The significance of the study
The WGs’ income-generating project is one way of economically empowering women
in Kenya. It is therefore important that these MSEs succeed and be sustained so that
the benefits derived from them are enjoyed by those involved and also trickle down to
other people in the community who are not direct beneficiaries. This will make the
economic base of women more strong enabling them to provide for their families.
Furthermore, it is believed that the economically worst hit women are in the rural areas
hence the study provides important information to be used by donor agencies,
non-governmental organization and the government in their effort to empower women
and to develop the human resources required for Kenya’s socio-economic development.