Essays about: "thesis on impact of microcredit on poverty alleviation"

Found 5 essays containing the words thesis on impact of microcredit on poverty alleviation.

  1. 1. ACCESSING MICROFINANCE THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY : A Case Study of Hand in Hand Eastern Africa’s Operations in Kenya

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Pontus Lindahl; Linda Mokvist; [2020]
    Keywords : Financial Literacy; Microfinance; Microcredit; Women Empowerment; Financial Inclusion; Social Capital; Social Learning Theory; Dynamic Capabilities; Poverty Alleviation; Developing Countries; Kenya; Bottom of the Pyramid; Hand in Hand andHand in Hand Eastern Africa;

    Abstract : 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

  2. 2. 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

  3. 3. The social impact of microfinance: what changes in well-being are perceived by women group borrowers after obtaining a group loan? : A participatory rural appraisal in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Heleen de Goey; [2012]
    Keywords : Poverty alleviation; well-being; microcredit; women; participatory rural appraisal; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Worldwide, poverty remains to be an obstacle to achieve sustainable development and improve the well-being of people. Microfinance has become a popular tool for poverty alleviation and it can now be found in poor countries across the world. READ MORE

  4. 4. Role and Performance of Microcredit in Pakistan

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och it

    Author : Adnan Ali; M. Ashan Alam; [2010]
    Keywords : Microfinance; microcredit; Pakistan;

    Abstract : Microcredit provides small loans to poor people and small enterprises. It is the best solution of removing poverty. This research provides an overview of the role and performance of microcredit in Pakistan. The major objective of the study is to show the microfinance sector performance and impact of the microcredit on the different poverty levels. READ MORE

  5. 5. HOW DO MFIs REINVENT THEIR BUSINESS MODEL IN ORDER TO BE SUSTAINABLE? THE CASE OF GRAMEEN BANK TRANSFORMATION TO GRAMEEN II

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Achmad Herry Herfandy; Arman Uddowla; Arif Muhammad; [2009]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Microcredit; Micro Finance Institution; Sustainability; Business Process Reengineering BPR ; Grameen Bank.;

    Abstract : Microfinance Institutions (MFI) is an organization that provides financial services (microcredit, saving schemes, etc.) to the poor who are considered as ‘not bankable’. READ MORE