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IJSRP, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2017 Edition [ISSN 2250-3153]


Influence of Women Enterprise Fund on Women Economic Empowerment in Mutuango Area at Muranga County, Kenya
      Jackline Wanjiru Gachiri, Dr. Headmound Okari, Mr. William Agembo
Abstract: Women economic empowerment has been an important developmental agenda that has been adopted worldwide. This has led to women economic empowerment becoming a major element of developmental policy especially in Africa. In Kenya the Vision 2030 aims at improving the lives of Kenyans through five major pillars. One in particular focuses on gender, child and social development, under this pillar the Women Enterprise Fund is one of its flagship projects. This research focused on the influence of Women Enterprise fund on women economic empowerment The study was conducted in Mutuango district, Muranga County which has a population of 1119, a sample size of 92 women was be used, and which was arrived on using the Slovin formula. Self-efficacy theory and resource based theory have been used to inform the theoretical framework. A descriptive research designed was used and questionnaires were the tool of data collection. After the data was collected it was arranged categorically, the quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive analysis, measure of central tendency, measure of variability and frequency, the qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. Reliability and validity were tested using the test- retest method. The quantitative data was presented using charts, frequency tables, and pie charts; the qualitative data was presented in the form of reports. The findings of the study shows that there was some difficulty when it came to accessing the loan, there was no interest rate on the women enterprise fund loan, trainings were poorly attended and lastly the Women enterprise fund does influence women economic empowerment.

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Jackline Wanjiru Gachiri, Dr. Headmound Okari, Mr. William Agembo (2017); Influence of Women Enterprise Fund on Women Economic Empowerment in Mutuango Area at Muranga County, Kenya; Int J Sci Res Publ 7(9) (ISSN: 2250-3153). http://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0917.php?rp=P696826
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