The impact of microfinance on rural poor households’ income and vulnerability to poverty: Case Study Of Makueni District, Kenya

Joy M. Kiiru · 2007 · bonndoc (University of Bonn)

Summary. Microfinance programs in Kenya's Makueni District significantly improved household incomes and reduced poverty vulnerability among rural participants compared to non-participants. The study confirms that access to credit enables poor households to start micro-enterprises and increase earnings. However, the research warns that microfinance alone cannot guarantee poverty escape without complementary policies supporting broader rural economic growth, agricultural productivity, and employment creation through public-private partnerships.

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  title   = {The impact of microfinance on rural poor households’ income and vulnerability to poverty: Case Study Of Makueni District, Kenya},
  author  = {Joy M. Kiiru},
  journal = {bonndoc (University of Bonn)},
  year    = {2007},
  url     = {http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/2730}
}

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Kenya

Regions

Africa

Categories

funding, entrepreneurship, policy

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2026-04-28