Essays about: "village saving"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words village saving.

  1. 6. Rural Electrification in East Malaysia : Achieving optimal power generation system and sustainability of rural electrification projects

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Tian Shen Liang; [2016]
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    Abstract : The objectives of this project are to propose improvements to one of the civil society organisations, Lightup Borneo, helping it to attain an optimal power generation system capable of supplying reliable and continuous electricity, as well as to achieve sustainability of rural electrification projects. The project spans six months; methodology includes desk research, field research, case study and simulation using HOMER. READ MORE

  3. 7. Diffusion of innovation at the bottom of the pyramid: the impact of a payment system on the adoption of electricity in rural Uganda

    University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

    Author : Jonas Eder; Christopher Mutsaerts; [2013]
    Keywords : Diffusion of innovation; crossing the chasm; bottom of the pyramid; renewable electricity; payment system; Uganda;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses how a payment system affects the diffusion of renewable electricity in rural Uganda. A case study is used provided by a start-up company named Pamoja Cleantech. This company is about to sell electricity, which is generated by biomass-based gasification, to a low-income community. READ MORE

  4. 8. REVISITING SOCIAL CAPITAL IN DEVELOPMENT: CAN GROUP-BASED MICROFINANCE REPRODUCE SOCIAL CAPITAL? A Case Study in Rural Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Jenny Ngaichan Iao Jörgensen; [2009]
    Keywords : Svay Rieng; Cambodia; collective action; microfinance; social capital; community saving; village saving; social network; social relations; empowerment; community development; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Group-based microfinance programmes, based on trust and solidarity among members, currently dominate development policy and practice as the approach compensates for individual poor’s lack of material resources and market imperfections. Despite strong evidence of its social and economic impact, few researches take an in-depth, empirical look at how the group models manifest and create social capital. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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