Diagnóstico del programa de microcréditos de la Corporación En las Huellas del Banco Grameen y propuesta de fortalecimiento de las socias y sus familias, del cantón Loja, período 2016

Abstract

The current research tries to evidence that the access to micro-credits delivered by the Corporation In the Footprints of Grameen Loja Bank, has allowed members to generate income and self-employment through small productive undertakings, and improve their economic situation. This work was carried out in a group of 257 women members of the Grameen Bank, with limited access to credit, low economic resources, with problems of exclusion, but willing to work to overcome poverty Among the main results we found that a high percentage of members already had an enterprise before entering the Grameen Bank, the microcredit received helped improve their undertakings; 43% of members improved their income in the last year; 40% improved their diet in their home; 43% of members have received education and have an average savings between 100 and 300 dollars; and, 39% stated that the training received helped them to make a more efficient investment