The stll(0' allempled 10 examine Ihe role o/Lileraey in economic empowermenllaking Iherncase of Women MSBE operalors al Nekemple lown, parlicularly wilh Ihe pwposes 0/rnidel7lifying Iheir educational and work background Ihey had had, Ihe exisling gap amongrnIhem because of lileracy, and consequenlly, whal bene/ifs Ihey gain or miss and whichrngroup orthem enjoy beller livelihood. Hence, qualitalive c({se sludy melhod was used 10rnunderloke Ihe sludy and 10 understand Ihe conoilion deeply. Primarily, dalCt werernguthered FOIl1 lI1ainly women tv/SilE operators, and workers or TlT() lI,ho were ({/ thernsall1e tillle /acifilators 0/ the enterprises through queslionnaire, FeD and In-deplhrnil7lerview. The parlicipanls were chosen Ihrough stratified random sampling /01'rnquestionnaire and FeD and purposive sampling based on Iheir role and responsibility,rnwilling and cooperaliveness, self expressiveness and literacy range in which they were.rnAccordingly, 121 sample women/illed Ihe questionnaire, 30 women participated in threernFGDs and . four women and . /iJl/r TlTO workers were inlerviewed. Then, da/a collecledrnIhrollgh questionnaire were presenled and used where if was needed. and {he dalorngathered Ihrough FeDs and Inlerviews were presel7led in narrative/arms on the bases ofrninjOnnants perceptions and il7lerpreted of Ihe Siltwtion supported by researcher '.I'rnreflective analysis. The finding of Ihe sludy revealed that those women were unable tornper/onn their enterprises activilies elJicienlly 10 improve their economic wei/are becausern0/ lack of life skills,' some women MSBE operators were lacking reading, writing andrnnllllieracy skills. There/ore, Ihe researcher recommended Funclional Adult Literacyrnprogram deSigned/or women, at all level: agencies thai organize and/acilitale shouldrnconsider the litemcy back ground of participants, and regions should undertake timelyrnand appropriale monitoring and evaluation activities 10 strengthen the activities orthosernwomen engaged in MSBEs.