Village savings and loans: Reducing poverty in rural Ghana
In Ghana’s Northern Region, over 950 women are members of Village Savings and Loan Associations, enabling them to buy fertiliser and seed to improve their food security, create or expand small businesses and pay school fees. With a greater role in community and household decision-making processes, m...
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| Format: | Case Study |
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
2018
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97178 |
| Summary: | In Ghana’s Northern Region, over 950 women are members of Village Savings and Loan Associations, enabling them to buy fertiliser and seed to improve their food security, create or expand small businesses and pay school fees. With a greater role in community and household decision-making processes, members have also reported being empowered. |
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