The document discusses strategies for empowering communities through self-help groups (SHGs). It explains that SHGs organize women into savings groups to build economic self-reliance and decision making power. SHGs are clustered into higher levels to take on larger issues. Partners reported that SHGs improved food security, education, health and social cohesion for thousands of households in South Africa. Challenges included high turnover of community facilitators and limited funding, which partners are working to address.
Instruments for improvement of Accountability and Governance in NGOsHumaneasy Consulting
Marilyn Wyatt (Consultant, Prague)
Series of Internacional Conferences
Civil Society Organizations
Transparency and Responsibility
2nd Conference "Ethics, Transparency and Responsability"
Held at the Goeth Institut Lissabon
Organized by Humaneasy Consulting and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Portugal
More at http://www.humaneasy.com/conf/
Instruments for improvement of Accountability and Governance in NGOsHumaneasy Consulting
Marilyn Wyatt (Consultant, Prague)
Series of Internacional Conferences
Civil Society Organizations
Transparency and Responsibility
2nd Conference "Ethics, Transparency and Responsability"
Held at the Goeth Institut Lissabon
Organized by Humaneasy Consulting and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Portugal
More at http://www.humaneasy.com/conf/
Role of Self Help Groups in Rural Development-A Studyijtsrd
Rural development is a very dynamic process which includes in improving the socio-economic, political, environmental, and well-being of the poor people living in rural areas. In India more than 70 percent people living in rural areas, the concept of rural development assume great significance. The Molakalmuru taluk is one of the most backward taluk in Chitradurga district these areas have been facing so many problems like unemployment, poverty, lack of skills, illiteracy, and basic infrastructure health care common trend here. The present study is focused on the Socio-Economic status of Self-Help Group on rural development, and to study impact of Self-Help Group on rural development in Molakalmuru taluk. The present paper it is based on primary and secondary sources of information. Nagesha B | Ajeya G"Role of Self Help Groups in Rural Development-A Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd14329.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/development-economics/14329/role-of-self-help-groups-in-rural-development-a-study/nagesha-b
BESIDES the cooperatives and other forms of organisations, there is yet another form of enterprise which is organised voluntarily by the members themselves to meet a variety of their needs. The Self-Help Groups [SHGs] are such organisations which are formed, nourished and managed by the members themselves.
The SHGs, people’s voluntary and informal institutions, are organised as viable alternative to achieve the objectives of rural development and to get community participation in rural development programmes. These are similar to traditional group activities in all communities. It is a new form of a movement which aims at reducing the incidence of poverty through the provision of easy credit. In case of self-movement, thrift and credit are the entry points of activity. Micro-finance or provision of financial services to low-income households, have come to be accepted in policy implementation as the most efficacious intervention to alleviate poverty, enhancing agricultural production and developing local leadership.
A Self-Help Group is an informal organisation of not less than 10 and not more than 20 people from the poorer section of the village society, organised, owned, operated and controlled by the members in a democratic manner, based on solidarity, reciprocity, common interest and resource pooling. Self-Help Group is a social design in which people participate by making themselves socially and economically accountable to each other. All SHGs are not necessarily linked to lead/focal bank because they do not need external credit except the support from their sponsoring organisations.
SHGs have been promoted under various programmes and by various development agencies. It has been found that SHGs can serve the needs of the small farmers better than the cooperatives. It is believed that Self-Help Groups are a sub-system of cooperatives.
An Evaluation of Partnerships That Exist Between Statutory and Voluntary Orga...iosrjce
Despite the vast amount of work done by many organizations worldwide, particularly in Third World
countries like Zimbabwe, the effectiveness of their partnerships in programming is still marginal. The major
focus of this study was to evaluate the partnership that exists between International Non Governmental
Organizations {INGOs} and their local implementing Partner Non-Governmental Originations in order to
establish areas that need improvement and strengthening. This study revealed that some of the partnerships
that exist between these agencies are marred by challenges such as funding, implementing strategy, capacity
building/training, strategic networking, consultative and joint initiatives. An analysis of interviews established
that most partnerships existed in the area of implementation where local organizations are funded and this
accounted for 30%. This is an area where NGOs obtain financial assistance to implement programmes. The
other areas; capacity building/training shows 25% while strategic networking and consultative show 15%. The
area showing the least was joint initiatives which had only 10% of the existing partnerships. This reflects the
situation in most African countries where joint partnerships with NGOs are new phenomena and that the
founding members of such NGOs embark on the programmes/projects for philanthropic reasons with very little
knowledge of professional expertise needed to carry out these projects jointly. They outsource/consult or apply
for people to help them beef up their expertise or train their staff to do so. The paper concludes by determining
areas that need strengthening and proposes relevant policy recommendations which will contribute to future
research on the effectiveness of partnerships. The need for partnerships to strengthen projects and programmes
that are sustainable and which do not reinforce dependence was observed. The study further observed that
conflict and misunderstandings within the partnering groups as another barrier which led to local organizations
being reluctant to assume equal part in partnerships and to share information about the programme preferring
to maintain confidentiality or protect their sovereignty. The study adds knowledge to our understanding of
partnerships that exist between International Organizations and Local Organizations in Zimbabwe
This presentation based on a research paper by Dr Satish Pandey talks about the challenges in implementing strategies in Non Governmental organizations.
About the Stand for Your Mission CampaignBoardSource
The Stand for Your Mission campaign is a challenge to all nonprofit decision-makers to stand up for the organizations they believe in by actively representing their organization’s mission and values, and creating public will for positive social change.
Role of Self Help Groups in Rural Development-A Studyijtsrd
Rural development is a very dynamic process which includes in improving the socio-economic, political, environmental, and well-being of the poor people living in rural areas. In India more than 70 percent people living in rural areas, the concept of rural development assume great significance. The Molakalmuru taluk is one of the most backward taluk in Chitradurga district these areas have been facing so many problems like unemployment, poverty, lack of skills, illiteracy, and basic infrastructure health care common trend here. The present study is focused on the Socio-Economic status of Self-Help Group on rural development, and to study impact of Self-Help Group on rural development in Molakalmuru taluk. The present paper it is based on primary and secondary sources of information. Nagesha B | Ajeya G"Role of Self Help Groups in Rural Development-A Study" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-4 , June 2018, URL: http://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd14329.pdf http://www.ijtsrd.com/economics/development-economics/14329/role-of-self-help-groups-in-rural-development-a-study/nagesha-b
BESIDES the cooperatives and other forms of organisations, there is yet another form of enterprise which is organised voluntarily by the members themselves to meet a variety of their needs. The Self-Help Groups [SHGs] are such organisations which are formed, nourished and managed by the members themselves.
The SHGs, people’s voluntary and informal institutions, are organised as viable alternative to achieve the objectives of rural development and to get community participation in rural development programmes. These are similar to traditional group activities in all communities. It is a new form of a movement which aims at reducing the incidence of poverty through the provision of easy credit. In case of self-movement, thrift and credit are the entry points of activity. Micro-finance or provision of financial services to low-income households, have come to be accepted in policy implementation as the most efficacious intervention to alleviate poverty, enhancing agricultural production and developing local leadership.
A Self-Help Group is an informal organisation of not less than 10 and not more than 20 people from the poorer section of the village society, organised, owned, operated and controlled by the members in a democratic manner, based on solidarity, reciprocity, common interest and resource pooling. Self-Help Group is a social design in which people participate by making themselves socially and economically accountable to each other. All SHGs are not necessarily linked to lead/focal bank because they do not need external credit except the support from their sponsoring organisations.
SHGs have been promoted under various programmes and by various development agencies. It has been found that SHGs can serve the needs of the small farmers better than the cooperatives. It is believed that Self-Help Groups are a sub-system of cooperatives.
An Evaluation of Partnerships That Exist Between Statutory and Voluntary Orga...iosrjce
Despite the vast amount of work done by many organizations worldwide, particularly in Third World
countries like Zimbabwe, the effectiveness of their partnerships in programming is still marginal. The major
focus of this study was to evaluate the partnership that exists between International Non Governmental
Organizations {INGOs} and their local implementing Partner Non-Governmental Originations in order to
establish areas that need improvement and strengthening. This study revealed that some of the partnerships
that exist between these agencies are marred by challenges such as funding, implementing strategy, capacity
building/training, strategic networking, consultative and joint initiatives. An analysis of interviews established
that most partnerships existed in the area of implementation where local organizations are funded and this
accounted for 30%. This is an area where NGOs obtain financial assistance to implement programmes. The
other areas; capacity building/training shows 25% while strategic networking and consultative show 15%. The
area showing the least was joint initiatives which had only 10% of the existing partnerships. This reflects the
situation in most African countries where joint partnerships with NGOs are new phenomena and that the
founding members of such NGOs embark on the programmes/projects for philanthropic reasons with very little
knowledge of professional expertise needed to carry out these projects jointly. They outsource/consult or apply
for people to help them beef up their expertise or train their staff to do so. The paper concludes by determining
areas that need strengthening and proposes relevant policy recommendations which will contribute to future
research on the effectiveness of partnerships. The need for partnerships to strengthen projects and programmes
that are sustainable and which do not reinforce dependence was observed. The study further observed that
conflict and misunderstandings within the partnering groups as another barrier which led to local organizations
being reluctant to assume equal part in partnerships and to share information about the programme preferring
to maintain confidentiality or protect their sovereignty. The study adds knowledge to our understanding of
partnerships that exist between International Organizations and Local Organizations in Zimbabwe
This presentation based on a research paper by Dr Satish Pandey talks about the challenges in implementing strategies in Non Governmental organizations.
About the Stand for Your Mission CampaignBoardSource
The Stand for Your Mission campaign is a challenge to all nonprofit decision-makers to stand up for the organizations they believe in by actively representing their organization’s mission and values, and creating public will for positive social change.
Advocacy planning model based on information gathered through primary and secondary research. It seeks to empower persons affected by the problem to contribute to the solution.
Self Help Group (SHG) Movement in India has been recognized as an effective strategy for mobilization and empowerment of rural people, particularly poor women and other marginalized groups.
Presentation by Sam Chimbuya and Rahel Otieno from Khanya-African Institute for Community Driven Development, at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011 at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton
Socially Valued Organisations - An Updated View 18 02 14Tim Jones
This is an updated initial view of what may be some of the characteristics of socially valued organisations in the future. These have come from research and a series of discussions with different groups over the past few months and are now being used as the starting point for wider engagement. Workshops around the world and direct feedback (please feel free to provide) are helping to enrich these views. This update includes output from events in South Africa and the UK. There will be another revision and re-sharing in March 2014 after final workshops have been completed.
So, if you think that there is something missing, please let us know.
Equally if you disagree with something that is already in the mix please tell us why.
As with all future agenda projects, the views provided are from expert discussions that have taken place but on the understanding of non attribution and so do feel free to use and react to these insights in this context.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to get in touch.
1. VOICES: Oxfam learning event
“There is no I in TEAM”
Community groups are becoming increasingly involved in how, what and
when change happens at a local level. Supporting community groups to
articulate their own needs and desires and giving them the confidence to
influence decisions that affect their own lives is an important influencing
strategy: collective action is much more powerful than individual action.
Managing the dynamics in these groups and keeping the group together
and focused on the issue can be challenging however. In this session
partners will share their community mobilisation strategies, the processes
and methods they have developed to work with groups and the successes
and challenges they have had to overcome to create and sustain change
at a local level.
2. Planned Outcomes of the session
• Partners share and learn some of the successful ways in
which community groups have been involved in change in
their communities.
• Partners identify dynamics and issues that need to be
addressed in community groups and some strategies that
can be used to address them.
4. Vision: Socially and economically empowered
women within households made vulnerable by
poverty, the impact of HIV and AIDS, gender
inequalities and other societal injustices.
Mission: Sinamandla assists, capacitates and
supports local South African non-profit and
community-based organisations to promote self-
reliance in the communities they serve.
See www.sinamandla.org.za
5. Mobilising women for change
- The SHG approach focuses on the poorest and most
vulnerable sections of the community, organising women into
strong affinity groups (called SHGs) so that they are no longer
voiceless and powerless individuals.
- Second, it helps women realize their potential as individuals
through initiating a savings and loan system whereby the
members in the group save from their own meager resources
and administer their own fund.
-Third, it improves capacity and builds competence through a
series of training modules provided by a local implementing
organisation that can support the processes which increase
self-confidence, develop self-reliance, and help SHG
members to set their own agenda.
6. Mobilising women for change
-The final component is building the model through clustering
six to ten SHGs into a Cluster Level Association (CLA) to
work on the things that cannot be done by SHGs themselves
effectively, such as linkages and coordinating larger
community projects.
- Eventually eight or more CLAs can be clustered together
into a formalized network called a Federation (operating at
district level).
7. A Self-help Group (SHG) is usually made up of 15-20 members from
among women identified as the poorest in the community. SHG members
have a common objective of working together for their economic and social
development and also for their overall village development
● Each SHG meets weekly, has group leadership on rotational basis, has a
book-writer to keep records and develops own rules and regulations.
● SHG members take small loans form their group’s savings for urgent consumption
needs , developmental needs of their children and for micro business.
● Interest is charged and is added to the group income.
8. A Cluster Level Association (CLA) is usually made up of 6-10 SHGs from a
specific geographic area. Each SHG elects 2-3 representatives to the CLA.
A CLA is not a superior body to the SHG but rather a representative body
that carries out specific tasks on behalf of its SHGs.
● CLAs takes up the social, economic and political issues that are beyond the
scope of the individual SHGs and it works on building a People’s institution
towards empowerment .
● CLAs have own objectives and activities that are different to SHGs.
● Each CLA implements its activities and projects through sub-committees.
9. A Federation (or Network of CLAs)
involves setting up a super-ordinate
association in which each CLA is
represented by 2-3 members.
Forming a Federation is an important step in
taking over the administration tasks from the
supporting NGO partner, which now steadily
withdraws from the SHG process over a
period of two years. Strong SHGs and CLAs
are needed before a Federation can be
formed.
Main tasks of the Federation are:
● advocacy and lobbying;
● fundraising and financial management of the wider system;
● concentration on the problems and issues which are important
for the whole geographic area that it covers.
10. SINAMANDLA PARTNERS
Specific data on Sinamandla partners In Sinamandla
and their SHGs in 2012 partners
Number of functional SHGs/CLAs 400/30
Number of SHG members 6 100
Total Amount of Savings of all SHGs R1,600,000
Total Amount of Loans of all SHGs R4,200,000
Total number of loans given by all SHGS 30 000
Household members of all SHG members 35 000
Number of initiated SHG projects 600+
11. Success in the SHG approach
Sufficient food – no one goes hungry
Meeting school expenses – uniform,
transport, stationary
Home building/renovations
Breaking loan shark interest cycle
Saving (in various ways)
Investing in income-generating activities
Using SHG small loans effectively
12. More success…
Major social and psychological benefits
Improved community relations and social
cohesion
Greater civic activities – assisting others
and mobilising around human rights
Improved health – as a consequence of
access to services and in health education
Improved women’s status at home and in
the community
13. What are the benefits to SHG members, their
families and communities?
1. Poor women who are isolated and powerless, soon
realise that they are no longer alone.
2. Each member becomes empowered as they feel a
sense of ownership and belonging.
3. As they share their problems and start solving them,
they gain a sense of pride.
4. Consequently they are recognized and respected by
their families, stake-holders and the community.
14. Mobilising around GBV & HIV/AIDS
Women facilitated into SHGs gain recognition and are respected
by their families, stake-holders and the community as they:
- share their problems and start solving them,
- they put own efforts in campaigns that uplift community life.
- begin initiatives /projects that address social concerns
Sinamandla partners assist in the building of capacity (GBV
&HIV/AIDS) that strengthens the efforts of women in SHGs in
their response to HIV/AIDS in the community and enables
gender-based violence to be addressed more directly.
15. Lessons learnt
● Savings and loan in SHGs enables household
level economic needs to be met and quality of life
is being further enhanced as a result of IGAs
● Women report a greater sense of well-being and
reduction of stress as a result of social support
shared in the group.
● At a community level, the SHGs are increasing
commercial availability of resources and by
working together.
16. Lessons learnt
Members are creating structures to address
problems that are most pressing at a community
level.
The positive socioeconomic impacts of social
grant receipt are significantly magnified through
participation in SHGs.
17. Challenges/Opportunities
At SHG level – the performance and
retention of stipendiary CFs
Better remuneration to retain CFs
Better care, support & capacity building
Limited ownership and support by the
organisational leadership in some cases.
SHG vision leading to integration with other
internal programs
Learning exposure between partners
Reinforce understanding of concept
18. Challenges/opportunities
Need to identify broader product range,
retail outlets and marketing possibilities for
SHG members
Work with SHG members, partners and
experts to assist SHGs to develop a
market-oriented approach to income
generation thereby enabling an accurate
market analysis before embarking on the
production of saleable items.
19. Challenges/Solutions
Funding – finding donors who see long term
partnerships
Promotion of SHG concept in SA context
Engagement with government – help them
understand that SHG is not a quick fix
Potential replication of programme
20. Challenges/Solutions
Role of culture and a patriarchal system
Engagement of men in dialogue
Better understanding of culture and tradition