Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups

Governments and development organizations worldwide are considering group-based platforms as alternatives to government- or market-based approaches for service delivery. This paper analyses the correlates of women’s membership in self-help groups (SHGs) using two datasets from India. Older women and...

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Main Authors: Arrieta, Alejandra, Jilani, Amir Hamza, Kumar, Neha, Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121
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Jilani, Amir Hamza
Kumar, Neha
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
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description Governments and development organizations worldwide are considering group-based platforms as alternatives to government- or market-based approaches for service delivery. This paper analyses the correlates of women’s membership in self-help groups (SHGs) using two datasets from India. Older women and those in villages without banks are more likely to join SHGs. Different findings across the two datasets highlight the drawbacks of using program evaluation data for guiding geographic targeting and placement of SHG programs. Our results emphasize the need to understand regional variations in membership and the unique characteristics of women, households, and villages when designing and targeting SHG platforms, particularly when using them for service delivery.
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spelling CGSpace1471212025-11-06T07:22:04Z Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups Arrieta, Alejandra Jilani, Amir Hamza Kumar, Neha Quisumbing, Agnes R. gender community organizations women's participation households capacity development self-help groups communities women Governments and development organizations worldwide are considering group-based platforms as alternatives to government- or market-based approaches for service delivery. This paper analyses the correlates of women’s membership in self-help groups (SHGs) using two datasets from India. Older women and those in villages without banks are more likely to join SHGs. Different findings across the two datasets highlight the drawbacks of using program evaluation data for guiding geographic targeting and placement of SHG programs. Our results emphasize the need to understand regional variations in membership and the unique characteristics of women, households, and villages when designing and targeting SHG platforms, particularly when using them for service delivery. 2019-12-31 2024-06-21T09:11:25Z 2024-06-21T09:11:25Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121 en https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.09.023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.11.002 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146109 https://doi.org/10.2499/1046080777 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Arrieta, Alejandra; Jilani, Amir Hamza; Kumar, Neha; and Quisumbing, Agnes R. 2019. Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1899. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121
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community organizations
women's participation
households
capacity development
self-help groups
communities
women
Arrieta, Alejandra
Jilani, Amir Hamza
Kumar, Neha
Quisumbing, Agnes R.
Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title_full Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title_fullStr Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title_full_unstemmed Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title_short Helping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
title_sort helping oneself helping each other correlates of women s participation in self help groups
topic gender
community organizations
women's participation
households
capacity development
self-help groups
communities
women
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121
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