abstract : Most of rural based population in developing countries are poor and uneducated. Due to these conditions, rural communities do not attract traditional financial institutions. In response to the issue of financial exclusion, the existence of microfinance institutions has been embraced as a solution to avail financial services to rural communities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rural Member-Based Microfinance Institutions : A field study assessing the impacts of SACCOS and VICOBA in Babati district, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Marie Ahlén; [2012]
    Keywords : community-based microfinance; microcredit; poverty reduction; obstacles; cooperative.;

    Abstract : Microfinance has spread rapidly since the 1970s and gained a lot of international attention. Advocates mean it is a good way to reduce poverty, but still there is no consensus within the research about the impacts of microfinance and its contribution to poverty reduction. READ MORE

  4. 3. Men's Perspective on Women's Empowerment in Babati District, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Rosanna Rörström; [2011]
    Keywords : gender roles; traditional roles; women’s empowerment; male disempowerment;

    Abstract : This study aims to define men’s perspective on women’s agency and entrepreneurship, and the gender changing roles within the household in Babati district, Tanzania. Women’s empowerment is a notion recently put into practice in several African states today. READ MORE

  5. 4. The informal sector and the potential role of microfinance institutions in Ethiopia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SV

    Author : Sandra Johansson; [2010]
    Keywords : Informal sector; Microfinance Institutions MFIs ;

    Abstract : In Ethiopia, the economic dilemmas facing the country have had various effects on the society at large. Given this situation, the high rates of urbanization and uneployment has resulted in that more and more people end up in small-scale activities within the informal economy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Impact of Microfinance on Living Standards, Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation of Poor People: A Case Study on Microfinance in the Chittagong District of Bangladesh

    University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Mohammad Arifujjaman Khan; Mohammed Anisur Rahaman; [2007]
    Keywords : Microfinance;

    Abstract : Microfinance is not a new development. Its origin can be traced back to 1976, when Muhammad Yunus set up the Grameen Bank, as experiment, on the outskirts of Chittagong University campus in the village of Jobra, Bangladesh. READ MORE