South African Women’s Agency and Rotating Saving Schemes, 1994-2017
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2018
- Magazine Number
- 5
- Creator
- Nyandoro, Mark
- Thesaurus
- inkomen, microkredieten, armoede, Zuid-Afrika, 1990-1999, 2000-2009, 2010-2019
- Description
- This article employs perspectives to interpret the importance of rotating saving schemes in South Africa. It explores the debate about women’s economic, community-participation and entrepreneurship strategies with reference to the Stokvel and other rotating saving-schemes (e.g. mashonisa) to improve the status of women.