Abstract
Problem statement: Rural women in Bangladesh are the most deprived part of the society and majority of them are extremely poor. They have very limited access to income generating activities and consequently less opportunity to imp rove their livelihood status. Microcredit programme contributes to improve the livelihood status of rur al women in Bangladesh. Approach: This study examines the extent of changes in livelihood status of rural women through their involvement in the microcredit programme of Bangladesh. Results: The study reveals that the rural women, after joini ng the microcredit programme, have been able to engage themselves in income generating activities and consequently improved significantly their livelihoo d status. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that microcredit programme plays a significant role in changing and improving livelihood status among the rural poor families.
Highlights
Bangladesh is a least developing country of which more than 80% people live in rural areas (Sultana et al, 2010)
This study aims to assess the extent of changes in socioeconomic status of rural women through their involvement in Grameen Bank’s microcredit programme in Bangladesh
The findings of this study indicate that rural women have become able to improve their social status after joining the Grameen Bank
Summary
Bangladesh is a least developing country of which more than 80% people live in rural areas (Sultana et al, 2010). Grameen Bank, one of the largest Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) in Bangladesh, provides small loans to the poor rural women to involve them in income producing activities so that they can improve their livelihood status. The prime objective of Grameen Bank’s microcredit programme is to bring a fundamental change in social, economic and human development among the poor women in rural Bangladesh.
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