Women's empowerment and micro-finance programmes: strategies for increasing impact
Mayoux, Linda
Mayoux, Linda
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1998-05-01
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7
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The Small Enterprise Development Fund of the Department for International Development (DFID) of the British Government commissioned a literature review and held workshops, both co-ordinated by ActionAid UK, to assess the impact of micro-finance schemes on women's empowerment. Three broad approaches to micro-finance for women are identified as well as the constraints affecting impact in each case: approaches emphasising financial sustainability, integrated community development or feminist empowerment. The author provides a framework for assessing degrees of empowerment and presents a `minimal gender strategy' for micro-finance.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
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Development in Practice
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8
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2
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0961-4524
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1364-9213