<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The article analyzes the practices of two NGOs aiming to empower women through entrepreneurship in the province of East Java with the capital city Surabaya, Indonesia. Both NGOs have similar goals: to improve the well-being of women as well as to empower them in their households, communities and businesses; however, they differ in methodologies. Thus, it is thought-provoking to compare the ways and means applied by both NGOs to empower women. Their methodologies are presented and analyzed in order to capture their strengths and weaknesses, following a qualitative study that was carried out in two villages in the surrounding areas of Surabaya, Indonesia.</p></abstract>

The article analyzes the practices of two NGOs aiming to empower women through entrepreneurship in the province of East Java with the capital city Surabaya, Indonesia. Both NGOs have similar goals: to improve the well-being of women as well as to empower them in their households, communities and businesses; however, they differ in methodologies. Thus, it is thought-provoking to compare the ways and means applied by both NGOs to empower women. Their methodologies are presented and analyzed in order to capture their strengths and weaknesses, following a qualitative study that was carried out in two villages in the surrounding areas of Surabaya, Indonesia.

Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in East Java, Indonesia

Gender Studies

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The article analyzes the practices of two NGOs aiming to empower women through entrepreneurship in the province of East Java with the capital city Surabaya,...

Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in East Java, Indonesia

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 113 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2020-0009

Keywords
Indonesia, microenterprises, NGOs, women empowerment

© 2020 Augendra Bhukuth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Empowering Women Through Entrepreneurship: A Case Study in East Java, Indonesia

Published Online: Feb 01, 2020

Page range: 113 - 128

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2020-0009

KeywordsIndonesia, microenterprises, NGOs, women empowerment

© 2020 Augendra Bhukuth et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Indonesia, microenterprises, NGOs, women empowerment