scholarly journals Formulation of Empowering Poor Women with Pro-Poor Capacity Improvement Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esy Nur Aisyah
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Gender Analysis ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
Frequency Table ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Capacity Improvement ◽  
Depth Interviews

There are several reasons that lead to the importance of implementing a gender-oriented poverty alleviation program, one of which is that it can stimulate the emergence of empowerment. So the purpose of this research is to formulate the empowerment of poor women with the Pro-poor Capacity Improvement model in an effort to alleviate poverty in rural areas. The formulation of the model is based on the analysis of potentials, barriers, opportunities, threats, and policies in empowering poor women. Research in Gadingkulon Village, Dau District, Malang Regency was carried out through questionnaires, in-depth interviews, observations, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and literature studies. The first stage uses quantitative analysis to present the frequency table, and the second stage uses qualitative analysis in gender analysis by Sara Longwee. This research resulted in a model for empowering poor women, which was designed in the Pro-poor Capacity Improvement ((PCIM) model which consisted of several components in the model in order to improve family welfare. These components consisted of the results of an analysis of potential, opportunities, obstacles, intervention in entrepreneurship, and welfare.The formulation of empowerment of poor women in Gadingkulon Village can be implemented in poverty alleviation efforts.

Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves

2020 ◽  
pp. 955-970
Author(s):  
Keitseope Nthomang
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Empirical studies on the impact of micro level intervention strategies on poverty among poor women in Botswana are lacking, yet women are a valuable asset for the economy of the country. Continued marginalization and disempowerment of women has become a serious problem which merit urgent attention. This article investigates the potential of the Grow Model in transforming the lives of 14 women who belong to the Kgopolano GROW Group in Molepolole, Botswana. Data was collected in May 2014 using primarily in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis utilized both content and thematic approaches. The results showed how the Grow Model has inspired women to empower themselves and self-transform into productive and prosperous lives. The results affirm the strength of the GROW model in promoting empowerment for social change in marginalized contexts. Key policy recommendations recognizes the limitations of the GROW model and build on its strengths.

Inspiring Poor Women to Empower Themselves

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Keitseope Nthomang
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Key Policy ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Depth Interviews

Empirical studies on the impact of micro level intervention strategies on poverty among poor women in Botswana are lacking, yet women are a valuable asset for the economy of the country. Continued marginalization and disempowerment of women has become a serious problem which merit urgent attention. This article investigates the potential of the Grow Model in transforming the lives of 14 women who belong to the Kgopolano GROW Group in Molepolole, Botswana. Data was collected in May 2014 using primarily in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The analysis utilized both content and thematic approaches. The results showed how the Grow Model has inspired women to empower themselves and self-transform into productive and prosperous lives. The results affirm the strength of the GROW model in promoting empowerment for social change in marginalized contexts. Key policy recommendations recognizes the limitations of the GROW model and build on its strengths.

scholarly journals Fieldwork among Women in Nepal: A Female Researcher Revisits Her Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Mira Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Second Stage ◽  
The Third ◽  
Third Stage ◽  
Information Generation ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Female Researcher

In this paper, I argue, based on in-depth interviews with 75 rural women from 25 households in Nepal nearly eight years ago, that a reflection on fieldwork helps a researcher to critically review and critically appreciate one’s own work and to identify challenges that can be helpful not only to the researcher but also other researchers. I describe three distinct stages of my fieldwork. The first one relates to the image I held regarding rural women’s life and society as well as the information generation techniques I thought I ought to utilize before I actually went to the field. The second stage relates to the learning I gained during the fieldwork regarding rural women’s life and society and the manner in which I actually went about generating information. The third stage relates to how I now reflect back on the lives women lead in rural areas as well as the techniques I utilized to generate information. In the concluding section, I attempt to identify the gains I made while I traversed through the three different stages of research.

scholarly journals Gendered Migration and Agroforestry in Indonesia: Livelihoods, Labor, Know-How, Networks

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 529
Author(s):  
Elok Mulyoutami ◽  
Betha Lusiana ◽  
Meine van Noordwijk
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Gendered Migration ◽  
The Village ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Different Levels

Migration connects land use in areas of origin with areas of new residence, impacting both through individual, gendered choices on the use of land, labor, and knowledge. Synthesizing across two case studies in Indonesia, we focus on five aspects: (i) conditions within the community of origin linked to the reason for people to venture elsewhere, temporarily or permanently; (ii) the changes in the receiving community and its environment, generally in rural areas with lower human population density; (iii) the effect of migration on land use and livelihoods in the areas of origin; (iv) the dynamics of migrants returning with different levels of success; and (v) interactions of migrants in all four aspects with government and other stakeholders of development policies. In-depth interviews and focus group discussions in the study areas showed how decisions vary with gender and age, between individuals, households, and groups of households joining after signs of success. Most of the decision making is linked to perceived poverty, natural resource and land competition, and emergencies, such as natural disasters or increased human conflicts. People returning successfully may help to rebuild the village and its agricultural and agroforestry systems and can invest in social capital (mosques, healthcare, schools).

Poverty alleviation via tourism cooperatives in China: the story of Yuhu

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaotao Yang ◽  
Kam Hung
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Field Trips ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Collective Levels ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Broad Understanding

Purpose – This study aims to understand whether poverty alleviation can be realized in tourism via tourism cooperatives. As a fast growing industry in the world, tourism has accelerated economic development in many participating places. A large number of tourism cooperatives have emerged to capture conspicuous economic benefits from tourism in many rural areas of China. The role of tourism cooperatives has not yet been explored from the poverty alleviation perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Two field trips to Yuhu Village, Lijiang, China, which included in-depth interviews, were conducted during August and December 2011, aiming at understanding the roles of tourism cooperatives in poverty alleviation. In-depth interviews with villagers (45) and mangers of tourism cooperative (5) were conducted. A systematic coding procedure including open, axial and selective coding was conducted with the software assistance of ATLAS.TI6.2. Findings – Evidence from Yuhu suggested that resources and power changes, both of which are further divided into both individual and collective levels, are the main contributors to substantial improvements of the poor. Material and social resources were significantly accumulated. In addition, empowerment, referring to the improvements in status, legitimacy and capability/knowledge, facilitated villagers to obtain favorable policies. By embracing a more broad understanding of poverty, the tourism cooperative is proven to effectively alleviate the poverty suffering of Yuhu villagers. Originality/value – Understanding poverty from a multi-dimensional perspective is deemed to be critical to reveal the actual story, as evidenced in this study, with analyzing resource flows and power changes at different stages of tourism development. By embracing a more broad understanding of poverty, the role of tourism cooperatives in poverty alleviation was able to be noticed and emerged from in-depth interviews. A systematic scrutiny has been carried out to examine the pro-poor effects brought about by tourism cooperatives.

scholarly journals EFFECTIVENESS OF ZAKAT-BASED PROGRAMS ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF POOR WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF BANGLADESH

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-258
Author(s):  
Fahami Muhammad Anis ◽  
Salina H. Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Equity Capital ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Development Approach

Among the many problems facing Bangladesh, poverty remains a key problem affecting millions of lives. During the past few decades, many initiatives have been implemented such as microcredit and cash transfer programs, yet the results seemed to be ambiguous. New frontiers are now sought to find new sources of finance which could offer a more effective and sustainable solution to the root cause of the poverty problem. Considering the idea of entrepreneurship and group-based development approach of microcredit, a zakat-based development approach was initiated in Bangladesh at a private level by an organization called Center for Zakat Management (CZM) for poverty alleviation and sustainable economic empowerment targeting poor women in rural areas. This paper aims to assess the effectiveness of the CZM efforts in utilizing zakat funds for promoting entrepreneurship among poor rural women. Focusing on the case of Bangladesh, this study assesses the effectiveness of zakat on aspects such as income, house hold expense and fixed asset accumulation of the poor client based on the “before and after” approach. Groups comprising of poor individuals and families are given equity capital/seed money and are encouraged to embark on small businesses according to their own liking. The groups are supervised for a period of a minimum of three years to ensure all individuals within the group are able to continue with their activities and ultimately, free themselves from the shackles of poverty and graduate into sustainable livelihood. Results indicate a significant nominal and real increase in average monthly income, increase in fixed assets and an increase in monthly average household expenditure before and after receiving zakat money. Results also demonstrate factors such as age of the entrepreneur, family size, type of business involved and the amount of zakat received to have a strong influence in determining the success of women entrepreneurs. Education level of the entrepreneur, on the other hand, does not seem to have significant impact on the success or failure of the entrepreneur. The findings from this paper shed light on the effectiveness of zakat-based approach in alleviating poverty and ensuring sustainable economic empowerment of the poor rural women.Keywords:  Zakat, Poverty alleviation, Entrepreneurship, BangladeshJEL Classification: I32, L26, Z12

scholarly journals Impact of Microcredit on Rural Poverty Alleviation in the Context of Bangladesh

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Shakina Sultana Pomi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Women Borrowers

Microcredit and poverty alleviation have become the two sides of a coin as the role of microcredit on poverty alleviation is well accepted in the arena of economic development. This study is an attempt to analyse the impact of microcredit on poverty alleviation in the rural areas namely Hathazari, Mirsharai and Sitakunda upazilla (sub-units of district ) of Chittagong district, Bangladesh. A cross sectional survey was conducted on the rural part of these three upazillas. Data have been collected through a well-structured questionnaire from 100 microcredit-recipients/borrowers of Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and Association for Social Advancement (ASA) - two giant microcredit providers in Bangladesh and from 50 non-borrowers of the study areas. Respondents were selected randomly. Tabular method was used to describe the data. Hypothetically, the outcomes were found significant resulted from chi-square test (X ² -test) and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) without an exception for clothing expenditure. The study revealed that microcredit disbursed through BRAC and ASA, plays a dynamic role to reduce poverty in the study areas by income generating activities of the poor women borrowers and by improving their living standard. It is found from the study that microcredit has  positive impact on income, expenditure, condition of dwelling house, education, health and decision making ability of the poor women borrowers who spent at least five years in BRAC and ASA comparing to the non-borrowers.

scholarly journals “MAHKOTA UNTUK PEREMPUAN DI PROGRAM PEMBERDAYAAN”: STUDI POSISI PENTING PEREMPUAN PADA PROGRAM PENGENTASAN KEMISKINAN DI KABUPATEN BANYUMAS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwiyanto Indiahono
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
Important Position ◽  
Depth Interviews

<p>ABSTRACT<br />Women in rural areas with low education and experience are feared to be problems on poverty alleviation programs. Research forwomen position in poverty alleviation programs based onPNPM-Mandiri Perdesaan (rural empowerment) thus becomes strategic. This research seeks to find out, how the role of women in poverty programs?; and how important is the position of women in poverty alleviation programs?. Qualitative research has been carried out by conducting in-depth interviews and focus group discussion (FGD) to the members of women’s groups, activists, actors and managers of PNPM-Mandiri Perdesaan in Banyumas Regency. Triangulation and interactive data analysis has been carried out strictly and carefully. The results showed that social capital of women groups has proven to be a major force to support the success of the poverty alleviation program.This makes the position of women is very important in this program.The important position is characterized by a strong social capital, unity of purpose, solidarity of groups, an excellent adaptation to change, and internalization of the program so that the objectives can be achieved.This study believes that the inclusion of women in poverty alleviation programs in rural areas is one of the best ways.<br />Keywords: development, empowerment, poverty, social capital, and women.</p><p>ABSTRAK<br />Perempuan di daerah pedesaan dengan pendidikan dan pengalaman yang rendah dikhawatirkan menjadi masalah pada program pengentasan kemiskinan. Penelitian tentang posisi penting perempuan dalam program pengentasan kemiskinan berbasis PNPM-Mandiri Perdesaan (pemberdayaan pedesaan) menjadi strategis. Penelitian ini mengungkapkan, bagaimanakah peran perempuan dalam program pengembangan pengentasan kemiskinan?; dan seberapa pentingkah posisi perempuan dalam program pengentasan kemiskinan?. Penelitian kualitatif telah dilakukan dengan melakukan wawancara mendalam dan focus group discussion (FGD) dengan anggota perempuan kelompok, aktivis, aktor dan manajer kegiatan PNPM-Mandiri Perdesaan di Kabupaten Banyumas. Triangulasi dan analisis data interaktif telah dilakukan secara ketat dan hati-hati. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa modal sosial kelompok perempuan telah terbukti menjadi kekuatan utama yang mendukung keberhasilan program pengentasan kemiskinan. Hal ini membuat posisi perempuan sangat penting dalam program ini. Posisi penting ini ditandai dengan modal yang kuat sosial, kesatuan tujuan, solidaritas kelompok, adaptasi yang sangat baik untuk perubahan, serta internalisasi program sehingga tujuan dapat dicapai. Penelitian ini percaya bahwa melibatkan perempuan pedesaan dalam program pengentasan kemiskinan di akar rumput pedesaan adalah salah satu cara terbaik.<br />Kata kunci: pembangunan, pemberdayaan, kemiskinan, modal sosial, dan perempuan.</p>

Nomadic Migration and Rural Violence in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-95
Author(s):  
Nsemba Edward Lenshie ◽  
Patience Kondu Jacob
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Migration Pattern ◽  
Land Resources ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Security Governance ◽  
North East ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

The relationship between Fulani herdsmen and farmers has in recent years become hot-tempered motivated by competitive control of land resources, particularly in central and north-east Nigeria. In Taraba State, the ongoing nomadic migration pattern from the Sahel in quest of pastures has led to violent confrontation between Fulani herdsmen and farming indigenous natives. Using a descriptive approach consisting of documented evidence, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions, the analysis revealed that conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and indigenous native farmers have culminated in population displacement and destruction of life and property in numerous rural enclaves in Taraba State. Despite the consequences of the conflicts, the Taraba State government was unable to act proactively because of the centralization of command over Nigerian security agencies. Accordingly, the study suggests decentralization of security agencies in Nigeria, especially the police, as the way forward for effective security governance in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Nairobi Early Childcare in Slums (NECS) Study Protocol: a mixed-methods exploration of paid early childcare in Mukuru slum, Nairobi

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000822
Author(s):  
Robert C Hughes ◽  
Patricia Kitsao-Wekulo ◽  
Sunil Bhopal ◽  
Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage ◽  
Zelee Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Epidemiological Methods ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Early Childcare ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Childcare Providers

IntroductionThe early years are critical. Early nurturing care can lay the foundation for human capital accumulation with lifelong benefits. Conversely, early adversity undermines brain development, learning and future earning.Slums are among the most challenging places to spend those early years and are difficult places to care for a child. Shifting family and work structures mean that paid, largely informal, childcare seems to be becoming the ‘new normal’ for many preschool children growing up in rapidly urbanising Africa. However, little is known about the quality of this childcare.AimsTo build a rigorous understanding what childcare strategies are used and why in a typical Nairobi slum, with a particular focus on provision and quality of paid childcare. Through this, to inform evaluation of quality and design and implementation of interventions with the potential to reach some of the most vulnerable children at the most critical time in the life course.Methods and analysisMixed methods will be employed. Qualitative research (in-depth interviews and focus group discussions) with parents/carers will explore need for and decision-making about childcare. A household survey (of 480 households) will estimate the use of different childcare strategies by parents/carers and associated parent/carer characteristics. Subsequently, childcare providers will be mapped and surveyed to document and assess quality of current paid childcare. Semistructured observations will augment self-reported quality with observable characteristics/practices. Finally, in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with childcare providers will explore their behaviours and motivations. Qualitative data will be analysed through thematic analysis and triangulation across methods. Quantitative and spatial data will be analysed through epidemiological methods (random effects regression modelling and spatial statistics).Ethics and disseminationEthical approval has been granted in the UK and Kenya. Findings will be disseminated through journal publications, community and government stakeholder workshops, policy briefs and social media content.

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