scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN SELF-HELP GROUPS ON THEIR INCOME IN TIGANIA WEST SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Maina
Keyword(s):  
Research Design ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Family Systems Theory ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
P Value ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
Self Help Groups

Women’s participation in self-help groups’ activities aims mostly towards their empowerment. In Tigania West Sub-county, there was insufficient empirical literature that could be used to enhance support for the self-help groups by development agencies. The purpose of this study was to establish the influence of participation in self-help groups on socio-economic empowerment of women. The study was guided by the family systems theory. Women groups that had been in operation for a minimum of four years and registered with the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Department of social Development were considered. The study used descriptive and exploratory research design. This was important in enabling an objective description of the items as they are on the ground without any manipulation. The explorative research design on the other hand was key in enabling an exploration of relationships among variables. The target population was all women in self-help groups in Tigania West Sub-County in which accessible population was 3610 women from 25 registered self-help groups. A sample size of 150 was selected through stratified simple random sampling. The p-value less than 0.05 (significance level) indicates that participation in self-help groups has statistically significant influence on their income. The conclusion was participation in self-help groups helped in improving level of income amongst women in self-help groups. The study recommended that women groups to diversify their sources of income to ensure that they are not over dependent on agricultural activities. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0790/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Path To Financial Inclusion: The Success Of Self-Help Groups-Bank Linkage Program In India

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivakumar Venkataramany ◽  
Balbir B. Bhasin
Keyword(s):  
Child Labor ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Major Theme ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
Social Cause ◽  
The Government ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Linkage Program

Financial inclusion has been a major theme in both industrialized and developing economies in the era of financial globalization. When microcredit institutions have received limited success in many countries, microfinance is being used in India for the purpose of accomplishing universal financial inclusion. This paper recognizes the overwhelming efforts of the Government of India and focuses on the success of the linkage between commercial banks and self-help groups (SHGs). The SHGs comprising predominantly women groups help in the social cause of alleviation of poverty, , increase of sustainability, reduction of vulnerability, improvement of capacity building and help the weaker sections build assets. Increased education, better standard of living, reduced child mortality and child labor, emancipation cum empowerment of women, and communal harmony are value adding benefits to the country.

scholarly journals Breaking the monolith: working through planes of difference

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.29) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Kritika Goel ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Working Through ◽  
Modern Subject ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Women Groups ◽  
Self Help Groups

The idea of women empowerment is closely associated with the discourse of development. The neoliberal state not only prophesize empowerment as the inevitable route for the women to become developed but also defines this empowerment in its own specific terms. The state’s version of empowerment that it perpetuates through different institutions is problematic as it essentially push all the women in one direction that is to become a confident, independent, modern subject irrespective of their context, experiences, histories, capabilities. Through my MPhil action research work with the women of a village called Palwadi in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh, we are trying to break the homogeneity of empowerment and understand what does empowerment means to us? This paper discusses the rigidity of empowerment which takes women as a homogeneous lot and imposes on them a certain kind of becoming. Next it discusses why is it important to introduce the idea of difference in our understanding as well as methods of engaging with women and women groups. After this, it delves into a possibility of shifting the axis from ‘who is a woman’ to ‘what is a woman’ that is from biological woman to woman as embodied, historic, political beings at the same time relating this to the work I have been doing in Palwadi with women Self Help Groups.  

Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandra Arrieta ◽  
Amir Hamza Jilani ◽  
Neha Kumar ◽  
Agnes R. Quisumbing
Keyword(s):  
Self Help ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
Self Help Groups

scholarly journals PENGARUH SELF-HELP GROUPS TERHADAP PENURUNAN DEPRESI PADA MANTAN PEMAKAI NARKOBA DI LEMBAGA PEMASYARAKATAN PEREMPUAN

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Ilma Widiya Sari Sari ◽  
Mateus Sakundarno Adi ◽  
Megah Andriany
Keyword(s):  
Drug Users ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Test Design ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Depression Level ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Self Help Groups

Depression among prisoners is also found in many female former drug users. Treatment to prevent the negative effects of depression should be immediately provided for the former drug users. Self-help groups as an alternative strategy to improve the support system to create an adaptive coping that can reduce depression level. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of self-help groups on depression level in former drug users. The research design used was pre-experiment with one group pre-test and post-test design. Sampling technique using purposive sampling, where only the former drug users who used as sample 19 respondents. Depression level were assessed using Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) II. The result of paired t-test showed that the mean of depression rate has decreased statistically significant, where p value is less than alpha (0,022<0,05). It can be concluded that there is effect of self-help groups on depression level in former drug users

scholarly journals RETHINKING WOMEN'S PARTICIPATION: A MICRO ANALYSIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (43) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat V. Patil ◽  
Adhikrao B. Kanase
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Micro Analysis

The present studyfocus light on political influence on self-help groups, members religious relationship information sharing among the members of self-help groups. Involvement of women members in deciding the rules of functioning of the SHGs enlighten on the process of women empowerment. Decisions regarding formation of rules of SHGs are a process, which stimulate women to select among the various alternatives available for functioning of SHGs. All the SHGs women members of BPL and APL were unanimously agreed their involvement in deciding the rules of functioning of the SHGs. It indicates the women involvement in the decision making process. SHGs provide a platform to women to discuss on various aspects of social issues. Apart from the financial issues, members of SHGs in selected area agreed their involvement in discussion on social issues.The members of selected SHGs belonging to BPL and APL agreed the groups in SHG. The groups concerned to relationship of members of SHGs, Caste, literate and illiterate and politics. Every member is interested in acquiring a new knowledge concerned in the field of education, finance, administration, production, marketing, distribution of goods and services. SHG assists to the concerned members to acquire the new knowledge in various fields which enhance the economic, social, political empowerment of women. The members of the selected SHGs concerned to BPL and APL category agreed that the SHGs assists them to acquire a new knowledge in the field of production, marketing, finance, social and political field. In indicate the women’s empowerment in various fields.

Informal social protection actors: A focus on women self-help groups in Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 612-625
Author(s):  
Phoene Mesa Oware
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Safety Nets ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Self Help Groups

For most countries in sub-Saharan Africa, social protection is provided by formal and informal actors. Focusing on women self-help groups as informal social protection actors, this qualitative study examines their nature, activities and functions and how they provide informal social protection. Data on self-help groups were collected from 25 women through in-depth individual interviews and focus group discussions. The findings show that these groups provide crucial safety nets by smoothing incomes and consumption, and providing social assistance and insurance. However, social protection provided informally is exclusionary and limited. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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