Table7: Views on Empowerment of
the respondent after getting Loan from VFC Ltd
|
Statement
|
Number of respondents
|
Percentage
|
|
Yes
|
64
|
100
|
|
No
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
64
|
100
|
Source: Primary data.
The table above shows that all respondents agreed that they
have been empowered after getting loan from VFC Ltd. They got credits for
caring to their small businesses and increase the level of decision making
within household and their community, after meeting the basic needs, some
amount is left and use it as savings.
10. After receiving the loan from VFC their income and
saving culture have been increased
Table 8: After receiving the loan
from VFC their income and saving culture have been increased
|
Statement
|
Number of respondents
|
Percentage
|
|
Increased
|
64
|
100
|
|
Decreased
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
64
|
100
|
Source: Primary data.
The table above shows that all respondents agreed that after
receiving the loan from VFC their income and saving culture have been
increased. It confirm that VFC Ltd contributes to the improvement of living
conditions of its clients because it provides credits to them for caring in
their small businesses and through that, they pay school fees for their child
and after meeting the basic needs, some amount gained within the business used
as savings and the regular payment trained them to save in order to meet
payment deadline.
11. Are your management skills have been increased
after acquiring the loan from VFC Ltd and carrying out your
business?
Table 9: Management skills have
been increased after acquiring the loan from VFC Ltd and carrying out their
business
|
Statement
|
Number of respondents
|
Percentage
|
|
Yes
|
64
|
100
|
|
No
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
64
|
100
|
Source: Primary data.
The table above shows that all respondents agreed that their
management skills have been increased after acquiring the loan from VFC Ltd and
carrying out their business. It confirm that VFC Ltd contributes to the
improvement of business management conditions of its clients because before
getting loans they are trained on how to manage micro project and warned to use
the acquired fund for what was requested for, that raise up the level of
management skills of their business.
To the results below, for each question, respondents had to
choose their position regarding the statement, and depending on the following
elements: strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree and strongly disagree.
12. Women use savings and credit in economic activity
for their empowerment
Table10: Women use savings and
credit in economic activity for their empowerment
|
Statement
|
Number of respondents
|
Percentage
|
|
Strongly agree
|
26
|
40.6
|
|
Agree
|
36
|
56.3
|
|
Neutral
|
2
|
3.1
|
|
Disagree
|
0
|
0
|
|
Strongly disagree
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
64
|
100
|
Source: Primary data
From the tables above, most of respondents (56.3%) agreed with
the statement that women use saving and credit for economic activity, It should
also be noted that 40.6% strongly agree with the statement. This means that
96.9% agree with the statement at certain level. The neutral receives 3.1% of
respondents. This may result from low knowledge or lack of information on
existence of schemes that help women in promoting their economic activities.
13. Women economically-developed
change gender role and status within household and community
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