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Exploring the complexity of microfinance and HIV in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Malawi

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  • Eleanor MacPherson
  • John Sadalaki
  • Victoria Nyongopa
  • Lawrence Nkhwazi
  • Mackwellings Phiri
  • Alinafe Chimphonda
  • Nicola Desmond
  • Victor Mwapasa
  • David G. Lalloo
  • Janet Seeley
  • Sally Theobald

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This study utilised qualitative research methodology to explore female fish traders' experiences of accessing microfinance in fishing communities in southern Malawi. Microfinance is a tool that has been used to alleviate poverty. People living in fishing communities in the Global South are at an increased risk of HIV and, equally, microfinance has been identified as a tool to prevent HIV. The authors' research found consistent testimonies of overly short microfinance loan-repayment periods, enforced by the threat of property confiscation. These threats, coupled with gendered power dynamics and the unpredictability of fish catches, left some female fish traders vulnerable to HIV.

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  • Eleanor MacPherson & John Sadalaki & Victoria Nyongopa & Lawrence Nkhwazi & Mackwellings Phiri & Alinafe Chimphonda & Nicola Desmond & Victor Mwapasa & David G. Lalloo & Janet Seeley & Sally Theobald, 2015. "Exploring the complexity of microfinance and HIV in fishing communities on the shores of Lake Malawi," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(145), pages 414-436, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revape:v:42:y:2015:i:145:p:414-436
    DOI: 10.1080/03056244.2015.1064369
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    1. Hilson, Gavin & Hilson, Abigail & Maconachie, Roy, 2018. "Opportunity or necessity? Conceptualizing entrepreneurship at African small-scale mines," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 131(C), pages 286-302.
    2. MacPherson, Eleanor E. & Phiri, Mackwellings & Sadalaki, John & Nyongopa, Victoria & Desmond, Nicola & Mwapasa, Victor & Lalloo, David G. & Seeley, Janet & Theobald, Sally, 2020. "Sex, power, marginalisation and HIV amongst young fishermen in Malawi: Exploring intersecting inequalities," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).

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