MICROFINANCE AS A STRATEGY FOR POVERTY REDUCTION INTRODUCTION Microfinance is not something new in Malaysia. It has been operated by credit unions‚ co-operative banks and specialised credit windows of banks. Microfinance services of financial credit range for about RM10‚000 (USD2‚631) and mostly to finance small businesses‚ agricultural loans and loans for poverty reduction. Microfinance program in Malaysia has been implemented since 1987 as one of the poverty eradication strategies in the country
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Name: Nguyen‚ Thi Hai Yen Student ID: 2012470037 Subject: Special topic in international development: African economics and politic Topic: Uganda – The bright in poverty reduction for other Sub – Saharan African countries Uganda is a landlocked and relative small country in East Africa. After independence in 1962‚ Uganda experienced a decade of relative political and economic stability before 15 years struggling under the power of Idi Amin who lead the country to conflict and reduced country
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or they may work as hired labour on large farms. Low incomes and rural poverty are often the result. Taking into consideration by the world’s standard the average person in the world lives on less than a dollar a day. In recent years‚ poverty reduction continues to be a challenge in Nigeria. 69 million people‚ or 54% of the population‚ lived below the poverty line in 2004. the Nigerian government has promoted agricultural growth through several policies noting that agriculture “outperforms all
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REDUCTION GEARBOX DESIGN PROJECT DESCRIPTION You are the designer and you have been asked to design a speed reducer that will take power from the shaft of an electric motor rotating at 1500 rpm and deliver it to a machine that is to operate at approximately 750 rpm. Assume that you have decided to use spur gears to transmit the power and you are proposing to use a single-reduction speed reducer. The power to be transmitted by the shaft is 20 KW and the input shaft is coupled to
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Jonathan Quinones Literature Review Paper Comm 306 Uncertainty Reduction Theory Uncertainty is an unpleasant feeling and because of this feeling‚ people are motivated to reduce this uncertainty by means of communication. Uncertainty reduction theory (URT) was developed to describe the interrelationships in any type of communication exchange using seven factors: verbal communication‚ nonverbal expressiveness‚ information-seeking behavior‚ intimacy‚ reciprocity‚ similarity‚ and liking (Berger
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chronic illnesses have on a person’s life with particular reference to the illness Myalgic encephalomyelitis’ (M.E.) sometimes known as ‘Chronic Fatigue Syndrome’ (C.F.S). I will explore the role that hypnotherapy can have in pain relief and stress reduction. M.E. is an illness about which there is currently much disagreement among medical professionals regarding its classification‚ aetiology and recommended treatment. Estimates of it’s prevalence in the UK
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Session M1.1: Disaster Risk Management Terms and Concepts Note: For further detail definitions and concepts clarity‚ please visit United Nation International Strategy (UNISDR) website http://www.unisdr.org/eng/terminology/terminology-2009-eng.html Crisis A crisis is any event that is‚ or is expected to lead to‚ an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual‚ group‚ community‚ or whole society. Management often requires decisions to be made within a short timeframe & often an event
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SOIL EROSION REDUCTION USING CORN AND GRASS A Research Proposal Presented to the Faculty of Civil Engineering Department‚ School of Engineering‚ Architecture and Fine Arts. University of Saint Louis‚ Tuguegarao City. In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of Research Methods in CE for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Adriann Nathaniel Dela Rosa Romeo Bias Jr. Kneil Patrick Alviar 2014 APPROVAL SHEET In partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
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Cost Reduction Techniques I. Introduction a) Why the need for cost reduction measures b) Who can implement these methods? c) Can I really make a difference? Organizing and Developing a Successful Cost Reduction Program a) What management can do about cost reductions b) Developing your cost reduction program c) Waste Prevention and its impact to the bottom line d) Operational analysis – a key to many savings e) Promoting a cost reduction program f) Communication results to all levels of management/organization
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uncertainty reduction theory. This theory states that the main goal whenever you meet a stranger is to reduce the unknown between the two of you‚ thus increasing your own ability to predict each other’s future behavior. Since you learn more about the other person‚ you can use this information and the history of your relationship to guess how they will interact
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