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Kenya - A Micro-Finance Scheme for Women

Established in 1981 as an affiliate of Women's World Banking, the Kenya Women Finance Trust (KWFT) aimed to strengthen women's participation in the economic mainstream. It focused on a clientele that had little access to formal lending in...

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Main Authors:	Kiiru, Washington K., Pederson, Glenn D.
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARREARS BANK GUARANTEE BANKS BRANCH BRANCHES BUSINESS STRATEGIES CAPITAL FUNDS COLLATERAL COMMERCIAL BANKS COMPETITORS CREDIT MANAGEMENT CREDIT PROGRAM CREDIT PROVISION DISBURSEMENTS EARNINGS EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTREPRENEURSHIP FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLOW OF CREDIT FORMAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORMAL LENDING GROUP LENDING GROUP SAVINGS GROWTH PLAN GUARANTEE SCHEME INFORMAL FINANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM INNOVATIONS INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATES INTERNATIONAL FUND LEVERAGE LOAN PORTFOLIO LOAN RECOVERY LOAN REPAYMENT LOAN VOLUME LOANS TO INDIVIDUAL LOANS TO WOMEN MICRO-ENTERPRISES MICRO-FINANCE MISMANAGEMENT NET PROFIT NON-PERFORMING LOANS OPERATING COSTS OPERATIONAL COSTS OUTREACH OUTSTANDING LOAN PROFESSIONAL WOMEN RECOVERY RATE REPAYMENT PERIOD REPAYMENT RATE REPAYMENT RATES SAVINGS SMALL ENTERPRISE SMALL LOANS SOURCE OF CREDIT SOURCES OF INCOME SUCCESSFUL WOMEN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS WOMEN OWNERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1996/09/12845634/kenya-micro-finance-scheme-women http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9957