A CASE STUDY OF KONYOKONYO MARKET -JUBA
BY TABU FLORENCE
S09B24/801
A RESEARCH PROPASAL SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PROJECT PLANNING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP UGANDA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
MARCH 2012
LIST OF ACRONYMS
MFIs Microfinance institutions
SMEs Small and Medium enterprises
CBD Central Business district
NGOs Non-Governmental organisations
SHGs Self help groups
IRDP
UCBs Urban cooperative banks
UCCS Urban Credit Cooperative society
DCCBs District credit cooperative bank
CB Cooperative banks
RDBs Rural Development Banks
HFI Housing finance institutions
SACCO Savings and Credit Cooperative organisations
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1.0 IntroductionS This chapter contains background of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the study, research objectives and questions, scope of the study, significance of the study the organization of the research
1.1 Background of the Study
Micro-finance concept has operated for centuries in different parts of the world for example, Notable in Indonesia, cheetu in Srilanka, tontines in Ghana West Africa and pasanaku in Bolivia. One of the earliest and longest serving micro-credit organization providing small loans to rural poor dwellers with no collateral is the Irish loan Fund system initiated in the early 1700s by Jonathan swift. His idea began slowly in 1840s and
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