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WOMEH, MONEY & SMALL BUSINESS VENTURES By Mrytte GE There is nothing mysterious abcut money, it is merely something asefai — invented to standardize the trading system and make our lives easier. When considering tie relations..ip ef women to money, hweve, ==> questions . arise: .e.g: Why heve women. so consistently been excluded fram decision-making positions related to the cash economy? Why. have develesment assistence projects. and government programas generally targeted income-generating projects at.men? Why have women’s fincncial needs ond potential contributioss Seat overiooked?,. when it can.be easily observed that women handle mosey — better than men 69 because women have hiad the task .of educating the a= ef taking care of. hcuscho!d needs, of generating savings, to mention © fem and have done all of tiese with, weekly or monthly allowances received ve must. focus. on ikis because ef the recognition that. in aréer & rs out of a.cycle of poverty, women should be cble to use maney to make ae money-rather than always Laving to stretch their financial rescwras = a= care of doy to day necessities.: Demonstrating.the ways in which women can be involved in smell Same ventures is of porticular importance, since these examples con Sve ae smurce of encouragement to. those who are just considering the f=: oF an income-generating project. © > 2