Income generating programmes for rural women – examining the role of NGOs
Boosting women's incomes not only benefits them, but often also raises the nutritional and educational status of their families. This article compares two approaches to raising women's incomes: the employment approach, whereby women are employed in a production unit owned and run byan NGO, and the empowerment approach, which involves forming village groups and developing self-confidence, and enabling women to increase their incomes through collective action and group savings. Whereas larger increases in income can sometimes be generated by the employment approach, this
article suggests that the empowerment approach is less dependent on outside funds, and creates a sense of self-confidence in the women involved.
an NGO, and the empowerment approach, which involves forming village groups and developing self-confidence, and enabling women to increase their incomes through collective action and group savings. Whereas larger increases in income can sometimes be generated by the employment approach, this
article suggests that the empowerment approach is less dependent on outside funds, and creates a sense of self-confidence in the women involved.
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