Mulugeta Gadissa

Urban Social Protection and Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women

Social Protection in the Informal Sector

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The main ideas of this book is on assessing urban social protection and socio-economic empowerment of poor women through Self-Help Group: the case of People in Need at Gulele Sub-City. The book is aimed at investigating the role of Self-Help group in social protection of vulnerable informal economy workers, the strategies used in empowering of women through Self-Help Group, the challenges that impedes women empowerment. In order to achieve the above stated objectives a case study approach is employed. Both primary and secondary data source were used in gathering the required information. The techniques of collecting primary data source includes semi-structured questionnaires with the Self-Help Group members, Focus Group Discussion with the Self-Help Group leaders, and in-depth interview with the Project Manager of People in Need. It is identified that financial constraints, lack of permanence venue, poor attendance of the member, lack of commitment, lack of working space and lackof legal recognition are among the major challenges that impede women empowerment in the Self-Help Group and the performance of the Self-Help Group approach to bring its desired goal.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 167g
• ISBN-13: 9783659416231
• ISBN-10: 3659416231
• Artikelnr.: 42576986

Autorenporträt

Mulugeta Gadissa Hunde completed his Diploma in Teaching of social Science from Kotebe College of Teacher Education, got B.Ed in Geography from Bahir Dar University and completed his Masters Degree from Addis Ababa University from the College of Development Studies by Regional and Local Development Studies.