The Contribution of Women Entrepreneurship Development Project to Women Income and Empowerment In The Vicinity Of Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
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2023-05
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Addis Ababa University
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This study aims to assess the contribution of the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project to women income and empowerment through access to credit lines in Bahir-Dar area in Amhara Region. In this study, both primary and secondary data collection methods were used as a source of data collection methods. In these studies, stratified random sampling techniques were followed to select the entrepreneur women’s those are project beneficiary and non-beneficiary living in the study area. The research used descriptive statistics, Logit model and Propensity Score Matching to achieve the objectives of the study. Propensity Score Matching (PSM) technique were employed to single out the contribution of the project from other potential confounding factors. Multiple linear regression model result shows that, among hypothesized explanatory variables, marital status, education and access to finance significantly affect women’s economic empowerments. In addition to this the study identified that age of women, women’s level of education, Access to finance, business training and access to infrastructures were positively and significantly influencing the participation in women’s entrepreneurial development project, while Marital status was negatively and significantly influencing the participation in women’s entrepreneurial development project. The estimated average treatment effect (ATT) showed that project participation has significant effect on income of the household with significant t-statistic (1.98) at 5 percent significance level (p < 0.05). The research revealed that participation in the women entrepreneurship development project leads to increased income. Women entrepreneurs who have accessed training and finance from the project have registered more income than their non-client counterparts. To make more women entrepreneurs benefit from these interventions, the project needs to scale up its operations to more regions and towns.
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Project, Logit Model, Propensity Score Matching, Income