Search Results for "self help groups"

Building Groups, Building Social Capital

... self-help group (SHG), group meetings and group saving funds. So many of them were absent from meetings. Also, since most of the group ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/building-groups-building-social-capital.html

Becoming Women of Substance in India

Each of the women from the Self-Help Group (SHG), Shri Mata Hod ki Dhani, introduced themselves. They presented information about their ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/becoming-women-of-substance-in-india.html

Saving the Planet – One Plant at a Time

Bindu and other self-help group members work at the fodder and forage plantation in the community forest. Bindu joined a Heifer Nepal self-help group (SHG) ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/saving-the-planet-one-plant-at-a-9time.html

Help Promote Women's Empowerment

Your gift will provide support for women's groups, training in gender equality and the means to send girls to school. ... Women Self-Help Group. $72. Help a ...

https://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/womens-empowerment/index.html

Microfinance Helps Heifer Farmers

In many of our projects, though, Heifer has set up self-help groups that include savings activities. The groups pool small amounts of money ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/microfinance-helps-heifer-farmers.html

Determined Women Build Market for Their Community in Nepal ...

Parroha village is in Nepal's Rupandehi district. The women of Jaya Durga Self-Help Group (SHG) proudly welcome visitors to the vegetable collection center they ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/determined-women-build-market-for-their-community-in-nepal.html

Revisiting the Past: WiLD Awardee Still Doing Wonders

She used part of the award money she received to open the Cafe, while the SHGs share was added to their revolving fund. A sidewalk vendor and ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/wild-awardee-still-doing-wonders.html

Maya Finds her Voice

Now, three years after joining a Heifer Nepal women's self-help group (SHG), Maya says her meekness is more of a distant memory than a personality trait. Maya's ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/maya-finds-her-voice.html

Our Approach

We facilitate creation of locally organized collectives, primarily women-led self-help groups, many of which evolve into agricultural cooperatives, producer ...

https://www.heifer.org/our-work/approach.html

How Financial Inclusion Reduces Poverty and Income Inequality ...

Women of a local self-help group in India attend a monthly financial meeting. Photo by Pranab K. Aich/Heifer International. The goal of ...

https://www.heifer.org/blog/financial-inclusion-and-poverty.html