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Challenges Affecting Women Fund Accessibility by the Women in Kenya: a Case of Yatta Constituency Machakos County
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Kyalo, Malinda Carolyne Mwende |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Since the inception of women enterprise fund in 2009 women entrepreneurs in different parts of the country have accessed the fund; these funds assist women in financing their enterprises and the growth of the enterprises and this contributes towards the overall social and economic development of Kenya as a country. The study will add to the body of literature and researches shall be able to use this research study as a reference to what they will do in future not forgetting that it was used as a source of literature review to their studies. Descriptive research design was adopted by the researcher. 45 respondents from Yatta constituency were chosen through random sampling that was stratified. The researcher employed secondary information sources which were obtained through reading relevant literature available in the library, various documents, publications and reports including, journals, and magazines. The research questionnaires were administered by the researcher himself respondents This was through reading relevant literature available in the library, various documents, publications and reports including, journals, and magazines. Data was analyzed through frequency and descriptive statistics. Tables, graphs and pie charts have been used for data presentation. The research study established that. Access of this fund enables women entrepreneurs to grow their businesses. Research has shown that despite the availability of this fund, women do not fully utilize it. The research revealed that majority of women felt that WEF was an essential component towards business growth and financial independence. Financial literacy, lack of awareness on the existence of WEF and some social-cultural factors were identified as factors that hinder the accessibility of WEF. From the findings, the study recommends that business financing training programs for women entrepreneurs be developed and training approaches which effectively reach them at their work place be adopted. The study also recommends that the Ministry of Gender and Financial Intermediaries embrace educative form of marketing to bring enlightenment on existence of WEF. There is also need to sensitize men who also pose as a hindrance so as they allow and encourage their spouses to access the WEF. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://repository.mua.ac.ke/1677/1/CHALLENGES%20AFFECTING%20WOMEN%20FUND%20ACCESSIBILITY%20BY%20THE%20WOMEN%20I.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
