Loaning Health: The Effectiveness of Microfinance as an HIV/AIDS Intervention Method in Kibera Slums
Home Institution
Yale University
Publication Date
Spring 2006
Abstract
Three of the major societal issues facing Kenya are poverty, gender inequalities, and HIV/AIDS, each of which acts as a catalyst for the others. In the last twenty years, microfinance has been used as an intervention method combating poverty and women’s disempowerment. As such, this study examines the effectiveness of using microfinance as an HIV/AIDS intervention method in the Kibera slums of Nairobi, Kenya. The research is primarily based upon interviews with Kibera residents and members of microfinance organizations. The findings indicate that most Kibera residents believe microfinance is the best method of reducing the spread of AIDS, especially when it is focused on female sex workers. However, there are also limitations and pitfalls of microfinance that need to be addressed if it is to be truly effective.
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Public Health
Recommended Citation
Berlin, Lara, "Loaning Health: The Effectiveness of Microfinance as an HIV/AIDS Intervention Method in Kibera Slums" (2006). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 336.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/336
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Commons
Program Name
Kenya: Development, Health, and Society