ASSESMENT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF MICRO-FINANCE SERVICE FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (THE CASE STUDY OF HARBU MICRO FINANCE INSTUTIUTION IN SEKA TOWN)

Abstract

The Study entitled as the assessment of the contribution of microfinance service for women's economic empowerment "was conducted with the general objective of assessing the contribution of microfinance institutions activities on enhancing women's to economic empowerments. The study was designed to evaluate service provided by harbu microfinance to women clients and the extent to which the program changes the living standard of their family life. The research was used primary data collected through interviewing the manager of harbu microfinance institution and by distributing questionnaires to women clients of the institution. The analysis of the data was done using table and percentage for qualitative and quantitative type data. Based the result of the analysis the researcher concluded that there is no that much enough awareness is providing to the clients and access of loan is also not good. Finally, the researcher recommended that the microfinance manager should provide enough information and expand access of loan to empower the women’s economically.