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Self-help groups are started by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that generally have broad anti-poverty agendas. Self-help groups are seen as instruments for goals including empowering women, developing leadership abilities among the poor and the needy, increasing school enrolment and improving nutrition and the use of birth control.
HelpAge India is an Indian organization focused on the concerns of elders and support geriatric initiatives. Established in 1978, [ 1 ] The aim is to serve disadvantaged elders in a holistic manner, enabling them to live active, dignified, and healthier lives.
The idea behind this program is to organize the poor into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and make them capable of self-employment. In 1999, after restructuring the Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP), the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) launched Swarnajayanti Grameen Swarojgar Yojana ( SGSY ) to focus on promoting self-employment among ...
Self-help; Support group This page was last edited on 5 April 2022, at 07:39 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ... List of self-help organizations.
[3] [4] Most street children in India earn between 200 ($4.00) and 830 rupees a month, with older children making more than younger children. [8] Self-employed children also typically make more than children who are employed under an employer. [3] The largest expense in a street child's budget is food, which often costs 5–10 rupees a day. [3]
The goal of BGMS is the welfare, upliftment and empowerment of women, children, the aged and partially impaired. It works with UNODC in running an awareness programme on drug abuse in secondary schools, [4] and is known for creating Mahila Mandals (women self-help groups) across villages in its areas, for women empowerment and education [5] [6]
Tibetan refugee self-help center in Darjeeling, West Bengal. Since its independence in 1947, India has accepted various groups of refugees from neighbouring countries, including partition refugees from former British Indian territories that now constitute Pakistan and Bangladesh, Tibetan refugees that arrived in 1959, Chakma refugees from present day Bangladesh in early 1960s, other ...
Help Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. A. Alcohol-related ... Pages in category "Social issues in India"