Microfinance and Women Empowerment in Madina in Accra, Ghana

Role of Microfinance Institutions in Women Empowerment

The present study titled “Role of Microfinance Institutions in Women Empowerment” was conducted in Punjab state of India with the objective to study the role played by microfinance institutions in empowering women. The study was conducted with the scientific approach i.e deductive approach & inductive approach and the study found that the availability of basic services to the members was consid...

Empowerment of Women and Gender Mainstreaming in Rural Microfinance

The disadvantaged position of women due to higher poverty incidence and unequal power relationships with men and the wider community has been a source of debate over the past several decades. In many parts of the world (for example, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia) women are the main farmers or producers. In Uganda (broadly illustrative of sub-Saharan Africa) 75 percent of agricultural produc...

Rural Women and Microfinance in Ghana: Challenges and Prospects

Intravaginal practices and lactobacilli colonization among women in Accra, Ghana

BACKGROUND Intravaginal practices may affect the colonization of vaginal flora and lead to vaginal infections due to the potential effects on the vaginal environment. This study investigated the vaginal practices and their possible effects on vaginal lactobacilli flora colonization in women in Accra. METHODS A cross-sectional, descriptive single-site study was carried out on 141 women assessi...

Microfinance and Women’s Empowerment in Honduras

This thesis examines the possibilities for women's empowerment through microfinance. It utilizes the results of a survey conducted in 2009 with clients of the microfinance organization FINCA Honduras. The analysis of these survey results yields important conclusions on FINCA Honduras' ability to empower Honduran women economically, psychologically, and socio-culturally. The original hypothesis ...