Accessibility of Women Enterprise Fund among small and Micro Women Enterprise Owners in Tharaka South District, Kenya
Date
2014Author
Machira, Hellen Kawira
Njati, C
Thiaine, Kubaison S
Guyo, HS
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Since the inception of women enterprise fund in 2009 women entrepreneurs in different parts of the  country have accessed the fund; these funds assist women in financing their enterprises and the growth  of the enterprises  and  this  contributes  towards  the  overall  social  and  economic  development  of  Kenya as  a  country. Tharaka south district has made little access into the fund as compared to the neighboring Siakago and Mwingi South  Districts  that  share  similar  geographical  conditions.  This  study  was  to  examine  the  factors  influencing access to women enterprise  fund by  women micro and small enterprise  owners in Tharaka South District. The study  used  a  descriptive  study  and  was  delimited  to  Tharaka  south  district  only.  Stratified  random  sampling method was be used in selection of the respondents .Questionnaires with structured and unstructured questions were  used  in  collecting  primary  data.  Both  qualitative  quantitative  techniques  were  used  to  analyze  the  data obtained  from  the  field.  Statistical  package  for  social  sciences  (SPSS,  for  windows  version  15.0)  was  used  in data  management  and  analysis.  Findings  were  presented  in  the  form  of  percentages,  frequency  tables  and graphs.

