Does Microfinance Work as a Recovery Tool After Disasters? Evidence from the 2004 Tsunami

Becchetti, Leonardo; Castriota, Stefano

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.10.020

Cited by 74 publications

(37 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Even for extreme events, such as Bangladesh's major floods in 1988 or the 2004 tsunami in Sri Lanka, microfinance underlies relief and rehabilitation efforts, together with government attempts to mitigate the adverse impacts on the poor. Becchetti and Castriota () examine the direct impact of microfinance as a recovery tool after the Sri Lanka tsunami and find that recovery loans had significantly positive effects on changes in real income for damaged borrowers. Fernando () concurs that being a member of an MFI enhanced the probability of recovering from this tsunami.…”

Section: Role Of Microfinance For Reducing Vulnerabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico

Lensink

Juárez

Berg

2015

Review of Income and Wealth

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examines whether membership in a savings and credit society (SACP) reduces vulnerability to poverty, using a representative survey from the National Savings and Financial Services Bank. The sample of households includes those that are and are not members of a SACP during 2004−2007. This evidence indicates that membership improves income; furthermore, membership decreases the variance in annual household per capita income. Both effects reduce the probability that somebody becomes poor. Finally, the results offer support for the proposition that households that join a SACP have better abilities to smooth consumption in the face of adverse shocks, and thus are less susceptible to shocks, than do households that are not members.

show abstract

Section: Role Of Microfinance For Reducing Vulnerabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico

Lensink

Juárez

Berg

2015

Review of Income and Wealth

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In post-tsunami Sri Lanka, a study using retrospective panel data from 350 randomly selected borrowers showed that microfinance loans provided after the disaster were instrumental in reducing the income gap between those who were hit and those who were not [29]. One analysis of a large dataset from three waves of the Indonesian Family Life Survey, showed a positive effect on changes in children's health as MFI members were twice as likely to live in urban areas, have sewerage systems, regular garbage collection, electricity and better access to medical facilities [30].…”

Section: Access To Health and Shgmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

Saha

Annear²,

Pathak

2013

SSRN Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction: The main challenge for achieving universal health coverage in India is ensuring effective coverage of poor and vulnerable communities in the face of high levels of income and gender inequity in access to health care. Drawing on the social capital generated through women's participation in community organizations like SHGs can influence health outcomes. To date, evidence about the impact of SHGs on health outcomes has been derived from pilot-level interventions, some using randomised controlled trials and other rigorous methods. While the evidence from these studies is convincing, our study is the first to analyse the impact of SHGs at national level. Methods: We analyzed the entire dataset from the third national District Level Household Survey from 601 districts in India to assess the impact of the presence of SHGs on maternal health service uptake. The primary predictor variable was presence of a SHG in the village. The outcome variables were: institutional delivery; feeding new-borns colostrum; knowledge about family planning methods; and ever used family planning. We controlled for respondent education, wealth, heard or seen health messages, availability of health facilities and the existence of a village health and sanitation committee.

show abstract

“…In post-tsunami Sri Lanka, a study using retrospective panel data from 350 randomly selected borrowers showed that microfinance loans provided after the disaster were instrumental in reducing the income gap between those who were hit and those who were not [29]. One analysis of a large dataset from three waves of the Indonesian Family Life Survey, showed a positive effect on changes in children’s health as MFI members were twice as likely to live in urban areas, have sewerage systems, regular garbage collection, electricity and better access to medical facilities [30].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of Self-Help Groups on access to maternal health services: evidence from rural India

Saha

Annear

Pathak

2013

Int J Equity Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionThe main challenge for achieving universal health coverage in India is ensuring effective coverage of poor and vulnerable communities in the face of high levels of income and gender inequity in access to health care. Drawing on the social capital generated through women’s participation in community organizations like SHGs can influence health outcomes. To date, evidence about the impact of SHGs on health outcomes has been derived from pilot-level interventions, some using randomised controlled trials and other rigorous methods. While the evidence from these studies is convincing, our study is the first to analyse the impact of SHGs at national level.MethodsWe analyzed the entire dataset from the third national District Level Household Survey from 601 districts in India to assess the impact of the presence of SHGs on maternal health service uptake. The primary predictor variable was presence of a SHG in the village. The outcome variables were: institutional delivery; feeding new-borns colostrum; knowledge about family planning methods; and ever used family planning. We controlled for respondent education, wealth, heard or seen health messages, availability of health facilities and the existence of a village health and sanitation committee.ResultsStepwise logistic regression shows respondents from villages with a SHG were 19 per cent (OR: 1.19, CI: 1.13-1.24) more likely to have delivered in an institution, 8 per cent (OR: 1.08, CI: 1.05-1.14) more likely to have fed newborns colostrum, have knowledge (OR: 1.48, CI 1.39 – 1.57) and utilized (OR: 1.19, CI 1.11 – 1.27) family planning products and services. These results are significant after controlling for individual and village-level heterogeneities and are consistent with existing literature that the social capital generated through women’s participation in SHGs influences health outcome.ConclusionThe study concludes that the presence of SHGs in a village is associated with higher knowledge of family planning and maternal health service uptake in rural India. To achieve the goal of improving public health nationally, there is a need to understand more fully the benefits of systematic collaboration between the public health community and these grassroots organizations.

show abstract

Does Microfinance Work as a Recovery Tool After Disasters? Evidence from the 2004 Tsunami

Cited by 74 publications

References 8 publications

Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico

Do Savings and Credit Institutions Reduce Vulnerability? New Evidence From Mexico

The Effect of Self Help Groups on Access to Maternal Health Services: Evidence from Rural India

The effect of Self-Help Groups on access to maternal health services: evidence from rural India

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About