This study sought to assess the effect of Income Generating Activities (IGA) and livelihood Programmes used by International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOS) in their development projects to empower women social economically in the rural women of Makueni county. The research used mixed Approach (qualitative and quantitative method) and descriptive research design in data collection. The study targeted women beneficiaries in Self Help Groups (SHGs) by Action Aid (AA) and World Vision (WV) programmes as well as key informants such as project and government officials in Makueni County. A total sample size of 162 members were selected using various sampling techniques which included multistage, purposive, snowball and random sampling. Questionnaires, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) guides and interview schedules were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and Chi square tests were done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 21) software. The study revealed that Income Generating Activities are very key in empowering women social economically and INGOs needs to enhance more activities in the Self-Help Groups during the implementation of their development programmes.
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