Sökning: "women and poverty alleviation"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 uppsatser innehållade orden women and poverty alleviation.

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

   Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

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

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Effect of Microfinance on Women’s Empowerment in Ghana: A Meta-Regression Analysis

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Författare :Giulia Martini; [2023]
   Nyckelord :Ghana; Microfinance; Women Empowerment; Gender; Feminist Theory; Business and Economics;

   Sammanfattning : Microcredit is often regarded as the best tool for poverty alleviation and women's empowerment. The literature agrees that microcredit impacts positively different aspects of women’s lives. However, there are some aspects, including patriarchal norms and culture, that may obstacle to the success of those programs. LÄS MER

4. 3. “Accountability and women's empowerment: a case of Microfinance and Grameen Bank”.

   Magister-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Sadat Aman Saad; [2021]
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Microfinance is the small-scale provision of financial services to poor people, particularly to women. Over the last four decades, the World Bankhas promoted microfinance as a key tool for addressing poverty alleviation and women’s empowerment (Weber, 2016). LÄS MER

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

   Master-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Författare :Pontus Lindahl; Linda Mokvist; [2020]
   Nyckelord :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;

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

7. 5. Development Initiatives’ Impact on Women’s Empowerment : A Field Study on a Business Training and Microcredit Program in Kenya

   Master-uppsats, KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Författare :Josefin Grafford; Josefin Hansson; [2020]
   Nyckelord :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;

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER