Socio–Economic Effects of the Microfinance Services on the Women in Sindh: A Case Study of the First Microfinance Bank District Larkana

Muhammad Qabil Dayo, Prof. Dr. Fayaz Raza Chandio and Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Rahpoto
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Muhammad Qabil Dayo: PhD Scholar, Department of Economics, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur Mirs, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Fayaz Raza Chandio: Professor, Department of Economics, SALU, Khairpur Mirs, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Saleem Rahpoto: Professor & Chairman, Department of Economics, SALU, Khairpur Mirs, Pakistan

Bulletin of Business and Economics (BBE), 2023, vol. 12, issue 4, 502-509

Abstract: The microfinance has turned into a significant tool alleviating poverty in emerging nations as it provides financial and non-financial services to needy peoples. It turns out those key aspects of the microfinance in focusing on the ladies lead to more beneficial economic development results. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the socio economic impacts related with the women's participation in microfinance programs. The study was conducted in The First Microfinance Bank District Larkana in Sindh province. A simple random sample of 1000 women participants of no less than two years or more was drawn from the 13500 individuals from The First Microfinance Bank District Larkana. The data were analyzed quantitatively with the help of descriptive statistics from the SPSS tool and presented in the form of frequencies pie charts and tables using a structured questionnaire. The study's objectives were to evaluate the socioeconomic effects on women's access to micro-credit micro-savings, micro-insurance and non-financial services. The foundations of this study was depended on the accompanying theories as well as model the Grameen bank model the vicious cycle of poverty theory and the imperfect information paradigm.. The outcomes showed that the microfinance services have impact on women's socio-economic status. The review showed that that an access to microcredit services expanded pay levels expanded stocks as well as result of endeavor and expanded use on wellbeing and educational services. Conversely, availability of micro savings services for women increased income to generate wealth smoothed irregular income levels to manage consumption needs and increased capital resources to support education and health care. Additionally the outcomes demonstrated the impacts of micro insurance services empowered ladies build more grounded trust securities made more informal communities as well as propel cooperation being developed activities. In conclusion impacts of non financial services microfinance balanced out pay levels that facilitated creation imperatives improved intrapersonal abilities for example relational abilities and to wrap things up this program imparted a decent practice on preventive wellbeing measures for prosperity of individuals. A portion of recommendation made included the need to do a further report to particularly distinguish the impacts of microfinance benefits freely on the financial status of the clients additional comprehension the impacts of new areas of the microfinance for example that of of micro-insurance services to assist with planning better items gain an upper hand and animate the market in the long haul for manageable turn of events need to look at the impacts among various plans and microfinance projects to direct reasonable investment of the government development fund and a cautious examination of consequences for various subgroups-for instance monetarily unique social orientation to upgrade the comprehension of value related impacts of the microfinance services (micro credit micro savings and micro insurance) plans for productivity and viability.

Keywords: Microfinance; Micro Credit; Micro Saving; Micro Insurance; Non-Finance; Socio Economic Status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.61506/01.00158

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