All Blog Posts Tagged 'women' (6)

Many people including women leaders and social workers are excited about women empowerment in development and under developed country. It is true that in those countries, there have been created many opportunities to empowered women and now women especially poor women of those countries are empowered themselves than…

ZAMBIA

Making the Most of Limited Capital

By Lewis Mwanangombe

LUSAKA, May 18, 2011 (IPS) - Proponents of microfinance often portray it as the empowering extension of credit to vulnerable but diligently self-employed poor people - often women - who support each other to improve their…

Next Billion Blog

Source: http://www.nextbillion.net/blog/2011/04/07/distinguishing-microcredit-from-microfinance

Bryan Farris

April 7, 2011 — 08:30 am

Mary Ellen…

I added emphasis to the parts of this article that I found particularly relevant to poverty (she did not start out "poor") and gender relations as they relate to microfinance....

- Jenn

Kenyan Women Pulling Together Against Poverty

ISP News

By Isaiah Esipisu…

Has anyone read this book yet?

Source: http://www.uminnpressblog.com/2011/03/microfinance-and-its-discontents-women.html

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Microfinance and Its Discontents: Women in Debt in Bangladesh…

Among other benefits, self-help groups help the cause of women empowerment, as other microfinance tools do. The fact that most self-help groups are composed of women, in itself, is important because it shows women in developing countries are taking financial matters into their own hands and are attempting to improve their livelihoods via increased access to financial services.

There have also been instances where self-help groups have risen to the occasion and mediated disputes within…