The impact of micro-finance schemes on youth empowerment in Nakawa Division Kampala City
| dc.contributor.author | Simon Humphrey, Nvanungi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-27T11:58:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-27T11:58:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-03 | |
| dc.description | Research report submitted in to the Faculty of Social Sciences for partial fulfillment for the award of bachelor of Public Administration of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the impact of micro-finance schemes on youth empowerment in Nakawa division, Kampala. The objectives of the study were to determine the impact of micro finance programmes on the household welfare of the youth in Nakawa Division; Find out if micro finance savings reduce vulnerability and risks of clients in Nakawa Division; and to Find out how micro finance promotes empowerment of the youth in Nakawa Division. Qualitative and Quantitative types of data analysis were employed where convenient sampling was applied to select the respondents used for the study The main instruments used for the data collection were questionnaires; data collected was analyzed manually The findings of the study included among others the fact Micro finance schemes had a positive impact on the welfare of the youth; Savings helped the youth overcome some of the vulnerable conditions that they found them selves in and that Micro finance actually empowered the youth in Nakawa Division. This research recommended among other things the need for more future research that should focus on deeper understanding of poverty alleviation since microfinance is only treating the symptoms rather than attacking the real causes | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/11550 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University.College of Humanities and social science | en_US |
| dc.subject | Micro-finance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Schemes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Youth | en_US |
| dc.subject | Empowerment | en_US |
| dc.title | The impact of micro-finance schemes on youth empowerment in Nakawa Division Kampala City | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |