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Self help groups, microfinance, financial inclusion and social exclusion: Insight from Assam [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
In order to link the unorganised with the formal financial sector in India, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) introduced the Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme (SHG-BLP) as a trial initiative in 1992 and mainstreamed it
Shrabanti Maity
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Impact of Self-Help Groups among Persons With Disabilities in Rural Karnataka - A Comparative, Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2022
Background: The prime concern for an individual with disability is independence. Self-help groups (SHGs) provide opportunities for those with such needs.
Minitta Maria Regy, Deepthi N Shanbhag, Naveen Ramesh, Elaina Pasangha, Alex Fernando, Monisha Maria, Cyriac Jogi   +6 more
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Self-help friendliness and cooperation with self-help groups among rehabilitation clinics in Germany (KoReS): a mixed-methods study protocol [PDF]

BMJ Open
Introduction Self-help is an important complement to medical rehabilitation for people with chronic diseases and disabilities. It contributes to stabilising rehabilitation success and further coping with disease and disability.
Christopher Kofahl, Elâ Ziegler, Thea Bartzsch, Alf Trojan, Nicole Usko, Ines Krahn, Sabine Bütow   +6 more
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Sustaining community self-help groups beyond donor support: lessons from a qualitative study of self-help groups, including persons affected by leprosy and disability in rural India [PDF]

BMJ Open
Introduction Leprosy remains a significant public health challenge in many low and middle-income countries, including India. People affected by leprosy face multifaceted challenges: physical, psychological, social and economic.
Frances Griffiths, Jo Sartori, Richard J Lilford, Antje Lindenmeyer, Joydeepa Darlong, Onaedo Ilozumba, Sopna Choudhury, Karthikeyan Govindasamy, Mythily VS Charles, Anjali Shrivastva   +9 more
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Estimating the effectiveness of self-help groups on the adoption of secondary preventive measures by people living with HIV in Central America, 2012 [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background According to UNAIDS, the HIV epidemic has stabilized. This as a result of increased condom use and greater access to coverage for antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Mario Salvador Sanchez-Dominguez, Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa, Rene Leyva-Flores, Cesar Infante-Xibille   +3 more
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Can Self-Help Groups Really Be 'Self-Help'? [PDF]

International Finance Discussion Papers, 2013
We provide an experimental and theoretical evaluation of a cost-reducing innovation in the delivery of "self-help group" microfinance services, in which privatized agents earn payments through membership fees for providing services.
Brian Greaney, Joseph P. Kaboski, Eva Van Leemput   +2 more
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Use of self-help groups by people living with HIV in Central America

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2022
Self-help groups (SHGs) for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are organizations created by the community to provide individuals with security, affection, improved self-esteem, and a sense of belonging.
Mario Sanchez-Dominguez, Rene Leyva-Flores, César Infante-Xibille, Jose Luis Texcalac-Sangrador, Hector Lamadrid-Figueroa   +4 more
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Can the current youth agricultural groups be sustainable? Experiences from Mid-Western Uganda

Cogent Social Sciences, 2022
As one of the most youthful populations in the world, with close to 80% of its population under the age of 30, Uganda is grappling with initiatives for engaging youth in productive sectors of the economy.
Dorcas Elizabeth Loga, Paul Kibwika, Florence Birungi Kyazze   +2 more
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Rural women farmers’ assessment of credit oriented self-help groups in Delta State, Nigeria [PDF]

Journal of Agricultural Sciences (Belgrade), 2014
This study was conducted to analyze the perception of the rural woman about credit oriented self-help group in Delta State, Nigeria. A sample size of 110 respondents was used for the study and data were collected from them with the use of ...
Ofuoku Albert U., Albert Carol E.
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Improving the depth of data quality or increasing confusion? Reflections on a data analysis involving members of a self‐help group for relatives of people living with dementia

Health Expectations, 2021
Background Public involvement in research to improve data quality and to empower different stakeholders is good scientific practice, but rarely implemented across all research phases.
Antonia Kowe, Stefanie Köhler, Stefan Teipel   +2 more
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