A Swa-Shakti Working Paper - Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana

Swa-Shakti Project Components
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Empowerment Outcome
Participation of most disadvantaged women in empowerment processes through the SHG
approach.
SHGs without are external able to facilitation. identify their concerns, prioritise their needs and can access resources
involvement SHGs are able and to participation. effectively work on gender issues through community especially men’s
FWs are able to build in a gender perspective while implementing project activities.
FWs issues can concerning sensitise women the community and the need especially to involve the men women and the in development opinion leaders processes. in particular on
FWs development can create through awareness Panchayat among meetings, the SHGs Gram to participate Sabhas etc., in matters to voice concerning
demands thus enhancing their access to resources. their priorities and
The cooperate community at the household at large, especially and community men recognise levels on the gender role of specific SHGs and matters. are able to
WDCs women’s can empowerment function as resource projects. agencies for the conception as well as implementation of
WDCs of other are Departments able to advocate and influence the need policy for a gender decisions perspective to some extent. in schemes and programmes
from The NGO a gender team point leaders of view and FWs and are thus equipped are able with to target an ability specific to analyse gender and outcomes. design interventions
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Integrating Gender Concerns in Swa-Shakti Project Components