Factors Contributing For Women With Visual Impairment On Economic Empowerment (the Case Of Ethiopia National Association For Blind)

This study was conducted to examine factors contributing to women with visual impairment underrnthe Ethiopian National Association for Blind. A total of 50 members and employees of the ENABrnassociation. Methodologically, mixed method is used and data were collected from primary andrnsecondary sources. Unstructured interview, instruments were developed and used. A five pointrnLikert Scale questioner was used to measure the level of the research participants’rnagreement/disagreement on empowerment practices and the influence of each variable on thernprocess of empowerment in the institutions covered under the study. Findings showed that thernENAB intervention program doesn’t bring significant change on economic empowerment. Thernstudy revealed that income and job opportunity would be a major factors for economicrnempowerment. As a result of this, it showed the existences of supportive legal frameworks,rnstructure and improvement in the asset and capabilities of the association of women in the ENAB.rnHowever, unfavorable attitude and lack of awareness found to be the major obstacle that impactedrnnegatively the existence of the required degree of empowerment and prevented women in the ENABrnAssociation

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