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TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT

Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 85 - 93, 01.06.2011

Hemin Ashrafi

Abstract

Turkish Grameen Micro Credit Project (TGMP) is quite new in Turkey which
started from 2003, works as a part of Grameen Bank Bangladesh replication
program. Through this female based micro credit services women can be self
sufficient, empowered and raise their family's socio economic condition at the
same time. As a whole TGMP is a big scope for the poorest part in the society to
gain economic empowerment.
This paper analyzes the relationship and association of loans in form of amount
and number with membership time period for the achievement of economic
empowerment and graduation of a member. An analysis is made on the basis of a
regression model where economic graduaiton and empowerment of a member is
quantified interms of time after which they cease to take the loans even still be the
members of TGMP. Using some poverty free indicators declared by TGMP, this
study also examines how the members can achieve socio-economic empowerment
gradually.

Keywords

Micro credit TGMP Economic Empowerment.

References

  • Hamida, Essma B. (2000), "Empowering Women Through Micro-Credit: A Case
  • Study from Tunisia", Paper Presented at MDF3, Civil Society Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. Hoque, Mahmuda and Yoshihito Itohara (2009), "Women Empowerment Through
  • Participation in Micro-Credit Programme: A Case Study from Bangladesh", Journal of Social Sciences 5(3), ISSN 1549-3652, pp. 244-250.
  • Kay, Thelma (2002), "Empowering Women Through Self-help Microcredit
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Year 2011, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 85 - 93, 01.06.2011

Hemin Ashrafi

Abstract

References

  • Hamida, Essma B. (2000), "Empowering Women Through Micro-Credit: A Case
  • Study from Tunisia", Paper Presented at MDF3, Civil Society Workshop, Cairo, Egypt. Hoque, Mahmuda and Yoshihito Itohara (2009), "Women Empowerment Through
  • Participation in Micro-Credit Programme: A Case Study from Bangladesh", Journal of Social Sciences 5(3), ISSN 1549-3652, pp. 244-250.
  • Kay, Thelma (2002), "Empowering Women Through Self-help Microcredit
  • Programmes" Bulletin on Asia-Pacific Perspectives 2002/03,
  • Development Section, Emerging Social Issues Division, ESCAP. Available at http://www.unescap.org/pdd/publications/bulletin2002/ch6.pdf [Accessed 03.2011] Gender and Khandker, Shahidur R. and Osman H.Chowdhury (1996), "Targeted Credit
  • Programs and Rural Poverty in Bangladesh" World Bank Discussion Paper Washington D.C.: World Bank. Latifee, H.I. (2007), "Grameen Trust Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Projects", presented by Managing Director, Grameen Trust. Available at http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/Callia-29511-gt-bot-Grameen
  • TrustBuild-Operate-Transfer-Projects-Trust-Programs-Bank-Approach-Professor- Yunus-Ms-as-Entertainment-ppt-powerpoint/ [Accessed 20.03.2011]
  • TGMP (2006-2009), Turkish Grameen Micro Credit Program, Yearly Annual
  • Reports, http://www.tgmp.net/eng/Financial.html, [Accessed 24.03.2011]
  • Turkish Grameen Micro Credit Program (2008), TGMP English Slide, http://www.tgmp.net/eng/index.html, [Accessed 24.03.2011]
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Publication Date June 1, 2011
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APA Ashrafi, H. (2011). TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, 3(1), 85-93.
AMA Ashrafi H. TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT. IJEFS. June 2011;3(1):85-93.
Chicago Ashrafi, Hemin. “TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 3, no. 1 (June 2011): 85-93.
EndNote Ashrafi H (June 1, 2011) TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 3 1 85–93.
IEEE H. Ashrafi, “TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT”, IJEFS, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 85–93, 2011.
ISNAD Ashrafi, Hemin. “TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 3/1 (June 2011), 85-93.
JAMA Ashrafi H. TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT. IJEFS. 2011;3:85–93.
MLA Ashrafi, Hemin. “TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, vol. 3, no. 1, 2011, pp. 85-93.
Vancouver Ashrafi H. TIME SPAN AND CRITERIA FOR WOMEN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICABLE FOR TURKISH GRAMEEN MICROCREDIT PROJECT. IJEFS. 2011;3(1):85-93.