Self-help groupRoadmapChallengesSustainabilityPurpose - Self-help groups (SHGs) have widely been accepted by developing nations for their contribution to inclusive development. Despite its importance and the recognition of the same, SHGs and their members face several challenges. The purpose of this ...
This paper presents cases of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) from Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Bardhaman district in West Bengal (WB) that we argue
AN EVALUATIVE STUDY ON THE ROLE OF SELF-HELP GROUPS IN EMPOWERING WOMEN IN INDIAWomen represent 50 percent of world population and receive 10 percent of the world income and own even less than 1percent of the world's property. They suffer many disadvantages as compared to men in terms of ...
This paper reports on the findings from a project that built a partnership between women in Scotland and India in order to transfer knowledge about Indian Self Help Groups. By creating peer to peer relationships that challenged traditional roles of 'teacher' and 'learner', the project was ...
Informal credit market Impact evaluation Self-help group India 1. Introduction Provision of low-cost credit to the poor through self-help groups (SHGs) has been embraced by governments, international donors, and development banks as a key poverty-reduction strategy. Under this approach, similar to...
Self-Help and Mutual Aid: An Emerging Social Movement? Table 1 Self-help groups in the health field, 1973.a Number of Name Clubs/Chapters MembersEmphysema Anonymous 7 2,000 27 7,500 Stroke Club 80 3,000 TOPS The presentation includedempirical studies of self- help groups in the United Sta...
prostitution (Help for women involved in prostitution2021). It is evident that since the onset of pandemic limited work has been done for the betterment of FSWs in India and around the world. The government and civil society groups’ of around the world, further intensified the situation of ...
Objective: To empower and engage the Self Help Groups (SHGs) women against violence during sex/intimacy with the use of IEC strategy so that they can act as change agents for other women in the community. Methods: This was a 'Multi-centric Action Research Demonstration Study'. As an interv...
ZOOP in India: Directed by Johan Nijenhuis. With Juliette van Ardenne, Vivienne van den Assem, Erwan van Buuren, Nicolette van Dam. A group of rangers travels to India to save kidnapped elephants, but encounter necessary dangers along the way.
Objectives: Understanding the role of Self-Help Group (SHG) in light of the evolving dynamics of sex work needs to be delved into to strategize HIV interventions among FSWs in India. This paper aims to study the HIV program outcome among the FSWs associated with SHGs and FSWs not associated...