scholarly journals Self Help Group and Poverty Eradication in India: A Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyal Basu Roy
Keyword(s):  
Rural Economy ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Economically Deprived ◽  
Utmost Care ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Self Help Group

Poverty and hunger are the two foremost concerns of all the developing and underdeveloped nations and in order to eradicate the menace of those, Govt. of India planned to develop and implement strategies to tackle issues resulting from extremity of poverty and its consequent hunger based on UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Self Help Group (SHG), being one of those strategies brought about a reduction in poverty and hunger after linking rural banks. This endeavor has positively mobilized the rural economy by decreasing poverty hurdles of socio-economically deprived section of the society. This paper highlights here the importance of such groups in the district of Birbhum in the state of West Bengal, India and seeks to spread this innovative programme at each and every corner of the underdeveloped and developing countries with utmost care considering it as exclusive strategy of poverty eradication.

Evaluation of community participation in the implementation of community-based sanitation systems: a case study from Indonesia

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 1028-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Roma ◽  
Paul Jeffrey
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
Least Developed Countries ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Water And Sanitation ◽  
Development Goals

Acceptance and adequate use of water and sanitation technologies in least developed countries is still a chimera, with one billion people using unimproved water supply sources and 2.5 billion not benefitting from adequate sanitation. Public participation in water and sanitation planning and pre-implementation phases has become increasingly important for technology providers seeking solutions to implementation challenges towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on the principle that successful implementation of WATSAN technologies ultimately depends on recipients' ability to absorb a technology and adapt it to their own needs, this study analyses the impacts of participatory methods adopted by community-based sanitation (CBS) providers on communities' receptivity of the transferred systems. A fieldwork activity was undertaken in Indonesia and a multiple case study approach adopted to analyse indicators of receptivity of the transferred technologies. Conclusions show that community involvement through participatory methods in the implementation of CBS systems can enhance the process of acceptance and management of the technologies, thereby increasing the progress towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals.

scholarly journals Hydroinformatics in multi-colours—part red: urban flood and disaster management

2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 166-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur E. Mynett ◽  
Zoran Vojinovic
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Urban Flooding ◽  
Urban Flood ◽  
Niagara Falls ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Goals

Hydroinformatics found its origin in the advancement of computational hydraulics in the early 1990s but has expanded considerably, both in scope and in application areas. It is now not only being applied in the fields of hydraulics and hydrology (often indicated by the colour blue), but also in environmental science and technology (green) as well as in knowledge systems and knowledge management (yellow). This paper focuses on urban (red) applications of hydroinformatics, taking urban flood and disaster management as an example. It is part of a sequence of papers, each focusing on a particular field (colour) of hydroinformatics, which together constitute a multi-coloured rainbow of application areas that hydroinformatics has expanded into over the past two decades or so. The combined papers on “Hydroinformatics in multi-colours” were presented as the opening keynote of the Workshop on Advances in Hydroinformatics held in Niagara Falls, in June 2007. In this paper—part red of the sequence—the role of urban hydroinformatics in assessing effects of climate change on urban flooding and health risk is addressed in relation to the UN Millennium Development Goals and illustrated on a case study of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

scholarly journals The effectiveness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) as global paradigm shift for poverty eradication in sub-Saharan Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman Van der Elst
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Poverty Eradication ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Poverty Relief ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

Despite isolated progress there seems to be no clear-cut guideline or solution to the collective eradication of extreme poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. In an attempt to overcome the above reality, the objective of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is short term poverty relief to the poorest of the poor by 2015. This is to be achieved through the realisation of eight pro-poor objectives. Since 2000 there has been notable progress. Developmental organisations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Freedom House Index project that global poverty will have been reduced to below fifteen per cent by 2015. The MDGs can, however, currently only be perceived as partially effective because poverty relief remains restricted to mainly Latin America and South and South East Asia. This partial success is substantiated by the reality that the majority of states in sub-Saharan Africa remains subjected to a cycle of extreme poverty, which seems impossible to overcome. There is consensus amongst many researchers that none of the MDGs will be achieved in this region by 2015.This article aims to critically analyse the nature, objectives and progress of the MDGs as a global developmental paradigm shift. In order to explore future trends and identify potential solutions, an emphasis is, however, placed on the possible reasons for the slow progress of the MDGs, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa.Keywords: Global paradigm shift, new conditionality, extreme poverty, poverty eradication, sub-Saharan Africa, foreign aid, deprivation hypothesis, weak governance, free-market approach and the poverty trapDisciplines: International relations, law, political economy, politics, environmental studies, water studies, communication studies, public management and governance, education, sociology, anthropology and history. 

scholarly journals Towards the implementation of sustainable development goals in Nigeria: Maximizing the influence of religious leaders

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idowu A Akinloye
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Religious Leaders ◽  
Potential Influence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda ◽  
Limited Scope

The limited scope of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the failure of the programme to achieve its developmental objectives at its expiry in 2015 led to the development and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) programme commencing 2016. The SDGs progamme has been widely accepted as laudable for its wider approach to global development and sustainability. However, if the SDGs programme is not to end as the Millennium Development Goals did, it is necessary that its implementing actors collaborate with stakeholders of institutions that will make more members of the populace aware of, accepting of, and involved in the implementation of the goals. This is crucial because the goals require the populace’ corresponding participation. This paper focuses on one such institutional stakeholder: religious leaders. This paper, through literature review and analysis of surveys and reports, examines the influence religious leaders have on their followers in Africa with Nigeria as a case study. It argues that religious leaders have a strong influence on their followers, as Nigerians and most Africans place more trust in, and respect the opinions of their religious leaders than their political counterparts. The paper, therefore, contends that if the global agenda of the SDGs is to be realised by getting a wider Nigerians to accept and involve in the implementation of the sustainable goals, then, the potential influence of religious leaders should be harnessed.

scholarly journals Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and Women Empowerment: A Study in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rema Das
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Collective Decision Making ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Affinity Group ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Process And Outcome ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Empowerment is an abstract, multi- dimensional and multi-level concept that can be both a process and outcome. It can be defined as the process of increasing the assets and capabilities of individuals or groups to make purposive choices and to transform those choices into desired actions and outcomes. A Self Help Group (SHG) is a small economically homogenous affinity group of 10 to 20 persons who come together to save small amounts regularly, mutually agree to contribute to a common fund, have collective decision making, or resolve conflicts through collective leadership and mutual discussion. The present study was undertaken in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal,

scholarly journals Self Help Groups (SHGs) and Women’s Development: A Case Study of the Varanasi District

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tripti Kumari ◽  
Anand Prasad Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Indian Women ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Economically Deprived ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact

Development is a multi-dimensional process that affects society in multiple ways. It is well documented that women constitute about half of the world’s population but their share in the economy and other development spheres remain neglected. In addition, this large section of population (including Indian women) have been suffering from various disadvantages - lack of accessibility to resources, non-recognition of their economic contribution within the family and society. In order to resolve these emerging challenges, Government of India (GOI) has implemented various programmes and policies since Independence. Among these programmes, Self Help Groups (SHGs) may be considered as a significant initiative of the government as well as the non-governmental organisations (NGOs). These are based on the principle of democratic process of development. The democratic institution provides a platform to the socially and economically deprived sections and encourages them for economic participation. Since the 1970s, SHGs have been working in many states of India and contributing to the development processes. The present paper is an attempt to analyse the contribution of SHGs in women’s development in the district of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The impact of these groups on women’s development has been analysed by Gender Development Index (GDI), which focused on the male-female differences in terms of longevity of life, knowledge and economic betterment.Key words: Development, Self Help Groups, Women in Development, Varanasi, India

scholarly journals EMPOWERING WOMEN SELF HELP GROUPS THROUGH MICROFINANCE DURING COVID-19: A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN SHG

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Richa Sharma ◽  
Saurabh Mishra ◽  
Shashikant Rai
Keyword(s):  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
The Self ◽  
Potential Mechanism ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Prevention Activities ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

The paper describes the mitigating effect of self-help groups in India during and post covid-19 situation. The study examines the potential opportunities and challenges concerning the contextual differences across and within the countries. Self-help group has been important in empowering its members by providing opportunities for livelihood support and income generator during the covid-19 situation. The self-help group played a very important role during the covid-19 situation as half of the SHG was involved in community awareness and infection prevention activities in their community. The study identifies a potential mechanism through which women's groups may be affected by covid-19 situations. JEL Classification Codes: G21, I3.

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