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IFPRI-Experiential Evidence on Women’s Collectivization and Food and Nutrition Security-Ashi Kathuria and Anand Kothari
1. Experiential Evidence on
Women’s Collectivization
and Food & Nutrition
Security
Ashi Kathuria and Anand Kothari
Gender-Just Food and Nutrition Security in India
August 29, 2016
2. Background and Context
Undernutirion in India is very high, with over 38%
children being stunted.
Bihar has much higher rates of undernutrition (48.3% of
children under age 5 years are stunted and 43.9% are
underweight (NFHS – 4).
Chilhood undernutrition affects cognitive ability &
schooling, increases susceptibility to disease, reduced
life time earnings.
Undernutrition is a multi-sector problem, and the
strategies to fight it, must be multisectoral.
3. Using the platform of women's self-help
groups to improve nutrition outcomes: a pilot
The World Bank supported JEEViKA program implemented by
the Govt. of Bihar’s Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society
institutes and supports women’s self help groups and their
federations at scale.
A community-driven multsectoral approach to promote
women’s participation, increase the utilization of public
services (ICDS, Health, Sanitation, and Agriculture) and adopt
positive feeding, caring, and WASH practices.
Pilot in Saharsa district
Two intervention components
Behaviour Change Communication
Convergence and Coordination
Generating evidence with a randomized impact evaluation
4. Feasibility Study of the IE provides
experiential evidence
Feasibility study conducted over a year with 413 women’s
SHGs and their 29 Village across 3 gram panchayats of
Saur Bazaar block, Saharsa, Bihar.
Primary objective to test and validate the feasibility of
the multisectoral convergence model, as well as
incorporate the views and opinions of stakeholders in the
community, and project staff.
5. Key Findings from the feasibility phase of the
Impact Evaluation (related to food & nutrition
security and women’s empowerment)
Women’s groups increase utilization of interventions to
increase food security
Increased collective procurement of food grains during the lean
season, just before harvest.
Women can play an active role in promoting kitchen gardens that
can help ensure diet diversity.
Women interested in taking on community work roles
Significant increase in capacity, with regular training and
follow up support.
6. Policy Implications
The SHG platform is suitable to deliver food and nutrition
security interventions.
Women’s collectives provide a good opportunity to
integrate food and nutrition security interventions along
with micro finance and livelihoods interventions
Continued strengthening of women’s collectives should be
encouraged and is essential.