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Titre : Empowering credit - more than just money : the socio-economic impact of micro-finance on women in Nairobi, Kenya

Auteur : Simojoki, Hanna-Kaisa

Université de soutenance : Jyvaskyla University

Grade : Master’s thesis Social Policy 2003

Descriptif
This study examines the socio-economic impact of micro-finance on urban female micro entrepreneurs in Nairobi, Kenya. The framework used is empowerment theory in particular and development theories in general. The aim is to examine critically the impact of micro finance and the opportunities it offers to female micro-entrepreneurs in the informal sector, and whether credit has an integrating or segregating effect on women’s socio-economic situation. Moreover, the study addresses the ways in which micro-finance and credit have affected social and economic equality between the genders, and whether they have relieved women’s gender specific problems. In addition, this study considers the extent to which the expectations these particular female entrepreneurs have of micro-finance are fulfilled. The practical objective of my study is to clarify how micro-entrepreneurs have benefited from credit and financial services, how they have used the loans, and how borrowers have repaid the loans

Mots clés : development gender women micro-finance empowerment informal sector naiset sukupuoli pienyrittäjät kehitys Kenia Nairobi

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