Women SHG programs have given opportunities to women in decision-making activities, particularly in economic and political field at village-level. It makes them partner of development, particularly rural development. developing countries like India need to follow this model for their rural development. Government and banks initiation is must for the development of these organizations. It builds capacity among women and make them active partner of development process.
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Yes, it is possible to empower women through SHG approach. There are many studies to prove this point. kindly visit the following to have look at some of the experiences.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260363021_Women_Advisory_Service_Providers_in_Food_Processing_Sector_Case_of_Punjab_India?ev=prf_pub
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256461977_Impact_of_self_help_groups_on_attitudes_of_members?ev=prf_pub
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/255701572_Changing_behaviour_of_self_help_group_membersPathway_for_sustainable_rural_livelihoods_in_Eastern_India?ev=prf_pub
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262011664_Measurement_of_Attitude_and_Behavior_of_Self-Help_Group_Members_Evaluative_Study_of_Eastern_India?ev=prf_pub
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235958084_Gender_in_Agriculture_Technology-led_and_Policy_Options_for_Women_Empowerment?ev=prf_pub
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Thanks, dear K M Singh. I do accept your suggestions.
Definitely! There are exemplary model of Women's Self Help Groups (SHGs) that empowered women at the grass root level. For instance, Ela Bhat's NGO known as "SEWA" based in Ahmedabad. You may read Grameen Bank model of micro-finance in Bangladesh (there are critiques who analysed the negative impact of it but there are successful stories too). I have research scholars who have worked on SHGs and submitted their thesis under my supervision.
Dear A. Niumai, thanks. I done my PhD Thesis on Women SHG Program and Rural Poor-A Case Study of Belgaum District (Karnataka, India); I observed success stories. This SHG program helped women to eradicate their family-poverty. It has been helping for regional growth.
Dr. Arjun Pangannavar I was wondering have you put tried putting together your own SHG with some graduate students to assist you? As a support group coordinator myself, I have found that while there is a facilitator to create a focus the individuals in the group (in this case women) help 'shape' the process and development. The women themselves can be thought of as also 'experts' within their community, simply because it is 'their' community. Hope this is not too off point. Best of luck with your studies, Kim
Yes Kim, it is being done with the assistance of PG and UG students. Thanks for suggestions.
Certainly, pse see paper below as a good example:
Rosato, M. Laverack, G. Howard Grabman, L. Tripathy, P. Nair, N. Mwansambo, C. Azad, K. Morrison, J. Bhutta, Z. Perry, H., and Rifkin, S. Costello, A. (2008) Alma Ata: Rebirth and Revision 5: Community Participation: Lessons for maternal, newborn and child health. The Lancet. Vol: 372 Issue: 9642; pg 962-972.
See my thesis at QUT Library and on line
An examination of microfinance self help groups and the poorest of the poor women in Tamil Nadu, India. 2014.
See paper attached re SHGs in India and reinvestment of social capital in an enabling environment empowering a wider range of women in addition to those members of the SHG.
In India, since women self group program is participatory group approach, it improves women awareness in decision making that has direct impact on women empowerment.
Thank you so much for this useful information, I have been working on this topic for quite a while and your recommendation of these papers are really helpful. Lu Gram Gordon Edward Knowles Glenn Laverack
Muhammad, on the measurement of women´s empowerment please see this free WHO download in my resarchgate profile (PDF) What quantitative and qualitative methods have been developed to measure community empowerment at a national level? (researchgate.net)
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