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 2, 2012
Manoj Kumar September 2, 2012
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Transforming the lives of villagers by combining the resources of the community, the government and the local leadership, PRADAN uses collaboration and convergence as the basic approach in creating a significant impact on the livelihoods of the community
August 2, 2012
Syed Lutfur Rahman August 2, 2012
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Encouraging farmers to use the SRI method of cultivation, focussing on land and water development, the members of the SHGs bring about socio-economic changes that enable a once-poverty stricken people to become self-sufficient and secure
July 2, 2012
M.C. Diwakar July 2, 2012
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Experimenting with SRI cultivation, five farmers of Darveshpura village in Bihar attract considerable attention with their bumper yield; the results indicate a viable alternative to the conventional methods of growing rice and other crops
May 9, 2012
Neil Joseph Ariina May 9, 2012
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Uncovering, documenting and understanding the existing health conditions in the Darbha block, Bastar district, the study highlights the preferences and practices of the community on the one hand and enplores the reasons for the deteriorating health conditions of the community on the other
May 1, 2012
Paolo Casini May 1, 2012
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Assessing the influence of the collective action undertaken by the SHGs created by PRADAN, without the intervention of local governments, the study recognizes the role SHGs play in providing a platform that allows socially disadvantaged women to meet regularly and discuss their problems
February 4, 2012
Atul Kumar Pandey February 4, 2012
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Striving to ensure food sufficiency and improve livelihood opportunities and the overall quality of life of the tribal communities of Chaibasa, PRADAN’s interventions with INRM-based approaches were planned and executed by the villagers themselves
February 1, 2012
Shahnawaz Alam February 1, 2012
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Empowering the tribal women by organizing them into collectives in which they support each others’ savings and credit activities, and providing them with the information, skills, financial support and linkages for implementing different livelihood options has changed the character of rural society
January 4, 2012
January 4, 2012
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The rationale behind collecting data from these distinct groups was the following. To assess the impact of the interventions of PRADAN, it would be necessary to assess: a) The impact on direct beneficiaries. b) The overall effect of the interventions of PRADAN on the village. c) How this compares with the similar households in non-beneficiary villages