TY - BOOK AU - Echavez,Chona R. AU - Zand Sogol AU - Bagaporo Jennefer Lyn L. ED - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU). TI - The impact of microfinance programmes on women’s lives : : a case study in Balkh province / T2 - (Case study series) AV - Pamphlet HQ1236.5. A3. PY - 2012/// CY - Kabul : PB - Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU), KW - Women KW - Afghanistan KW - Balkh province KW - Women's rights KW - Balkh province. KW - Social conditions KW - Political activity KW - Government policy KW - Social life KW - Leadership in women KW - Afghanistan KW - Politics and government KW - 2001-. N1 - “June 2012”. “Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit (AREU)”—at head of title ; Contents: Glossary—Acronyms—Executive summary—1. Introduction—2. Research methodology—3. Contextual overview : district, village and MF1—4. Social context : gender dynamics in the community—5. Women’s empowerment through microfinance—6. Conclusion N2 - Summary: “This case study is part of a larger research project on women’s participation in different development programmes and projects in Afghanistan, examining the effects women’s participation is having on gender roles and relations within the family and the local community…”—(p. 1) ER -