The Magnitudes of Personal Empowerment and Familial Life of Single Mothers Borrower’s in Bahawalpur, Pakistan

Abstract

Microfinance has become an eminent tool that is used by the poor women of community of Pakistan to upsurge turns and lessen paucity in developing countries specifically in Pakistan as well as all over the world. This study examines the family life of single mothers that belongs to the remote area to generate defensible returns, rescuing prospects, prolific resources, and satisfying crucial requirements in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Data has been collected through Interview based on a Survey of 194 single mothers (divorcees, widows and separated) out of 400 women borrower’s in the District of Bahawalpur. The theory of human capital advocated that not only microcredit gradually relieving in their earnings but also trying to self-assured substantially highlights in age, education, economic decision making, marital status and number of kids among single mothers in Bahawalpur. Less over, results indicated a considerable progressive role of single mothers and provided significant practice and policy implications that focus the importance of the study and endlessly improve the family life of these suffering women.

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“…The microfinance institutions (MFI) sent a reminder to the respondents after a week, and it took an additional two weeks to collect the responses. Using the Taro Yameen (1973) method for calculation, we selected a sample size (Bukhari et al, 2021) of 118 households who returned complete and accurate questionnaires. Table 2 shows that loan amounts of more than PKR 25,000 were the most frequently borrowed (44.9 percent).…”