findings show greater returns among men than among women; indeed, returns were not different from zero for women. The authors … social constraints limiting sales to local areas are not important. However, there is evidence that women invested grants … spend the grant on working capital and women on equipment. The gender gap is largest when male-dominated sectors are …

The Ghana Microfinance Institution (MFI) action research network brings together organizations interested in providing …

social impacts of the formation of self-help groups in India. They find positive impacts on empowerment and nutritional …

"Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is … self-help programs in Andhra Pradesh in India. The analysis finds that longer program exposure has positive impacts on …

key microfinance approaches in India, taking a close look at the most dominant among these, the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank …: India's rural poor currently have very little access to finance from formal sources. Microfinance approaches have tried to …"This paper reviews the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural poor and examines some of the …

"The major form of microfinance in India is that based on women's Self Help Groups (SHGs), which are small groups of 10 …

In the past two years, the publication of three impact evaluations of microcredit programs in India, the Philippines …