Rural Support Programme (NRSP) in Rawalpindi and Islamabad in 1996. UPAP gives loans to self-constituted groups of women who … the impact on the status of the borrowers, within and outside the home, reveals that although loans are given to women, as …

investigate selected factors perceived to influence the performance of women-owned small micro enterprises in Kenya. The factors …In the recent years there has been an influx of women venturing in the field of entrepreneurship in developing … countries. This is attributed to advocacy on women empowerment programs and policies. Women owned small micro enterprises in Sub …

Microcredit is a crucial tool for economic empowerment of women. In Kenya, the microcredit industry has supported more … than 3 million small and medium enterprises for close to 30 years. Kenya Women Finance Trust is a leading microcredit … effects on the growth of women-owned enterprises. In addition, Kenya Women Finance Trust's lending policies were not …

Limuru Constituency, Kenya. Survey research design was used. The target population included 1764 women owned micro …The researchers focused on the challenges faced by women owned micro enterprises in accessing business information in … enterprises. Stratified random sampling and focus group discussions were utilized. The researchers found that the women …

Established in 1981 as an affiliate of Women's World Banking, the Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) aimed to strengthen … women's participation in the economic mainstream. It focused on a clientele that had little access to formal lending … institutions and sought to strengthen their position by lending to women owners of micro-enterprises and providing the requisite …