دور الجامعات في تنميئة المجتمعات المحلية (دراسة مجتمعات القضارف)

Abstract

A bstract Poverty and its control l1ave been given much concern from researchers and decision — maker, not only at the level of Sudan, but throughout the world. Much effort was done to decrease a11d control poverty. This study was done about the effect of these efforts through identifying the role of smaller grants in controlling and limiting poverty in Khartoum locality, the study included “Family Bank” as a case study. The importance of this study came from tackling one of the important issues in social development and that was controlling poverty and its effects, through study of beneficiaries from small grants of “Family Bank" to reach results and reconnnendations to enrich the scientific discussion about the topic, and to give practical assessment to the experience. The study also aimed at identifying the extent to which small grants have participated in mitigating the adverse effects of poverty in Khartoum locality for clients who have been given financial support for their schemes. One of the aims was also to assess the effect of awareness, education and social status of the family in directing and making success from these small schemes. The study used the descriptive method and the case study type through describing and analyzing data. It used systematic random sample, through taking a sample of the beneficiaries supplied by the “Family Bank”, Khartoum locality. The sample size was I00 individual (study unit). Data was collected using close — ended questionnaire from the beneficiaries of Family Bank, the main branch and Abu Hamama branch, Khartoum locality. Interviews were done with responsible persons of the bank. Management and analysis of data were done by SPSS program. J