Abstract

This study examines informal sector and poverty reduction in Bushenyi local council of Uganda. The study was
guided by correlational research design which was used to establish the relationship between women participation
in informal sector and poverty reduction in Bushenyi district local council. The study participants were 98, which
comprises food vendors, ward executive officers, microfinance bank staff and district council officers. Findings
revealed that there is a significant relationship between women participation in informal sector and poverty
reduction in Bushenyi district local council. On the basis of the findings, the researcher calls for policy-makers to
collaborate with women in the informal part of the economy in order to accelerate national development and
improve the position of women in the country. More so, an approach that can remove women’s legal and
socioeconomic constraints should be comprehensively taken, and an action plans nationally designed with various
women groups in broad consultation.
Keywords: Informal sector, Legal constraints, Poverty reduction, Socioeconomic constraints, Women
participation