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In the process of social change and econon development, the thrift and the credit for women not on develop the production process of agriculture, industry and service sector of the economy of a country but also determine the change in socio-economic, political, cultural, philosophical, etc., activities of the thrift and the credit of women the thrift and credit will deepen and widen the capital in the process of urbanization and industrialization and affect the internal and the external economy of a country. The government has taken up the theme of women empowerment as one of the main agenda items to tackle rural poverty and improve the socio economic status of women. Self-Help movement through thrift and credit has been taken up as a mass movement by women, a path chosen by the women to shape their future destiny. "Self-Help movement had a greater vision of empowerment of rural women for overall human development. This movement developed thrift as a habit among the rural poor women and paved the way for decision making power for women". In the book the author has most successfully tried to display his skill to examine critically the impact of Self Help Groups in the overall development of the economy. The book deals with the empirical findings of the problems and prospects of women Self Help Groups. A number of meaningful and useful recommendations have been made for the effective implementation of the SHGs in rural areas and its positive impact on overall growth of the economy.

The SHG programme has successfully transformed the lives of rural and urban poor by providing financial and non-financial assistance. The effectiveness of the programme is evident from the gradually increasing enrolment. By targeting women as their major priority, the promoting agencies/government is trying to assure the recurrence of the programme. The SHG programme in India has widespread coverage with due effort from NABARD and specialised State agencies with the highest coverage in the southern region. Even the eastern region also holds a significant share with a major presence in West Bengal and Odisha. The present study attempts to examine the sustainability position of WSHGs of Odisha with the help of a multidimensional sustainability index. Two-way analysis was made to evaluate the actual status of SHGs and their enterprises. Initially, the evaluation was done at the SHG level and later enterprise-level analysis was made to conclude the overall sustainability status. Though many studies reported successful implementation and effectiveness of the programme, the actual scenario is quite different. Group-level analysis reveals that financial assistance alone will not break the multi -dimensional poverty. Therefore, the study suggests active participation of government and non-government agencies for developing the required skills.

AbstractThis study examines the effect of women‐centric agricultural self‐help groups (SHGs) on intra‐household decision‐making in agriculture. Using data collected from an intra‐household survey of 815 households, we analyze the effect of women's membership in different types of SHGs on 14 decisions related to farms and households. Specifically, we investigate the discord in decision‐making, which is the difference in the perceived decision‐making roles of spouses within a household. Our results show that women's participation in SHGs has increased their role in decision‐making by 8–13%. However, the effects vary according to the type of intervention and the decision. We found fewer discords in intra‐household decision‐making in seed SHGs than in micro‐finance SHGs. In conclusion, our study suggests that women's engagement in agriculture‐based SHG interventions can encourage joint decision‐making, but the magnitude of this effect depends on the type of SHG. Development agencies can use this information to design interventions targeted at empowering women through the improvement of the agricultural value chain.

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.

The systemic design thinking approach has been used to empower marginalised women communities through co-creating products with locally available raw material existing in the surrounding area to help in livelihood generation. Two experimental case studies were used to empower women and learn from ground realities by being a spectator participant. Locally and freely available clay and "chikan", a Geographical Indication of Lucknow, a traditional artisanal form of designing motifs by threads on cloth, using locally available material showed how design intervention can provide a solution for change. Rural Women Self Help Groups (RW-SHG), designed to empower women at the community level also act as microfinance institutes where women lend and collect finances for their needs. The women need handholding support for understanding market needs, bringing new products to the market, designing with functionality and market behaviour. Urban market reach with sustainable, eco-friendly products by creations of rural women was one of the targeted goals. A quadrupole intervention with society, academia, Government organisations, Non-Governmental organisations and business groups together can co-create community empowerment. The two case studies give a glimpse of the problems faced by women and how as a spectator participant, lessons can be used to create a working model with coordinated effort to empower women.

In 2017 there were a total of 997 registered women Self-Help Groups in Nakuru West. During the year, 438 WSHGs were deregistered. Among them, 48% were deregistered for continued dormancy, 21% due to poor financial management, 12% due to withdrawal of members incapacitating the SHGs functions while the rest (19%) for other reasons such as mutual agreement among members to deregister the group, internal disputes, and successful achievements of Group objectives. In the 2018/19 financial year, the Uwezo Fund funded 102 women Self-Help Groups in Nakuru West Sub-County, disbursing a total of three hundred million Kenya Shillings to fund incoming generating activities. However, the fund had no significant impact on women's empowerment as most of the funds dispersed were either misappropriated or channeled to other family issues rather than being used to empower the women. The general objective of the study was to establish the influence of social empowerment on the sustainability of women Self Help Groups projects in Nakuru West Sub-County, Kenya. Specifically, the study sought to assess the influence of Training of members, Stakeholders' Involvement, and Leadership on the sustainability of women Self Help Group projects in Nakuru West Sub-County, Kenya. The study was guided by the following theories and models: Grow Training Model, Sustainable Business Models, Dunham and Pierce's Leadership Process Model, and Stakeholders Theory This study utilized a Cross section research design. The unit of analysis was 176 women Self-Help Groups in Nakuru West Social Development Office. The unit of observation was 176 chairpersons of women Self-Help Groups in Nakuru West Sub-County. Another unit of observation was 5 officers in Nakuru West Social Development Office. Since the target population was manageable, the study adopted a census technique to include all the 176 targeted chairpersons of women Self-Help Groups and 5 officers in Nakuru West Social Development Office. Research data was collected using primary data. Primary data was collected using questionnaires and interviews to collect data from the respondents. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 176 chairpersons of women Self-Help Groups in Nakuru West Sub-County. A pilot study was undertaken in Njoro Sub-County. The validity of the questionnaire was examined using content validity, while the reliability of the questionnaires was evaluated through Cronbach's Alpha which measures internal consistency. Data were edited, coded, and entered into Statistical Package for Social Science version 25. The resulting data were then analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. This was later presented using a frequency table. The study revealed that the group has a well-structured leadership framework. The study also revealed that the leadership structure determines the flow of information, which affects the sustainability of women SHGs projects. The study concluded that there exists a positive and significant relationship (r = .641, P=0.000) between the training of members on the sustainability of women's self-help group projects in Nakuru West. The study concluded that there was a strong positive and significant relationship between stakeholder involvement and sustainability of Women Self Help Group projects in Nakuru West Sub-County, Kenya correlation (r=0.619 and P=0.023). The study also concluded that there was a strong, positive, and statistically significant relationship between leadership and sustainability of Women Self Help Group projects in Nakuru West Sub-County, Kenya (r=0.597, P=0.018). In conclusion, the study recommends that the department of social services, which is the body involved in policy issues, should help SHGs put on capacity-building forums which allow the members to be trained and equipped on the challenges that bedevil group.

The findings of this study show that income, assets, welfare and economic power are the dimensions of economic empowerment of rural women through self help groups. Significant difference exits between profile of rural women members of self help groups and dimensions of economic empowerment. Income, assets, welfare and economic power are positively and significantly correlated with the level of economic empowerment of rural women through self help groups. Self help group is an efficient tool to increase income and empower rural women economically through multi dimensional approaches. Hence, Government must support and uplift rural women through self help group oriented development programmes.

Women empowerment refers to increasing the political, social or economic strength of women. Women empowerment is a global issue. The SHG movement worldwide aimed at systematically empowering marginalized grass root level women by way of conscientization, income generation and capacity building. "Women's Empowerment" is the ability to exercise full control over one's actions. The empowerment of women occurs in reality, when women achieve increasing control and participation in decision making that leads to their better access to resources. It often involves the empowered ones developing confidence in their own capacity. Empowerment is a multi-dimensional process, which should enable women or groups of women to realize full identity and power in all spheres of life.The concept of self-help group has its roots in rural areas and it has been mooted along the rural and semi-urban women to improve their living conditions. Though it is applicable to men in our country, but it has been more successful only among women and they can start economic activities through SHG movement.