tailieunhanh - Micro-Finance in Rural Communities in Southern Africa

A component of this programme is to help capitalise locally-based enterprise development initiatives by stimulating the provision of and access to micro-finance in rural areas. Three sites were selected to pilot the introduction of this and other IRDP activities. These are: Chimanimani (Zimbabwe), Chimoio (Mozambique) and Nyandeni (South Africa). As part of this initiative, the HSRC conducted an evaluation in the three key sites of the IRDP, to evaluate the implications of implementing a micro-finance scheme in these areas | Micro-Finance in Rural Communities in Southern Africa Free download from Country and Pilot Site Case Studies Policy Issues and Recommendations PREPARED FOR THE INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE . KELLOGG FOUNDATION SOUTHERN AFRICA BY THE HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL PRETORIA Photo Credits pp 1 24 - Ellen Elmendorp pp 20 26 - Paul Weinberg South Photographs pp 76 142 - Motlhalefi Mahlabe South Photographs Cover by Paul Weinberg DTP and Design by Charlene Bate Produced by Compress in 2002 Free download from ontents Free download from Executive Summary 1 Chapter 1 Introduction 23 Chapter 2 Determinants of Demand for Financial Services in Three Pilot Studies 29 Chapter 3 Access to Financial Services 79 Chapter 4 Micro-Finance in Rural Communities 127 Chapter 5 Policy Issues and Recommendations 145 References 169 Appendix .