8. SHGs in India: Numbers yes, poverty outreach and empowerment, partially

Sinha, Frances

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“…Let us consider a case study to illustrate this point. In India, Sinha (2007) has examined the efforts of women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to bring about social change. The growth of SHGs has taken the form of a movement, as about 400 women join a SHG every hour, according to the website of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).…”

Section: The Feminist Empowerment Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This model is distinct from many other microfinance institutions in the sense that it has ingrained empowerment as an element of the financial strategy. Sinha (2007) conducted a study covering 3000 women members of SHGs linked by the NABARD whether the bank credit had any empowering effects in the social context. The findings indicated that the participation of women in the SHGs became a source of confidence and strength for pursuing a social agenda which largely focussed on social injustices meted out to women.…”

Section: The Feminist Empowerment Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The literature has documented important factors that cause this variation. They include, for example, the program design and strategies of the MFIs (Vyas, 2002;Mayoux, 2002;Khandker, 1998), the age of female participants (Sharif 2002), intra-household gender relations (Sharif 2002), and the prevalent social status of women (Verhoef, 2002;Sinha, 2007). Some studies have shown that the benefits are higher for women when they involve skill building and training components.…”

Section: The Feminist Empowerment Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Do microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries?

Siraj¹

2017

Advancing Women in Leadership Journal

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This paper looks at the case for and against the view that microfinance programs benefit women in developing countries, based on a selective body of research. The analysis suggests that women constitute the largest pie of the clientele of microfinance programs at the global level. Broadly, these programs have worked withing two paradigms which aim at (1) poverty alliveation and (2) empowerpment of women within femenist discourse. However, the literature remains about the real impact of these programs In some developing countries, access to microcredit has helped many women to cross the poverty line but even when poverty has been alleviated, scepticism presits about long term and sustainable benefits of empowerment. included but not limited to, control of women over incomes through investing credit or savings, improved baragaining power and social status. This is because the commercialization of microcredit and savings services is shifting focus from the poor clients, particularly women, to all those who needs credits form formal institutions. This development is jeopardizing the objectives of proverty alliveation and empowerment of women and calls for greater attention to the needs of women in settling objectieves and design for microfinance in developing countries

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Section: The Feminist Empowerment Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Feminist Empowerment Paradigmmentioning

confidence: 99%