Why is DHF Working with Women?
A woman’s economic position directly affects her ability to purchase needed improvements in health, housing and education and her bargaining position and power in the family Most poor people are women and most women are poor. Almost all low income women are economically active. Most are microentrepreneurs and self-employed in the informal sector. The major economic roles of low income women entrepreneurs and producers are often undervalued and ignored. Low income women entrepreneurs and producersthe majority of the world’s womenneed and merit expanded access to finance, information and markets. Access to finance and economic participation is key to building a woman’s confidence and capacity to use her voice to reshape her life. Credit access enhances women’s status in the community and enables a woman to build income and assets that are clearly hers. Access to finance is central if women are to leverage their time and talents to transform themselves, their families, their enterprises,
