Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia

Human development (HD), according to Ranis and Stewart (2000) is defined as the enhancement of the human situation so that people enjoy longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives. Some aspects of HD are related to people’s physical well-being, such as health, nutrition, and education. Other aspect...

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Main Author:	Md Saad, Norma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Islami Bank Training and Research Academy 2010
Subjects:	HG1501 Banking
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spelling	iium-32832012-01-06T08:51:01Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/3283/ Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia Md Saad, Norma HG1501 Banking Human development (HD), according to Ranis and Stewart (2000) is defined as the enhancement of the human situation so that people enjoy longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives. Some aspects of HD are related to people’s physical well-being, such as health, nutrition, and education. Other aspects of HD encompass widening of choice and enhanced empowerment, which include participation, political freedoms and cultural aspects. This study looks the role of a microfinance institution, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), in promoting human development among the rural poor in Malaysia. A survey was conducted to analyze AIM members’ evaluation about the achievement of certain goals of human development since becoming members of AIM. The study also analyzes various training programs and activities adopted by AIM to successfully achieve its target in human development among the rural poor in Malaysia. The results of this study indicate that AIM, through its microcredit and training activities, has been able to alleviate poverty, improve health condition of it members, as well as enable its members to improve the education level of their children. Islami Bank Training and Research Academy 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/3283/1/Publication_in_JIEBF_Human_Devt_n_Microfiance.pdf Md Saad, Norma (2010) Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 6 (2). pp. 65-78. ISSN 2070-4658 http://www.ibtra.com/journal_index.html
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description	Human development (HD), according to Ranis and Stewart (2000) is defined as the enhancement of the human situation so that people enjoy longer, healthier, and more meaningful lives. Some aspects of HD are related to people’s physical well-being, such as health, nutrition, and education. Other aspects of HD encompass widening of choice and enhanced empowerment, which include participation, political freedoms and cultural aspects. This study looks the role of a microfinance institution, Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM), in promoting human development among the rural poor in Malaysia. A survey was conducted to analyze AIM members’ evaluation about the achievement of certain goals of human development since becoming members of AIM. The study also analyzes various training programs and activities adopted by AIM to successfully achieve its target in human development among the rural poor in Malaysia. The results of this study indicate that AIM, through its microcredit and training activities, has been able to alleviate poverty, improve health condition of it members, as well as enable its members to improve the education level of their children.
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title	Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
title_short	Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
title_full	Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
title_fullStr	Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia
title_sort	achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of amanah ikhtiar malaysia
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Achieving human development objectives through microfinance institution: the case of Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia

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