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Anderson, Steven G. Anderson, Steven G. Haight, Wendy Zhan, Min Summerfield, Gale Leon Arizmendi, Mirta Paola 2016-11-10T17:49:43Z 2016-11-10T17:49:43Z 2016-06-06 2016-08 The purpose of this multi-case study was to examine and describe the experiences of two groups of indigenous women weavers that participate in two craft-related social entrepreneurship projects in the Southern Peruvian highlands. In particular, the perceptions of the participants with regards to the impact the ventures have had in their lives were explored. Using a qualitative multi-case study methodology, the study explored three dimensions of the women's lives: their individual life, their family life and their community life. To add depth to the study and gain a better understanding of how women's possible shifts in their gendered roles may affect their community roles and the community at large, the perspectives of community leaders and other community members were sought out as well. The findings suggest that differences in project implementation and entrepreneurial motivation have led to differences in the level of personal satisfaction the women derive from their respective weaving associations. Findings also suggest that social entrepreneurship projects have a potential to increase human capability and start disadvantaged populations on a path of personal empowerment. In addition, findings suggest that cultural context and social inequities present in that context need to be understood and addressed to achieve long-term sustainability. The study has implications for social development projects. Understanding the importance of implementation processes, including program monitoring and evaluation, as well as a readiness to respond to unintended project consequences is emphasized. Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2016-11-09 without embargo terms The student, Mirta Leon Arizmendi, accepted the attached license on 2016-06-03 at 12:15. The student, Mirta Leon Arizmendi, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2016-06-03 at 12:24. This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2016-06-06 at 11:06. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #9644 on 2016-11-09 at 10:20:59 Made available in DSpace on 2016-11-10T17:49:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 LEONARIZMENDI-DISSERTATION-2016.pdf: 744243 bytes, checksum: 163ceaba5bcd5c1985fe47a80dd1cbc2 (MD5) LICENSE.txt: 4217 bytes, checksum: d68b0e8b32e618bf7c14dd7fafa90d57 (MD5) PROQUEST_LICENSE.txt: 4563 bytes, checksum: 175544b4a6f8f6342a4689620d13d4b2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-06 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2142/92710 en © 2016 Mirta Paola Leon Arizmendi social entrepreneurship gender Weaving in public spaces: Peruvian indigenous women in social entrepreneurship ventures text text School of Social Work Social Work University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.