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Assessing the impact of microfinance programming on children: an evaluation from post-tsunami Aceh.
- Source :
- Disasters; Apr2015, Vol. 39 Issue 2, p295-315, 21p
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This paper presents an evaluation of the long-term impact of microfinance programmes on Acehnese children during the post-tsunami recovery. The study, conducted from June to August 2010, examined the impact of microfinance programming six years after the tsunami. The sample consisted of 185 microfinance participants, with a comparison group of 192 individuals who did not participate in microfinance programmes. All respondents were parents, interviewed through a structured survey. The study used four child protection indicators-diet, health, childcare and education-in contrast to traditional repayment rate indicators. The primary results were insignificant with respect to all four child protection indicators, suggesting that, with respect to these indicators, there was no long-term difference between the impact of microfinance on beneficiaries' children and non-beneficiaries' children. These findings signify a need for microfinance actors to move beyond traditional indicators of economic success to evaluate the social changes microfinance programmes are presumed to effect. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03613666
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Disasters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101384479
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12101