Empowering rural women's groups for strengthening economic linkages: some Indian experiments.

Publisher: Oxfam UK and Ireland Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101084429 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0961-4524 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09614524 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Dev Pract

Original Publication: Oxford : Oxfam UK and Ireland, c1991-

Social Planning* ; Women*; Asia ; Developing Countries ; Economics ; India ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Women's Rights

Indexing Agency: PIP Local ID #: 143089. Indexing Agency: POP Local ID #: 00286490.
Keywords: Asia; Developing Countries; Economic Development; Economic Factors; India; Rural Development*; Socioeconomic Factors; Southern Asia; Women In Development*; Women's Empowerment*; Women's Status
Note: TJ: DEVELOPMENT IN PRACTICE
Local Abstract: [PIP] Through organizing informal self-help groups (SHGs), rural women in India are provided credit and extension support for various production-oriented income-generating activities. These activities usually include garment-making, embroidery, food processing, bee-keeping, basketry, gem cutting, weaving, and knitting. SHGs are self-governed, with decisions about production and marketing taken collectively, although the group leader is responsible for identifying potential marketing centers and consumers. These groups represent a new culture in rural development, breaking with traditional bureaucracy and top-down management. Informal groups empower rural women to manage rural industries and make decisions collectively for their common economic interests. Experience with SHGs in Orissa, lessons from nongovernmental organization intervention, and a model for empowering poor people in a small town in Kerala are discussed.

Date Created: 20020926 Date Completed: 19991001 Latest Revision: 20021004

20240627

10.1080/09614529953089

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