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self-help groups

Understanding the role of Self-Help Groups in reducing poverty, amplifying marginalised voices, and building women’s leadership in India.

A woman and four men pouring water in a tank_sustainable agriculture
February 1, 2023
A single mother paves the way for working women in her village
A day in the life of a grassroots leader in Yavatmal who is committed to helping women become self-reliant and fostering community resilience against climate change.
by Priti Bele | 6 min read
Group of women in a field_rural women
November 1, 2022
Rural women empower a model that thrives
SSP’s investment in rural women builds their confidence to assume public leadership roles and helps them promote climate resilience, food security, and more.
by Saloni Meghani | 6 min read
Three women in sarees walking with water vessels-reforestation
August 23, 2022
A village tackles cyclones: Why are women in Odisha regrowing a forest?
by Shawn Sebastian | 2 min read
Rina Sethi holds up a leaf plate in the manufacturing unit
June 21, 2022
Building sustainable products and livelihoods
A day in the life of an eco-friendly tableware producer, who shares how her first formal job as a leaf-crushing machine operator helped her gain independence and support her family through a difficult time.
by Rina Sethi | 5 min read
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February 25, 2022
Fixing how funds flow through government systems
Public service delivery in areas like education and healthcare often fails due to ineffective payment systems. Here’s what’s wrong and what needs to change.
by Charity Troyer Moore | 5 min read
Illustration of Aloysius Fernandez-self-help groups
January 13, 2022
IDR Interviews | Aloysius Fernandez
Having pioneered the concept of SHGs, Aloysius Fernandez speaks about his journey over the last several decades, and how building institutions is the beginning of the basis of power for marginalised people.
by Smarinita Shetty | 10 min read
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September 28, 2021
Migrant worker starts a women’s self-help group in Jharkhand
by Raunaq Parveen | 2 min read
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March 11, 2021
How climate change killed gossip
by Sarmistha Das | 2 min read
An open tap fills a bucket-SHGs urban sanitation livelihoods
March 3, 2021
Leverage SHGs to create livelihoods in urban sanitation
Communities can play an integral role in the management of urban sanitation services, and governments must facilitate this.
by Kaninik Baradi, Meghna Malhotra, Xerxes Rao | 6 min read
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February 11, 2021
A tale of two wives
by Anu Mishra | 2 min read
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