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close this bookThe Impact of Training on Women's Micro-enterprise Development - Education research paper No. 40 (DFID, 2001, 139 p.)
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Open this folder and view contentsChapter 1: Introduction
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 2: Review of the Literature
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 3: Methodology
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 4: The Dire Dawa Urban Development Programme (Ethiopia)12
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 5: Women's Micro-enterprise Promotion in Silk Reeling (India)16
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 6: Small-Scale Food Processing Training (Peru)26
Open this folder and view contentsChapter 7: The Port Sudan Small-Scale Enterprise Programme (Sudan)27
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View the documentAppendix 1: Types of training covered by the study and access to credit/savings
View the documentAppendix 2: The Socio Economic Impact Matrix
View the documentAppendix 3: Sample of a completed Matrix (India)
View the documentAppendix 4: Income change
View the documentAppendix 5: Relationship between training, credit and increased income in the period immediately after training (4 months in the case of Group 1)

Appendix 4: Income change

(since training in the first instance, then since previous visit)

income increase (+)

income constant (0)

income decrease (-)

ETHIOPIA

INDIA

PERU

SUDAN

Group 1

Working in ME

Income change

Working in ME

Income change

Working in ME

Income change

Working in ME

Income change

After 2/3 months

10

(+)7
(0)2
(-)1

9

(+)9*

10(4**)

(+)1
(0)2
(-)1

7

(+)6
(0)1

After 4/5 months

10

(+)5
(0)1
(-)4

9

(-)9

10(3**)

(+)3

8

(+)6
(0)1
(-)1

After 6/7 months

9

(+)2
(0)5
(-)2

9

(+)9*

10(4**)

(+)2
(-)2

9

(+)2
(0)1
(-)1
(no data on five)

Group 2









1st visit

10

(+)5
(0)5

10

(+)5*
(0)5

8(2**)

(+)2

7

(+)7

2nd visit

6

(+)3
(0)2
(-)1

8

(+)3*
(0)4
-1

8(2**)

(+)1
(-)1

No data

No data

* marginal increase

** only four women in Group 1 and two in Group 2 took up production using the technical skills provided during training, with one woman in Group 1 starting up only at the time of the final visit, while another woman dropped out; figures provided here are for these women only