Essays about: "microfinance development"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 essays containing the words microfinance development.

  1. 1. A Path Towards Empowerment? : A study on the perceptions of Men and Masculinities within Microfinance Investment Funds

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Moa Berming; [2024]
    Keywords : Microfinance; microfinance investment funds; gender; men and masculinities; empowerment models; hegemonic masculinities;

    Abstract : Feminist research as well as the growing field of ‘Men and Masculinities’ have identified how targeting women and excluding men from development initiatives could have unintended repercussions. As a common tool for development, microfinance is a fitting representation for this emphasis on women. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Promise of Empowerment : A Content Analysis of MF-NGOs Approach to Women´s Empowerment in Bangladesh

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Lovisa Drevgart; [2023]
    Keywords : Microfinance; NGOs; Women in Bangladesh; Women in poverty; Anti-poverty programs;

    Abstract : The core issue of this thesis deals with the global issue of poverty and gender inequality inBangladesh. The research problem deals with the concept of empowerment in relation tomicrofinance loans as poverty alleviation strategies. READ MORE

  4. 3. Microfinance and agricultural productivity - A study exploring the relationship between access to credit and agricultural productivity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Simon Andersson; Albert Wallgren; [2022-07-08]
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    Abstract : This thesis establishes a macro-level analysis of how credit and microfinance affect agricultural productivity. We use fixed effects regression for panel data with countries as the cross-sectional variation from 2000 to 2018. READ MORE

  5. 4. 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 geografi

    Author : Aquib MD Sadman Bari; [2021]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Digitization; Financial Inclusion; Digital Financial Services; Bangladesh; Diffusion of innovations; Organizational capacity; Digital innovations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 5. Investigating Monga : seasonal food insecurity and adaptation strategies in the northern region of Bangladesh

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

    Author : Md Ariful Islam; [2021]
    Keywords : seasonal food insecurity; poverty; migration; microfinance;

    Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are interlinked and the main reason for migration in poor households from the northern part of Bangladesh. Individuals from poor households migrate in the hope of improving self-well-being and for their families. Monga-seasonal food insecurity is a multi-dimensional issue in the northern region of Bangladesh. READ MORE