of household members seeking off-farm employment, and the increased participation of rural women as both own-account and … changes in rural women’s work over time, the dominant trend in the region over the past several decades has been towards the … feminization of agriculture. The growth in women’s agricultural wage employment has been concentrated in the non-traditional agro …

SACCO KARISIMBI JENDA constituted 35, 42 and 53% of all members in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively. As the number of women … in microfinance institutions increased progressively, the women understood well the financial services. Consider the … total microloans disbursed by SACCO KARISIMBI JENDA, the quantity of microloans received by women were 22% of all microloans …

The women of have substantial contributions both as labor and mentor in the household and outside, but their role is … often underestimated and not counted as economic activity. As women they suffer from social, cultural and political biases …. Traditionally, women’s roles are confined to household chores and farming activities, which, in general engage them for a longer …