Path out of poverty
A Path Out of Poverty: Developing Rural and
Women Entrepreneurship
Title
Developing Rural and Women Entrepreneurship
Abstract
This brochure describes UNIDO's "Rural and Women
Entrepreneurship (RWE) Development Programme", which is managed by the Small and
Medium Enterprises Branch. People living in the rural peripheries, and
especially women, shoulder the burden of the world's poverty, particularly in
the Least Developed Countries and sub-Saharan Africa. Reducing urban-rural
disparities and gender inequalities is a crucial element for any poverty
reduction strategy. Mobilizing the potential productivity of rural people and
particularly of women is indispensable to achieve the resilient economic growth
that will pull people above the poverty line. The RWE Programme aims at
promoting a conducive business environment and at building institutional and
human capacities that will encourage and support the entrepreneurial initiatives
of rural people and women.
Part 1 of this brochure describes the
challenges to be addressed, followed by a description of UNIDO's approach,
services and methodologies for rural and women entrepreneurship development in
Part 2. Project experiences are presented in Part 3, illustrating the results
UNIDO has achieved through its technical cooperation projects.
