The Role Of The Informal Sector For Women Economic Development A Case Study On Women Traders In Kolfe Keraniyo And Yeka Sub Cities In Addis Ababa City Administration Ethiopia

This study investigates the ―rnRole of the Informal Sector for Women Economic Development inrntwo sub cities in Addis Ababa City Administration.‖ The main objective of the study was tornassess what women can do in the informal sector for their economic livelihood in terms ofrnemployment creation, income generation, and household support and, for poverty reduction. Arntotal of 196 questionnaires were administered on the sampled women informal sector operatorsrnin the two sub cities. In addition, interviews with government officials and NGO were alsornconducted. The collected data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. The hypotheses arerntested by using qualitative and quantitative data. Based on the findings of the study, thernresearcher identified and discussed the direct and indirect benefit of the informal sector andrnlooked in to the livelihoods of poor women as well as the major challenges encountered duringrnthe operation of the business. The study revealed that the informal sector has a positive role tornplay for women in economic development in terms of job creation, income generation, and housernhold support and poverty reduction. It enables women to expand their income generation schemernthrough the opportunity it creates for them to earn income that they use for the welfare ofrnmembers in their households. The sample respondents stressed the importance of the informalrnsector for alleviating household poverty. The study also identified the major challenges of thernoperators such as lack of working place, shortage of working capital, problems faced by the codernenforcement police, (lack of encouragement by the government police), and no access to creditrnfacility and women operators do not see an increasing demand for their items on the sale. Finally,rnin order to minimize and alleviate the problems faced by the women economic operators, somernoptions are recommended to policy makers or for concerned government bodies. These includernempowering informal traders by creating more favorable environment for trade, and improvedrnaccess to market, providing credit facilities, and information on how to build, organize and makernsuccess on small business.rnKey words: Informal Sector, Women, Economic Development

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