MICROFINANCE SERVICES AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN SARAWAK, MALAYSIA

Microfinance as a Poverty Reduction Tool—A Critical Assessment

This paper attempts to provide a critical appraisal of the debate on the effectiveness of microfinance as a universal poverty reduction tool. It argues that while microfinance has developed some innovative management and business strategies, its impact on poverty reduction remains in doubt. Microfinance, however, certainly plays an important role in providing safety-net and consumption smoothen...

Gender and Reduction of Poverty in Iran

Microfinance and Poverty Alleviation in South Africa1

microfinance an approach for increasing output in the agricultural sector and poverty reduction in rural areas

considering the expansion of global poverty and its resulting concerns, the objectives of the millennium development goals (mdgs) may not be achieved unless a solution is found for this widespread phenomenon. therefore finding a solution for poverty reduction and improving the welfare of the vulnerable group has become a universal objective. this paper discusses the poor performance of formal f...

Paediatric ocular trauma in kuching, sarawak, malaysia.

PURPOSE To evaluate the demography, aetiology, type and outcome of paediatric ocular trauma in tertiary centre in Malaysia. METHOD We retrospectively studied 118 eyes from 117 patients over a period of 36 months (January 2006 to December 2008). All ocular injuries in patients aged 12 and below seen in the Ophthalmology Department for the first time were included in this study. RESULTS Mean ...