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[0] Adama , Oromiya Regional state and Sodo , State of Southern nations…, Ethiopia [1] Doocy etal (2005) [2] To assess the outcome of an micro finance program on the livelihoods of poor population [3] The indicators used to assess the socioeconomic status of the respondents in the sample were: 1)Monthly households income 2)per capita monthly household income 3) household assets and livestock value 4)household asset 5) livestock index score 6) household diet 7)child nutrition status 8) food aid receipt [5] 1) The Adama and Sodo case studies were well-designed and very instructive. As admitted by the researchers since the case studies are based on cross-sectional design , the researchers seem to have difficulty to ascertain whether the clients in the two regions have ever moved toward sustainability or away from it. 2) The case studies did not attempt to demonstrate if the participants were / or not pursuing environmentally-friendly approaches in their productive activities. [4] 
As a result of the WIDOM micro credit: 1) the majority reported that their assets the market value of the participants increased. 2)No significant correlations was observed between length of program participation 3) No association was ascertained between participation in the microcredit program and monthly household income.
Do Microcredit Programs Alleviate Poverty and Foster Environmentally Sustainable Development? A Review of African Case Studies
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