December 10, 2012
Sarada Muraleedharan December 10, 2012
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Kerala’s Kudumbashree network and the rural employment guarantee scheme have converged to provide a unique model of empowerment
November 1, 2012
Kuntalika Kumbhakar November 1, 2012
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PRADAN ’ seeks is to build vibrant institutions for women, led by women which will, in the long run, evolve into an effective demand system. Women will lead institutions that sustain livelihoods, strengthen programmes, influence local government to leverage finances, make local authorities more responsive to the community and, in time, become pressure groups for demanding rights, entitlements and state accountability on many fronts.
October 11, 2012
Timothée Demont October 11, 2012
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Studying the role of SHGs in helping the poor cope with climatic shocks, this article analyses the strength of informal microfinance groups in absorbing adverse shocks
October 4, 2012
Hans Dieter Seibel October 4, 2012
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Building the capacity of selected SHG members to manage and govern village organizations as well as higher-level federations is feasible as demonstrated by the Sector Own Control pilot in Andhra Pradesh
September 8, 2012
C.S. Reddy September 8, 2012
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Exploring the great potential of the SHG federations, to address poverty by serving as a platform for providing financial and livelihood promotion services, this article traces their evolution, significance, limitations and uniqueness—where women are the owners, managers, users and beneficiaries
August 12, 2012
August 12, 2012
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Taking responsibility for eradicating the social evil of alcohol abuse by the men-folk of their villages, the women of DMMS demonstrate their strength and determination by uniting in large numbers to voice their opposition to the sale of liquor and compelling shopkeepers to shut shop and discard their stock
July 8, 2012
Binod Dahal July 8, 2012
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No different from any of the other villages of Godda district, the unique experience of Kazra village in bringing a three-generation-old conflict to a resolution has made it very special
July 7, 2012
Sudarshan Thakur July 7, 2012
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An invisible community, shunned by the world around it, becomes the focus of intervention, leading to inclusion for the first time and the beginning of change. Lasting social transformation, however, can only come about with long-term empathic engagement
June 16, 2012
Shashikant Ravi June 16, 2012
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With support from development professionals and information about the various activities under different projects, the women in Chindbahar take up the responsibility of improving their lives, taking charge of projects and interacting with the community and the government officials with ease and confidence
June 12, 2012
Arundathi June 12, 2012
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Seeing the women of Darbha standing upto domestic violence, organizing themselves into a sangh and taking part in the gram sabha proactively, the author dreams of a time when they stake their claim to equality and dignity, raising their collective voice for their rights and entitlements