Saving and Credit Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs as means for improving personal income at Mwandiga ward, Kigoma District

The purpose of the community needs assessment in Mwandiga Ward in Kigoma district was to identify the magnitude of problems as well as identify needs priorities so that to get the entry point, in collaboration with the researcher host organization, to intervene and bring changes needed in the selected target community. The most pressing need of Mwandiga community was to improve of personal income therefore the project is trying to addresses this problem. The project intended to establish saving and credit society as means of improving personal income. A total of 29 women were sensitized on the importance of saving and credit schemes. Guiding constitutions was also developed as a management tool. The startup income mobilized amounted to 1.8 million. The establishment of a saving and credit scheme was still in process. Generally the saving and credit scheme will act as a tool for financially empowering women to start up their business.

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

masters

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

The Open University of Tanzania

Year dc:date.issued

2013

Author dc:creator

• Mkate, Hussein Ally

• 330 Economics

Language dc:language

en