The impact of microfinance products on the entrepreneurship needs for socio economic development\nwas assessed in TUGENDANE N�IGIHE SACCO due to 2014 within 149 clients and 3036 accounts holders,\nRwanda. The study was accomplished with the aim of assessing the impact of microfinance products and the\nentrepreneurship needs for socio economic development of the clients in TUGENDANE N�IGIHE SACCO. The\nmethod of collecting and analysing data was employed to this study, to both primary and secondary data. Data\nwere collected using self-administered questionnaire, Rwanda PPI scorecard and semi-interview and then\nanalyzed using SPSS, simple poverty scorecard for Rwanda, data entry software and Microsoft Excel. The study\nfound that savings through current deposits (82.6%), security savings (75.8%), savings for children (32.2%) and\nterm deposits (34.9%) and, small loans through commerce loans (41%), agriculture and livestock loans (29%),\nconstructions loans 3%), transport and equipment loans (2%) and emergency loans: 25% (school fees, health\ninsurance, wedding, burial, overdraft) are microfinance products mostly consumed by clients of TUGENDANE\nN�IGIHE SACCO. The analysis made model for incidence of microfinance products on ENSED of clients showed\na strong positive relationship (83.4%). Using the multi linear regression, the equation of the model become as\nfollow: Entrepreneurship Needs for Socio Economic Development (ENSED)=0.551+0.10 Education level+0.54\nMain occupation - 0.065 number of dependent/family size+0.97 Membership duration+0.212 Number of loans got\nfrom TUGENDANE N�IGIHE SACCO+0.126 Monthly Income after joining TUGENDANE N�IGIHE SACCO+0.044\nGovernment policies against poverty. Or simply ENSED=0.551+0.101Ed+0.54Oc - 0.065Fs+0.097Md+0.212L+\n0.126Y+0.044Gov.\nThe study recommended that TUGENDANE N�IGIHE SACCO should adopt the use of the Rwanda PPI\nscorecard for assessing its achievement in poverty reduction and more serving its clients.
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