4.3.3 Contribution of women
entrepreneurs to local development
Women entrepreneurs contribute to the development of the
society through tax payment, they give contributions in for construction local
schools, hospitals, and they give advises of all nature for the development of
their community as indicated in the bar chart.
Figure 4.4: activities
women contribute more in the development of the society
Source: Primary data
The Figure 4.4 above shows that women entrepreneurs contribute
a lot to the development of their society since they responded according to the
activities they think they contribute more to the development of Rwanda. 51.7%
stated that they pay many taxes which are used by the government in various
activities that the government of Rwanda is engaged in, essential government
operations such as infrastructure projects, military and educational systems,
paying salaries, public investments, and financing various projects; while 40%
stated that they participate in decision making at local level which mean that
they help orphans, they give vocation trainings at local level for other women
to become entrepreneurs, vacancy jobs to students, they participate in taking
decisions regarding the development of their districts, sector, cells, some
stated that they help homeless, some stated that they pay for poor people
health mutual funds, some said they give seeds to poor people for agriculture
development, some pay school fees for the youth;8.3% others stated that they
contribute to environmental protection, they give extra contribution for local
security, they give contribution in constructing a local school.
4.3.4 Presentation and analysis
of Contribution of women entrepreneurs to family development
As part of the development, development starts at home and
expands to other after raising the wellbeing of the family. Women entrepreneurs
contribute to the development of their families since they provide nutrition,
school fees, good health, and sometimes they had a big family after the table
indicating how their life style has raised as a result of being entrepreneurs
we will analyze how an increase in the family size (number of dependent+ Number
of children) may affect the increase in current monthly expenses.
4.3.4.1 Improvements in
lifestyle of women entrepreneurs after becoming entrepreneurs
Women entrepreneurs indicated that after becoming
entrepreneurs their life standards has changed some stated that they bought a
car or motorbike other stated that they constructed a house etc which show the
increase in their quality of life.
Figure 4.5: Changes in
live standards after becoming entrepreneurs
Source: Primary data
The Figure 4.5 above shows how being entrepreneurs has helped
women entrepreneurs improve their life standards. Results show that
entrepreneurship enabled 28.33% of the sampled women to construct a house,
8.33% bought a car or a motorbike, 36.67% managed to pay school fees for their
children or dependents in primary, secondary school and for some at university
level, it help 16.67% of them to pay their family health mutual funds,1.6% is
at the level in which she has paid money for her family for recreation and
leisure in parks,8.33% consist of other specific contribution to the family
not quoted like, feeding the family with quality food, it helped me buy animal
for husbandry, it helped me become a land owner, It helped access to clean
water.
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