Gender and rural vitality: empowerment through women's community groups

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dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-28T13:03:02Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-28T13:03:02Z
dc.date.issued 2021-06-07 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16053
dc.description.abstract Rural women are often the main supporters of their families and have been involved in improving the quality of life for households and communities. Sustainable rural development and poverty reduction is linked to empowering women. Community groups are one mechanism for empowering women and fostering economic development in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. For the poor, the ability to organize and mobilize to solve problems is crucial because collective capability assists in overcoming challenges arising from marginalization and limited resources. Even though considerable work has been done on the impact of institutional support for community groups, it is not well documented how the efforts of women's community groups actually lead to improved socioeconomic wellbeing. The results of the study elucidate the positive impact of female group membership as a mechanism for advancing livelihoods and socio-economic wellbeing. Empowering women's groups as micro-institutions of economic and social advancement is a fundamental tool for improving the well-being of women and their children. The findings are intended to help institutions that work with women groups improve the impact and sustainability of these key mechanisms for development intervention. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher Earthscan en
dc.subject GENDER EQUALITY en
dc.subject WOMEN en
dc.subject EMPOWERMENT en
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES en
dc.subject KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE en
dc.title Gender and rural vitality: empowerment through women's community groups en
dc.type Journal Article en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber N/A en
dc.Volume 86(4) en
dc.BudgetYear 2021/22 en
dc.ResearchGroup Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators en
dc.SourceTitle Rural Sociology en
dc.ArchiveNumber 12014 en
dc.PageNumber 886-910 en
dc.outputnumber 11166 en
dc.bibliographictitle Majokweni, Z-Z.P. & Molnar, J.J. (2021) Gender and rural vitality: empowerment through women's community groups. Rural Sociology. 86(4):886-910. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16053 en
dc.publicationyear 2021 en
dc.contributor.author1 Majokweni, Z-Z.P. en
dc.contributor.author2 Molnar, J.J. en


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