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Item Commercial Vegetable Farming and Women's Livelihood Sociological Study of Sardikhola, Ghachowk, MachhapuchreVDC, Kaski(Department o fSociology/Anthropology, Prithvi Narayan Campus,Pokhara, 2009) Thapa, LaxmiNot availableItem Contribution of Commercial Vegetable Farmingin Women's Livelihood (A Case Study of Sundarijal VDC, KathmanduDistrict, Nepal)(Central Department of Rural Development, 2017) Thapa, ShubhadraThis research was conducted in vegetable farming of Sundarijal VDC, Kathmandudistrict. The general objective of this study is to trace out " commercial vegetable farmingand women's livelihood". Similarly, the specific objective of the study is to assess thechange in women's livelihood due to commercial vegetable farming. The majority of the respondents were Brahmins 20%, Chhetri 16%, Tamang36%, Newar 28%. The main source of livelihood in study area is agriculture. Thehouseholds head's main occupation was agriculture 56%, foreign employment 20%,farming and extra job 8%, farming business 16% in the study area. Women have successfully boarded their roles from those of domestic toproductive. Men cooperation's were increased in domestic chores after adopting thisfarming. Men have started to consult their women counterparts before making a decisionin household as well as in community level. Quantitative data suggest that womenworkload has been increased because of commercial vegetable farming. In the other handqualitative and quantitative data suggest that their workload has been decreased slightlyin household chores. Women's role has been diverted from household work to productionand communal work in some extent. Majorityof the respondents mentioned that they have saved income earned fromvegetable farming and the respondents also mentioned that they have their ownownership in saved money. Majority of the respondent controlled their income their self. This farming has increased women's access to, and control over resources. It alsoincreased social prestige, decision-making power, organizational activities, and exposurevisits. These, in aggregate, have empowered then significantly. Women were foundempowered socially, technically and economically through the commercial vegetablefarming.Item ROLE OF MICRO FINANCE ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT(Department of Economics,T.U. Birendra Multiple Campus, 2023-05) Giri, RoshanThis study titled "ROLE OF MICRO FINANCE ON WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT: A CASE STUDY OF NIRDHAN UTTHAN LAGHUBITTA BITTIYA SANSTHA LIMITED OF THECHO BRANCH " aims to examine current statuts of respondents and investigate socio-economic impacts of microfinance on women's empowerment. The study utilized a case study, field study, descriptive, and analytical research design, with primary and secondary data collected from various sources and processed using Microsoft Excel. A convenient and purposive sampling technique was deployed to collect the opinions of 210 sampled respondents who are involved in a microfinance program provided by NULBSL. The study successfully achieved its objectives, revealing the status of respondents and the fact that microfinance program had a positive impact on socio-economic characteristics of the respondents. The participants, with an average age of 37, were predominantly below 40 years old. Irrespective of their caste, religion, or ethnic background, the program aimed to enhance the economic and social status of these women. Encouragingly, there was a positive trend of female-headed households, despite the persisting influence of patriarchal norms. The program also made significant strides in promoting education, resulting in increased school enrollment for children. In terms of socio-economic impacts, the findings were remarkable. After joining the microfinance program, respondents reported a substantial rise in their annual average income. Notably, business activities emerged as more lucrative than traditional agriculture for income generation. While household expenses and education remained the primary priorities for income allocation, the program led to notable improvements in savings patterns. Respondents experienced enhanced participation in household decision-making and gained greater respect within their families. Access to water and sanitation witnessed significant improvements as well, with a decrease in the number of respondents lacking confirmed sources of water and access to toilets. Overall, the study demonstrated the remarkable impact of the microfinance program on income levels, employment opportunities, poverty alleviation, entrepreneurship, saving habits, and living standards for impoverished women. It challenged prevailing notions about development and banking for the poor, providing an alternative avenue for savings vi and effectively uplifting the economic conditions of rural women. While the education level of children did not exhibit significant changes, the study's findings underscored the program's overall success and the positive transformation it brought to the lives of the respondents. In conclusion, this research provides evidence that microfinance is an effective way to alleviate poverty and empower women in Nepal. However, specific interventions are needed to change gender relations at the household, community, and macro-levels to fully empower women. The findings of this study are significant and contribute to the growing body of literature on the impact of microfinance on women's empowerment. Key Word: Women’s Empowerment, Microfinance Program, Economic Condition, Nirdhan Utthan Laghubitta bittiya Sanstha LimitedItem Role of Women's Empowerment in Poverty reduction (A Case Study of khalanga VDC 3 of Darchula District, Nepal)(Department of Rural Development, 2011) khatri, KopilaThe study on the "Role of women's Empowerment in povertyReduction", a general study about the women's empowerment and its rolein poverty reduction, was conducted in Khalanga VDC 3 of Darchuladistrict. It presents the general status of women in the study area. The government and private sectors in Nepal have been engaged inrelentless promotion of Nepalese women's empowerment througheducation, training and various other programs and research since long,but still most of the women's social status seems awfully poor. Theirrepresentation in social, economic and political life has been minimal. Asa result, they are living in wretched condition. It is national scenario ofthe country whichseems in the study area too. Educational attainmentone of the most crucial factors of development, was not found satisfactoryin the study area. Among total respondents, only the 25 percentrespondents' educational status was found above SLC. Similarly, women'saccess on health services was also found poor. 64 percent respondents'replied that they have access on Health services. 6 On the other hand, most of the women of the study area were foundheavily engaged in agricultural and other household chores mostly ofunproductive works. The data reveals that women contribute more thanmen in household activities but these are not counted in monetary value.Women work 11 hours in an average in day in Nepal and the samescenario seems in the study area. The excessive workload has badlyaffected their daily life. In fact, It has created various types of obstaclesin the empowerment process of women. Women's access and control overresources was also found poor. The data shows that 60.71 percentrespondents replied that women have not personal assets such as land,bank balance, and cottage industry. Awareness about women's rights to reproduction was also notfound satisfactory in the study area. Among total respondents, still 42.85percent were found not properly aware about women's right toreproduction which is guaranteed by the interim constitution. On theother hand, one interesting fact was found that 46.42 percent respondentsexpress their view over the provision of women's right in parentalproperty that is does not solve the problems faced by women in asustainable way. The emphasized to provide better education andopportunities rather than parental property. Like wise, most of the peoplewere found positive about the increased involvement of women in politicswhich is a good sign of increased awareness. But the response aboutwomen's role in decision making was found awfully poor because amongtotal respondents 50 percent total decisions were made by male alonewhile the percent of female in the same work found only 21 percent. Itshows a real picture of male dominated society.Item Women's Empowerment through Dairy Co-operative (A Case Study of Nagdanda Milk Production Co-operative Society Pvt. Ltd.,Dhikurpokhari, Kaski)(Faculty of Sociology, 2014) Adhikari, BishnuNot Available