Abstract
This article investigates the perspectives of Kenyan women in the Kaimosi cottage industry regarding the benefits and challenges of producing craft commodities for the global marketplace. Utilising qualitative methods, the research provides an understanding of issues the women faced in producing and marketing goods and offers insights for NGOs into some pitfalls for the sustainability of micro-enterprises. The women asserted that participation in the micro-enterprise had improved their family's economic well-being, helped finance their children's education, and improved their community status. This supports the literature that has found that women's involvement in micro-enterprises reduces poverty and improves well-being.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1146-1159 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Development in Practice |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 17 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
Keywords
- Aid – Capacity development
- Civil society – NGOs
- Gender and diversity
- Labour and livelihoods –Poverty reduction
- Methods
- Sub-Saharan Africa