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

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dc.creatorArrieta, Alejandra
dc.creatorJilani, Amir Hamza
dc.creatorKumar, Neha
dc.creatorQuisumbing, Agnes R.
dc.date2019-12-31
dc.date2024-06-21T09:11:25Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:11:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:39:54Z
dc.descriptionGovernments 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/111029
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.09.023
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2017.11.002
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146109
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/1046080777
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceArrieta, 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
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectcommunity organizations
dc.subjectwomen's participation
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectself-help groups
dc.subjectcommunities
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleHelping oneself, helping each other: Correlates of women’s participation in self-help groups
dc.typeWorking Paper

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