"Women and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and Prospects for Heifer Projects"

In this Center for Social Development working paper, Fred M. Ssewamala "looks at one of the initiatives being used to address the socio-economic needs of women in sub-Saharan Africa: Heifer Project." According to the paper's abstract, "Heifer Project is an income-generating project in which poor women are given heifers (hybrid cows) with the aim of improving the plight of these women as well as their families. The theory behind Heifer Project is that if a cow--a productive asset--is provided to a woman and her family, they will be empowered economically and socially. This would eventually reduce the existing social and income inequalities."