scholarly journals Practice What You Preach? The Role of Rural NGOs in Women's Empowerment

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 69-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Femida Handy ◽  
Meenaz Kassam
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adzimat Tinur Haque ◽  
Budi Setiawati ◽  
Nuryanti Mustari

 Various phenomena related to women both in the political, economic, social, cultural and existential creates differences between men and women. Who gave birth to the idea that the position of women and men differ, women tend to be subordinate in the household. Therefore, in this paper want to see the role of the Family Planning and Women's Empowerment in improving the quality of women. Peneliian uses descriptive research is data collected kualitatiff dideskriptifkan based on direct interviews and direct observation in the field. Role of the Family Planning and Women's Empowerment in Women's Empowerment is to socialize the business group to participants empowerment, mentoring ranging from the preparation, implementation and evaluation, and the latter is training, which includes the training of making traditional snacks, training party bag and training dressmaking , in the event that serves as the implementing agency ie Family Planning and women's empowerment assisted by NGOs (Non Governmental Organization) as well as the PKK, while functioning as a participant that will empower women. With the passage of the role women can already malakukan Access, Control, Benefits and Participation  Berbagai fenomena terkait dengan perempuan baik dalam bidang politik, ekonomi, sosial, dan budaya menciptakan perbedaan eksistensial antara laki-laki dan perempuan. Hingga melahirkan pemikiran bahwa kedudukan perempuan dan laki-laki berbeda, perempuan cenderung sebagai subordinat dalam rumah tangga. Untuk itu, dalam tulisan ini hendak melihat peran Badan Keluarga Berencana dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan dalam meningkatkan kualitas perempuan. Peneliian ini menggunakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatiff yaitu data yang dikumpulkan dideskriptifkan berdasarkan hasil wawancara langsung dan pengamatan langsung di lapangan. Peran Badan Keluarga Berencana Dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan dalam Pemberdayaan Perempuan yaitu dengan melakukan sosialisasi tentang kelompok usaha kepada peserta pemberdayaan, pendampingan mulai dari tahap persiapan, pelaksanaan hingga evaluasi, dan yang terakhir yaitu pelatihan yang didalamnya berisi pelatihan pembuatan jajanan pasar, pelatihan tas pesta dan pelatihan penjahitan, dalam kegiatan tersebut yang berfungsi sebagai pelaksana yaitu Badan Keluarga Berencana Dan Pemberdayaan Perempuan yang dibantu oleh LSM ( Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat) serta tim penggerak PKK, sedangkan yang berfungsi sebagai peserta yaitu perempuan yang akan melakukan pemberdayaan. Dengan berjalannya peran tersebut perempuan sudah bisa malakukan Akses, Kontrol, Manfaat dan Partisipasi.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Kausar Yasmeen

The main aim of this study is to examine the influence of microfinance involvement on women’s empowerment. By using the questionnaire, 744 respondents were selected through simple random sampling methods to collect the data from non-borrowers and borrower’s women of National Rural Support Program (NRSP) and Khushhali Bank (KB) in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. This study applied the cross-sectional data and applied multinomial Logit to achieve its objectives. The findings reveal that the women who have microfinance are more empower relative to those who do not avail the microfinance so the coefficient of the loan size hike up women’s empowerment of movement. It is also revealed that there is no significant role of the English language on women's empowerment of movement. Educated women are more empowered. This paper contributes socially and economically.


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