Effect of Social Enterprise on Women Empowerment in Mandera County
Abstract
The aim of the paper was to determine the effect of training as function of social enterprise on women empowerment in Mandera County. The study was informed by social learning theory. The study used a descriptive research design to help in indicating trends in attitudes and behaviors and enable generalization of the findings of the research study to be done. This study targeted 82 women groups with social enterprises in Mandera County. Simple random sampling was used to obtain 45 women groups, while purposive sampling was used to select three members from each women group giving a total sample size of 132 respondents. Structured questionnaire was used to collect primary data. The study adopted both quantitative and qualitative approaches, employing both descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that training has a positive influence on women empowerment in Mandera County. Specifically, social enterprises have afforded women access to opportunities that have contributed to their empowerment. Also, women have acquired better financial management skills and entrepreneurial skills to catalyze their empowerment. The study recommended for social enterprises should nurture entrepreneurial skills, technological skills and better financial management skills among women.
Keywords: Training, Women Empowermen & Social Enterprise
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