SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT WITH WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: EVIDENCE AND LESSONS FROM THE CLOTHING BANK, SOUTH AFRICA

Female-headed households often benefit from engaging in sustainable livelihoods and value chain development approaches to enhance income security. In this article, the researcher employs a qualitative methodology to study how women entrepreneurs (N=20) selected from The Clothing Bank solve poverty-r...

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Published in:Social Work Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 324 - 337
Main Author: Raniga, Tanusha
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Stellenbosch University of Stellenbosch 01.01.2023
Department of Social Work, Stellenbosch University/ Universiteit Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Subjects:
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Female headed households
female-headed household
feminisation of poverty
Households
Income
Income security
Poverty
Qualitative research
Social entrepreneurship
Social Work
Social work research
Sustainability
Sustainable development
sustaining livelihoods
Value chain
value chain development
Women
women entrepreneurs
Working women
feminisation of poverty
value chain development
women entrepreneurs
sustaining livelihoods
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Abstract Female-headed households often benefit from engaging in sustainable livelihoods and value chain development approaches to enhance income security. In this article, the researcher employs a qualitative methodology to study how women entrepreneurs (N=20) selected from The Clothing Bank solve poverty-related problems. This article discusses three strategies relevant to value chain development: access to assets, dealing with risks when reinvesting capital, and enabling multiple stakeholder support. The article concludes with some considerations to bridge the gap between social work and social entrepreneurship to advance developmental social work research. Keywords: feminisation of poverty, sustaining livelihoods, value chain development, women entrepreneurs, female-headed household
AbstractList Female-headed households often benefit from engaging in sustainable livelihoods and value chain development approaches to enhance income security. In this article, the researcher employs a qualitative methodology to study how women entrepreneurs (N=20) selected from The Clothing Bank solve poverty-related problems. This article discusses three strategies relevant to value chain development: access to assets, dealing with risks when reinvesting capital, and enabling multiple stakeholder support. The article concludes with some considerations to bridge the gap between social work and social entrepreneurship to advance developmental social work research.
Female-headed households often benefit from engaging in sustainable livelihoods and value chain development approaches to enhance income security. In this article, the researcher employs a qualitative methodology to study how women entrepreneurs (N=20) selected from The Clothing Bank solve poverty-related problems. This article discusses three strategies relevant to value chain development: access to assets, dealing with risks when reinvesting capital, and enabling multiple stakeholder support. The article concludes with some considerations to bridge the gap between social work and social entrepreneurship to advance developmental social work research. Keywords: feminisation of poverty, sustaining livelihoods, value chain development, women entrepreneurs, female-headed household
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Entrepreneurship
Female headed households
female-headed household
feminisation of poverty
Households
Income
Income security
Poverty
Qualitative research
Social entrepreneurship
Social Work
Social work research
Sustainability
Sustainable development
sustaining livelihoods
Value chain
value chain development
Women
women entrepreneurs
Working women
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