NGO-led Microfinance: Potentials and Challenges in Conflict Areas

Morais, Neavis; Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed

doi:10.1002/jid.1672

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“…These research projects should be specific to the dynamics of local communities and cultures. Micro-financing programs may alleviate some of the economic hardships often associated with CL; however, the feasibility of micro-financing programs in conflict-affected communities is still being debated [ 74 ].…”

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“…Microcredit institutions widely operate in these areas (Atapattu, 2009;Morais & Ahmad, 2011). Microcredit institutions widely operate in these areas (Atapattu, 2009;Morais & Ahmad, 2011).…”

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Enhancing corporate social responsibility through market orientation practices in bottom of pyramid markets: with special reference to microcredit institutions

Jebarajakirthy

Thaichon

Yoganathan

2015

Journal of Strategic Marketing

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Market-oriented organizations are committed to understanding and serving customer needs. Customers become socially conscious, so market-oriented firms need to carry out 'Corporate Social Responsibility' (CSR) initiatives. The main aim of this study was to investigate the influence of market orientation on CSR among microcredit institutions. The findings of this study are useful for microcredit institutions and marketers operating in bottom of pyramid (BOP) market to enhance their CSR through market orientation practices. The sample comprised 250 managers of microcredit institutions operating in the rural areas of Sri Lanka. The surveys were administered for data collection. All the three components of market orientation, that is, customer orientation, competitor orientation, and inter-functional coordination significantly and positively influenced the CSR involvement. Adaptation to BOP Market Culture enhanced the positive influences of both customer orientation and inter-functional coordination, on CSR. From these findings, implications for theory and practice have been discussed.

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“…However, they also state that the impact on the poorest is as not as expected, indicating there are still some question marks in targeting the poorest. In their study, Morais and Ahmad (2011) examine the feasibility and challenges of NGO-based micro finance programmes in conflict affected rural areas in Sri Lanka. Although their findings reveal that NGOs have a better position to operate in conflict areas, issues such as capacity constraints, linkages to political network of the conflict actors could adversely affect the NGO-based rehabilitation in the conflict areas.…”

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Impacts of NGO intervention on poverty reduction: an empirical evidence from rural Sri Lanka

Vinaygathasan

Pallegedara

2014

IJSE

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This study examines the level of poverty and NGOs' poverty alleviation efforts in the context of rural Sri Lanka with an emphasis on the impact of poverty alleviation programmes implemented by ten NGOs in 15 villages in Vavuniya District. The data were collected by household survey from beneficiaries, and key informant interviews with officials from NGOs and government organisations. Fixed effect income estimation method and Probit poverty regression model were administrated to check out whether there is a significant improvement in the economic condition of the beneficiaries. Accordingly, the findings of the descriptive analysis reveal that NGOs' intervention in the poverty alleviation programmes resulted in the considerable improvement in the living standard of the people in the study area. In particular, household income, level of education, and health facilities seem to be improved after the introduction of the NGO activities in the study area. The results of the statistical estimation indicate that the educational level of the household members has a positive impact on the household income in reducing poverty. On the other hand, internal conflict between government forces and Tamil tiger rebels had hindered the income generating activities of the households and therefore, the probability of being under the poverty has increased.

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NGO-led Microfinance: Potentials and Challenges in Conflict Areas

Cited by 10 publications

References 8 publications

Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa

Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Refugee Crises in the Middle East and North Africa

Enhancing corporate social responsibility through market orientation practices in bottom of pyramid markets: with special reference to microcredit institutions

Impacts of NGO intervention on poverty reduction: an empirical evidence from rural Sri Lanka

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