MICRO FINANCING ROLE IN EMPOWERING THE ECONOMY OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SMALL ENTERPRISE OF BROWN SUGAR
Abstract
The study focuses on the role of micro financing in empowering women and how their contributions suppress women’s poverty. The researchers use qualitative approach by using case approach method in context of brown sugar craftswomen in Wuluhan that joined in Artha Niaga micro finance department. Women who work as brown sugar craftswomen in Artha Niaga are 10 persons and all of them are observed. The result of the research shows that education aspect needs to be given attention in its effort in empowering women. Additionally, micro financing that opens financial access has given lots of changes either in enterprise sustainability and revenue improvement so that their wealthy is eventually enhanced either socially or economically.