In June, police arrested the mother and stepfather of the victim for taking her to private fertility centres to sell her oocytes.

Drawing upon the data from the recent period, this paper explores the relationship between women’s involvement in microfinance programs and improvement in their empowerment status.

Formal financial institutions (FFIs) in a developing economy often fail to meet the loan requirements of the poor. It is frequently stated that the poor are non bankable. Given this, several models and structures have emerged for making them bankable.

Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.