Improving the livelihoods of poor households and transitioning more women back to the labor force is a major challenge … in South Asia. Self-employment promoted through women's groups has often been cited as a promising intervention towards …, especially for government programs like the National Rural Livelihoods Mission in India. This study aims to provide empirical …

microfinance - namely the impact of microcredit on household income. The panel data analysis presented in this work covers three … investigates the impact of microcredit on women’s empowerment and discusses the family challenges that married women face with the … microcredit. The finding suggested that microcredit has a significant positive impact on women’s empowerment. But access to …

-supported microfinance institutions (MFIs), through group lending up to a ceiling, have provided start-up finance, particularly for women …Uganda, where 85 % of the population live in rural areas, has experienced a rapid rise of rural and microfinance over … the last ten years. There is a pronounced gender awareness in public policities and programs. Best practices have been …