Seeing through the eyes of clients: The link between microfinance and well-being in rural Ghanaian households

Income-generating work for women is one of many attempts of the international community and national governments of developing countries to improve well-being of rural households, and empower women. While people draw their interpretation and indicators of well-being from their subjective cultural contexts, many development interventions lack reference to the perceptions of beneficiaries on what advances their well-being. This article presents an investigation of how rural women and men in the Bogoso area of Ghana perceived well-being and the impact of women’s microfinance work on their perceived well-being indicators. Findings show that living within a peaceful household environment is the most important well-being indicator to the people, and that microfinance contributed significantly to reducing household conflicts, as household’s and children’s needs were frequently met.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/289298745_Seeing_through_the_eyes_of_clients_The_link_between_microfinance_and_well-being_in_rural_Ghanaian_households