Thesis
Primary Author
NICOLE MUNGE
Subject Category
Table banking and women empowerment
Institutional ID
MIUC-REP-351

THE CONTRIBUTION OF TABLE BANKING MODEL TO EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN IN LANG, ATA CONSTITUENCY, NAIROBI, KENYA

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Abstract


Table banking has become a means through which poverty can be alleviated from the most vulnerable groups in society for example, the women groups. Majority of women over the years have been seen not to have access to banking facilities as a result of deep rooted cultural and socio-economic factors and this has proven to be a major setback. Furthermore, the growth of table banking among women slows down due to lack of enough funds to sustain borrowing, lack of training on how to invest and the presence of rules that do not bind resulting in conflict and losses among group members. This hampers the growth and development of women groups. This study will be focused on the following objectives: To find out the various ways in which women groups empower women in the society; To investigate how women, use the funds derived from table banking for their benefit; To examine the impact of women empowerment through table banking in both their households and the communities in which they live; To find out challenges experienced by women groups in their activities. The study will be grounded on two theoretical assumptions. Empowerment theory specifically Women Empowerment theory since the study focuses on self-help women table banking groups as an empowering activity. The second theory is Group Development explaining the importance of proper group facilitation and management for groups to perform effectively. This research proposes to use qualitative method in order to bring out in depth thoughts, feelings and experiences of participants in the research. The study specifically targets three groups consisting of total 60 members. The groups are Blessed Pillars Group, Mbagathi Timber Women Group, and Golden Women Group. Sample size was derived from these numbers. Study employed Convenience and Purposeful sampling techniques. In this study the researcher used a sample of 15 participants picked from three table banking women’s groups. From each group there were 5 samples. The sample represented 25 per cent of the population. The study collected data from primary sources. In this study, the researcher analyzed data collected from the field using thematic analysis that supports qualitative data analysis. it was found out table banking enable women entrepreneurs to access capital to start small businesses, improves savings ability among women entrepreneurs and improves wealth creation among entrepreneurs.

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