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Self-Help Groups and Women Empowerment: An Analysis

Self-Help Groups (SHGs) have emerged as an effective mechanism for promoting women's political and socio-economic empowerment by enhancing their access to financial resources, leadership opportunities, and collective decision-making. The present paper examines the role of SHGs in increasing political awareness and prom...

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The Protetoras da Leste collective is a social mobilization network made up of more than 200 women from the eastern periphery of São Paulo. The group operates by transforming women’s networks of care and solidarity into a driving force for territorial change, providing support, facilitating access to rights, and offeri...

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A Study on the Factors Influencing and Mechanisms Promoting Social Work Participation Among University Students in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from a Systems Theory Perspective

Against the backdrop of the comprehensive implementation of the ‘Five-Community Coordination’ mechanism, university students—as future professionals in social work and a reserve force for community voluntary service—play a crucial role; their willingness to participate is directly linked to the sustainability of grassr...

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Self-help groups are well-established mechanisms of mutual support and collective well-being. However, their developmental role in protracted crises remains underexamined. Drawing on qualitative interviews, focus groups, and collaborative vignette analysis in eastern DRC, this study explores how women’s self-help and r...

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