scholarly journals A Study on Women Empowerment of Self Help Groups in Thoothukudi District

2021 ◽  
pp. 108-114
Author(s):  
Dr. V. Sangeetha
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

This study examines the women empowerment of self help groups in Thoothukudi district. It aims to analyze the demographic profile of the respondents and characteristics of the Self Help Group members and to evaluate the impact of service quality of SHGs. The data collected from 125 respondents selected using random sampling method covering the villages of Ottapidaram, Pudur, Vilathikulam and Kayathar. It concluded that the economic activities of SHGs are quite successful. In this way, SHGs in four blocks from Thoothukudi District were very successful in women empowerment in rural areas and poverty alleviation.

scholarly journals Women Empowerment through Self Help Group in Velappanadaroor at Sankarankovil Taluk

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 90-94
Author(s):  
T Karthika
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Socioeconomic Background ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Self Help Groups are small voluntary associations of rural people, preferably womenfolk from the same socioeconomic background. They come together to solve common problems.The empowerment of women through Self Help Groups (SHGs) would lead to benefits not only to the individual women but also for the family and community as a whole through collective action for development. This paper is an attempt to analyze the women empowerment through self-help group. A simple random sampling technique is used to collect data. Both primary and secondary data were used. Fifty self-help group members’samples were collected through a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed through statistical tools such as a percentage. This study concludes that the economic activities of the Self Help Group are quite successful. In this way Self Help Group in Sankarankovil Taluk Velappanadaroor area the very successful develop women empowerment and rural areas.

scholarly journals Self Help Groups as an Instrument of Socio-Economic change in rural areas of Bhopal.

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumayela Hasan ◽  
S. D. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Change ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Poor Women ◽  
Microfinance Institution ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

Women in the Indian perspective constitute a more orthodox and conservative section of society and this has been reflected throughout times immemorial. Therefore, their participation and empowerment in any walk of life are viewed as a sign of progress, particularly in the case of an economic field. The concept of SHGs has been a revolutionary breakthrough in the process of women empowerment and has resulted in their upliftment through elevating their status. Microfinance institution started in India in the 1980s through self-help groups (SHGs) model.Since then women empowerment through SHG (Self Help Group) based microfinance has been central to development agenda in India. Self-help group projects were launched by Government of India, with the financial assistance from IFAD and empower rural poor women through microfinance.This paper is an attempt to know, what is the impact SHGs as an instrument of socio-economic change through women empowerment and poverty eradication in the rural areas of Bhopal, In which microfinance plays a pivotal role.

scholarly journals Self Help Group: A Strategy to Rural Development of Puri District in Odisha, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kailash Chandra Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Commercial Farming ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group A ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

On the basis of a micro level study for Puri district in Odisha, this paper finds that the Self Help Groups (SHGs) have played a positive and significant role in generation of employment and income of its members engaged in different economic activities such as commercial farming, pisciculture, food processing, trade and commerce, household industry and agriculture. The members are found to have a change in the quality of their lives. Promotion of SHGs therefore, not only helps foster rural development but also go a long way in attaining inclusive growth in India.

scholarly journals Women Empowerment: Analysis of the Role of Self Help Groups in Empowering Rural Women in Goa

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Joey Joey Henriques
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Employment Generation ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

Self Help Groups have emerged as an important mechanism to bring about socio-economic change in society. Various studies indicate the positive impact that SHGs have had on employment generation, savings, incomes, poverty alleviation and women empowerment. The present study, based on primary data sourced from women members of SHGs located in the state of Goa is an attempt to understand the impact of group membership on its members, particularly women. An attempt has also been made to throw light on the pivotal role that the Self Help Group Promoting Agencies essay in realising the goal of women empowerment. The study also analyses the independence that women exhibit in taking decisions, be it in the economic or political domain.

Financial Inclusion Through Microenterprises of Rural SHGs

2018 ◽  
pp. 269-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Vyas ◽  
Nidhi Nalwaya
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Financial Framework ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

The elementary aim of microenterprises and Self Help Groups (SHGs) is to empower the impoverished populace, particularly of the rural areas, and furthermore provide financial sustainability so as to improve livelihoods. The pervasive twin threats of unemployment and exclusion from the financial framework in the rural areas are the major challenges to the economic and social development of India. A self-help group is a potent means to remove poverty in the same vein microenterprises contribute significantly to economic development and social stability by affording employment opportunities, thereby emerging as a vehicle through which low-income people can escape poverty. SHGs and microenterprises are a significant means for socio-economic transformation through financial inclusion. The objective of the chapter is to study and analyze the impact of microenterprises and SHGs on the financial inclusion of people in rural areas of Tribal South Rajasthan.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF SELF-HELP GROUPS ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL HOUSEHOLD WOMEN IN TAMIL NADU - A STUDY

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7(SE)) ◽  
pp. 22-31
Author(s):  
M. Saravanan
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Full Paper ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

Women empowerment is a process in which women challenge the existing norms and cultural, to effectively promote their well-being. The participation of women in self-help group (SHGs) made a significant impact on their empowerment both in social and economic aspects this study addresses women empowerment through self-help groups in TamilNadu. The information required for the study has been collected from only secondary sources has been followed full paper. The SHGs have had greater impact on both economic and social aspects of the beneficiaries.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kualitas Hidup Orang Dengan Gangguan Jiwa Dengan Self Help Group Di Kota Surakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-268
Author(s):  
Endang Caturini ◽  
Insiyah Insiyah
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
The Self ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

Introduction: People who experience mental disorders who experience various problems, with different symptoms, generally they have characteristics with some combination of abnormal thoughts, emotions, behavior and relationships with other people that manifest in the form of a series of symptoms and / or changes in behavior which is meaningful and can cause suffering and obstacles in carrying out people's functions as humans (UU Kesehatan no 18 tahun  2014; WHO, 2017; &  WHO, 2018). This is a serious health problem, which usually has problems with poor quality of life. They are associated with feelings of distress, lack of control over symptoms and life in general, negative perceptions of self, stigmatization and rejection, reduced activity and difficulty with daily functioning, and negative outlook. (Connell, J, Brazier, J, O'Cathain, A, Jones, M.L. & Paisley, S., 2012). Group interventions carried out by nurses such as group activity therapy, supportive therapy and self-help groups to help individuals improvement in  their quality of life. Group therapy, one of the self help group, is a group where each member has the same desire to overcome mental disorders or increase the level of cognitive or emotional well-being among group members (Sulistyowati., E.C. & Sulistyowati D, 2018). Self Help Group aims to develop empathy among fellow group members where fellow group members provide mutual reinforcement which has an impact on improving the quality of life. This study aims to determine the improvement of the quality of life of people with mental disorders (ODGJ) with the self help group in the city of Surakarta. Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-post test control group design. Data were taken before and after giving the intervention of self-help groups of schizophrenia patients in the intervention group. The total sample was 160 clients divided into  2 groups, namely 80 respondents for group 1 at Griya PMI and 80 respondents for group 2 at RSJD Dr Arif Z Surakarta, each group consisting of 40 respondents for intervention and 40 respondents for the control group. This study measures the quality of life with a research instrument using a life quality questionnaire. Data were analyzed using Paired t-test, Wilcoxon signed ranks test, independent t-test and Mann Whitney-test. Results: The study proved that there was a statistically significant difference in the quality of life before and after giving the self help group (p value, 0.000) between the intervention group and the control group, both at Griya PMI with a mean difference of 20.23 and at RSJD Dr. Arif Z. self help group with a mean difference of 10.85. Conclusion: self help group which is used for intervention is considered effective to improve quality of life. Suggestion: self help group is used as a mental nursing group intervention in caring for mentally ill patients.

scholarly journals Impact of self help groups on empowerment of women: a study in dharmapuri district, tamilnadu.

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Lakshmi R ◽  
Vadivalagan G
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Method ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Ranking Technique ◽  
Self Help Group

Women empowerment is a process in which women challenge the existing norms and culture, to effectively promote their well being. The participation of women in Self Help Groups (SHGs) made a significant impact on their empowerment both in social and economical aspects This study addresses women empowerment through self help groups in Dharmapuri district of Tamilnadu . The information required for the study has been collected from both the primary and secondary sources A multistage random sampling method has been followed. Average and percentage analysis was carried out to draw meaningful interpretation of the results. Garret ranking technique was used to find the reasons for joining the Self help group. Factor analysis was used to measure thedetermine the relationship between the observed variables The results of the study revealed that the SHGs have had greater impact on both economic and social aspects of the beneficiaries.

scholarly journals An Exploration of Stree Shakti Programme in Karnataka through Self-Help Groups: With Special Reference to Chitradurga District

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-39
Author(s):  
Kavitha S ◽  
P Laxmana
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
Self Help Group

For the Empowerment of women, government has come up with many schemes. Among those, Self Help Group (SHG) is found to be the strongest route. The purpose of the Programme is to endow women economically and socially by bringing them in self-help groups, and it spent corers of rupees at a time in the project taken up for the development of  women and organizing women empowerment in such huge number.

Self Help Groups

2016 ◽  
pp. 221-235
Author(s):  
Shruti Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Favorable Environment ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Self Help Group

The chapter is based on the Self Help Group-Bank linkage Programme in India. The objective of the chapter is to assess the SHGs access to credit under SHG-Bank Linkage Programme, to know the progress of SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in India and to evaluate the impact of SHG-Bank Linkage Programme in India. Finally the chapter ends with suggestions to improve self help group-bank linkage programme and concludes that SHG-Bank Linkage Programme has provided a more favorable environment for enhancing India's potential for greater equitable growth with empowerment while considering the positive signs in their performance.

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