Microfinance in Sri Lanka has a long history and Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are established in all forms and dimensions and it can differ in size, practice, legal act, strategy and budget. The reliability is important to the microfinance system and it determines how smoothly an MFI...

The prime objective of this study was to assess the impact of micro credit in empowering poor women before and after joining with micro credit programmes. The study was conducted at Kilinochchi District in Sri Lanka as one of the war affected areas. Both qualitative and quantitative methods have...

The micro-credit programs provide the credit facilities in empowering women in rural areas. The study focuses the way of increase the activities through micro credit in empowering poor women. For this purpose the problem is identified as “To what extent the micro credit programme influences in...

Rural women play a significant role in the domestic and socio-economic life of the society. Therefore nations' development is not possible without developing this segment of the society. Women face numerous challenges in accessing education and health services, as well as economic development....

The micro-credit programs provide the credit facilities in empowering women in rural areas. The study focuses the way of increase the activities through micro credit in empowering poor women. For this purpose the problem is identified as “To what extent the micro credit programme influences in...

Women mostly suffer from poverty in many developing countries. Sri Lanka, being one of the developing countries, and has been affected by the internal conflict over 30 years. Now, the post war development is carried out in the northern and eastern province of the country however, the war widows,...

More than 65 million poor people have accessed microcredit schemes and about three quarters of them are women. This paper addresses the challenging issue of whether the microcredit programmes are tools for empowering poor women. For this purpose the problem is identified as ― to what extent...

Women are key instrument in the society and their role is very important in the world because they act dual role both in the family as well as society. The microfinance has an important role in empowering women in developing countries as well as in Sri Lanka by accessing credit facilities for...

The prime objective of this study is to identify the association between micro-credit and women empowerment by giving opportunity for self-employment and the impact of micro-credit on women empowerment as well. This study focuses on women empowerment through micro-credit under post-war...

Rural women play a significant role in the domestic and socioeconomic life of the society. Therefore nations development is not possible without developing this segment of the society. Women face numerous challenges in accessing education and health services, as well as economic development....