Investigating the Income Generating Activity Fund (IGA) and its effect on women entrepreneurs in Windhoek Namibia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Woyo, Elisha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gwama, Josephine Nombeko | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-08-13T14:07:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-08-13T14:07:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Business Administration Entrepreneurship | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish how the Income Generating Activities fund (!GA) has impacted women entrepreneurs in Windhoek, Namibia. The study used a qualitative research design. A phenomenology approach was used as it looked at ways women entrepreneurs made sense of the world around them. Judgmental sampling was used to select a sample of 10 women entrepreneurs who were willing to give useful information for the purpose of the research. The data collection method used was in depth interviews using an interview guide as an instrument. The Timmons model of entrepreneurship framework was used as an entrepreneurial model was to identify factors that contribute to the success of a business. There are three main factors: opportunity, resources and the team, which have been used in the real world by practitioners and academics who have found the Timmons model of Entrepreneurship useful in assessing the phases that an entrepreneur goes through to establish an enterprise. There were 61/86 females who received funding. It was found that 9/10 were very satisfied with with their material and or equipment and 8/1 0 of the women faced no challenges. As a result respondents wanted more equipment and or material in the future. The women entrepreneurs were happy with the way the !GA fund was being run. As a result of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) helping to finance 8/10 of women entrepreneurs in Windhoek. There needs to be an ongoing consensus to keep the number of women financed in the same range, this allows more women the opportunity to start their business. Thereby by empowering more women to be active in the Namibian economy. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11070/4078 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Namibia | |
| dc.subject | Income Generating Activity Fund | |
| dc.subject | Impacted women entrepreneurs | |
| dc.subject | Windhoek | |
| dc.subject | Namibia | |
| dc.subject | University of Namibia | |
| dc.title | Investigating the Income Generating Activity Fund (IGA) and its effect on women entrepreneurs in Windhoek Namibia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |