فاعلية برامج المنح الصغيرة في التمكين الاقتصادي للأسر الفلسطينية الفقيرة - دراسة تطبيقية على برنامج التمكين الاقتصادي(ديب)

Abstract

The research aimed to identify the effectiveness of micro-grants in the empowerment of Palestinian families in Gaza Strip that suffer from extreme poverty through the transfer of assets to start economic activities to improve their livelihood strategies and provide them with skills and experience to have the ability to Microfinance institutions taking Deprived Families Economic Empowerment Program (DEEP) as a case study. The questionnaire was the main tool of data collection which distributes to DEEP program beneficiaries. results showed the effectiveness of the program in economic empowerment of these families, projects are the main income source for many benefited families and which has achieved a rise in their income after getting the grant and improved spending on basic necessities and the number of employees increased. They also felt they were more independent after the project, and they can support themselves from their current income. Although these projects have not yet sufficiently developed to be able to dispense relief aid, but they are still able to develop their projects, as the income-generating projects need time to reach stability. The