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
May 6, 2012
Aditya Kumar May 6, 2012
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Forming an oasis in the desert of caste divides, women SHG members recognize and uphold the underlying unity of their humanity, honouring their interdependence and displaying tolerance and compassion for each 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
April 1, 2012
Arundathi April 1, 2012
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Twenty women, twenty lives and twenty stories-together they begin the journey of transforming their own lives and building new stories and dimensions for themselves
March 10, 2012
Pamela Philipose March 10, 2012
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Experiencing the power of togetherness and community, close to 5,600 women from 129 villages in the Lamta and Paraswada blocks of Balaghat district, displayed their confidence, organizing ability and enthusiasm at the annual meet of the Nari Shakti Mahila Sangh by taking decisions and making choices about their livelihoods and their families
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
December 3, 2011
Vinod Jain December 3, 2011
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Whereas the three systems of membership, operations and governance are important for making robust community based organizations, NGOs need to embrace e-CBOs as they attempt to create new economic organizations of marginalized and poor communities
February 5, 2011
Neeraj Kushwah February 5, 2011
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Creating a community of women through SHGs within a larger community proves immensely beneficial to the poorest of the poor; they find alternative livelihoods and are free of the persecution of moneylenders.
September 14, 2010
Sujata Nath September 14, 2010
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Having clarity on the objectives of any learning process that is being offered helps to meet both training and developmental needs thereby ensuring greater opportunities for systemic change.
August 19, 2010
Subodh Kumar Verma August 19, 2010
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Creating an awareness of the legal rights that women enjoy, and identifying and training legal para-workers to help the village women access these rights both in their homes and in the gram sabhas are steadily showing results, in terms of empowerment of these women and their position in their social milieu.