-strand programs can help to explain the paradox as to why nearly 100 million women (in India alone) have participated in self help …This paper offers an evaluation of a supported women's self help program with over 1.5 million participants in one of … the poorest rural regions of the world (Uttar Pradesh, India). Methodologically, it shows how indicators from the direct …

its members, especially women. SHGs are key to women empowerment and ensuring regular income to rural and urban poor. The … overall impact not only helps to empower women only but also increases social and financial stability among rural and urban …

microfinance - namely the impact of microcredit on household income. The panel data analysis presented in this work covers three … investigates the impact of microcredit on women’s empowerment and discusses the family challenges that married women face with the … microcredit. The finding suggested that microcredit has a significant positive impact on women’s empowerment. But access to …