Effects of training on women-run micro and small enterprises In Kawangware Division, Nairobi County
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Date
2013-11-07
Authors
Njoki, Sophia
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Abstract
The study examined effects of training on women-run micro and small enterprises in
Kawangware Division, Nairobi County. The study was guided by Bishop (1994)
theory of training through empowerment based on the human capital theory the study
objectives included establishing the nature of training offered to women who runs
MSEs, the effects of training on women-run MSEs, gender related challenges that
hamper the growth of women-run MSEs, and responsive strategies for training of
women. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and targeted four women
groups trained by four MFls that operate in the area. The study used questionnaires
and in-depth interview schedules as data collection instruments. The data was
classified into different categories through coding and tabulation where descriptive
statistics such as frequency distribution tables and percentages were used to present
quantitative data. The qualitative data was presented thematically. As a result of
training women-run businesses had become more profitable, had increased sales,
became easier to manage and had more customers. In regard to gender-related
challenges facing women-owned MSEs, the results revealed that most women
entrepreneurs lack business management skills, capital as a result of gender roles. The
study recommended that married women should be given support by their spouses in
respect of finances, motivational encouragement, advice and actual involvement in
the running of business. Access to credit by women entrepreneurs at the level of
micro and small-scale enterprises, should be facilitated through innovative programs
and financing arrangements that go beyond the conventional approaches; which
require collateral and capital among other conditional ties. A major goal should be to
promote the social and economic empowerment of women, as they constitute a
vulnerable social category that is critical in sustainable development endeavours.
Given that the study was confined to women running MSEs in Kawangware Division
in Nairobi County, it is recommended similar studies be replicated targeting men and
the youth entrepreneurs, to assess ways in which training influence their MSEs.
Description
Department Gender and Development studies, 95p. The HD 6054.4 .K4N58 2013
Keywords
Women executives -- Kenya --Nairobi, Leadership in women --Kenya --Nairobi