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Feasibility and operationalization of micro credit finance facilities targeting poor women in Urban and rural areas in selected Arab countries: theoretical perspectives and practical considerations.

Publisher: New YorkUnited Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ( ESCWA)
Author: Camilia Fawzi El-Solh
Type: Report
Date: 1999
Keywords: Women empowerment, gender, economy
Location in CRTDA: The Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project (MACMAG GLIP) Library
The position paper is intended to contribute to the ongoing debate on the link between micro credit finance and poverty alleviation. More specifically, the aim is to address two interlinked concerns: the extent to which micro credit contributes to the alleviation of poverty among poor urban and rural women and whether/how micro credit functions as a means of empowering women.

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