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... groups were those that were: registered by the DGSD, active in their operations and of different types such as unit groups, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and development committees. However, owing to inadequate time and financial constraints, the researcher after consulting the DSDOs gathered the information from only 2 to 3 of the identified groups from each district giving a total of 23 groups (Table 1). ...
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... the 23 groups, 15 were primary or unit groups, 4 were CBOs and another 4 were development committees. From each of these 15 unit groups, one leader/member was purposively selected (table 1 and Annex table 1). ...
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... we cross-tabulated sources of ideas for formation of groups to their performance, we found no marked association between the two variables implying that source of ideas for formation of the groups did not influence their performance (Table 11). ...
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... we cross-tabulated age of the groups with their performance, we found no marked association between the two variables implying that newer groups performed equally as the older ones (Table 11). ...
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... cross-tabulated types of groups and their performance and found that there was no significant association between the two variables indicating that various types of unit groups performed more-or-less at the same level as the CBOs and the committees (Table 11). ...
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... Childhood Development, school fees 2 3.9 We cross-tabulated the number of activities that the groups carried out with their performance (Table 11).The table shows that there was marked association between the two variables. Contrary to our expectation, groups which had multiple activities presumably owing to their being able to meet interests of more members tended to perform better than those with few activities. ...
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... we cross-tabulated the level of formalization of the groups and their performance, we found significant association between the two variables (Table 11). This implied that formal groups which observed corporate governance practices tended to perform better than those which did not fully do so. ...
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... The vast majority of people live in rural areas and work in low-productivity, high-risk subsistence farming and associated activities [9]. Activities that meet basic human requirements in good and bad times, as well as accumulating capacities, resources, and assets to carry out these activities, are all included in livelihoods, which are described as a household's means of earning a living by Chitere [10]. These self-help groups (SHGs) serve as launching pads for interventions aimed at generating and sustaining livelihoods [11]. ...
... The authors aver that the British colonial authority sponsored and promoted traditional self-help activities in the form of community development work Chitere & Ngundo, [19]. This was followed by the support of the then-Kenyan President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and his government policy emphasising African socialism as a method of people working together for their benefit, the self-help effort became known as "Harambee" as outlined in Sessional Paper No. 10,1965 and Development Plan, 1964-69 by Republic of Kenya, [20] The number of Self-help initiatives increased from 21,297 in 1965 to 27,943 in 1967, then decreased to 7,580 in 1972, 1,671 in 1977, and 1,403 in 1981 [10]. Nyakach sub-county in Kenya has experienced a rise in the number of SHGs from 20 in the 1980s to about 796 in 2015, Republic of Kenya, [21]. ...
... The authors aver that the British colonial authority sponsored and promoted traditional self-help activities in the form of community development work Chitere & Ngundo, [19]. This was followed by the support of the then-Kenyan President, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, and his government policy emphasising African socialism as a method of people working together for their benefit, the self-help effort became known as "Harambee" as outlined in Sessional Paper No. 10,1965 and Development Plan, 1964-69 by Republic of Kenya, [20] The number of Self-help initiatives increased from 21,297 in 1965 to 27,943 in 1967, then decreased to 7,580 in 1972, 1,671 in 1977, and 1,403 in 1981 [10]. Nyakach sub-county in Kenya has experienced a rise in the number of SHGs from 20 in the 1980s to about 796 in 2015, Republic of Kenya, [21]. ...
Self-Help Groups (SHGs) adopt joint liability lending schemes to access the poor financial resources. Among the rural poor households, access to SHG micro-credit enables households acquire assets of social and economic importance. Members build social and economic capital as well benefit group synergy. Notwithstanding, poverty levels in some regions in Kenya, especially the Nyakach Sub-County remains high despite several SHGs. Approximately 800 registered SHGs were in Nyakach Sub-County by 2023 engaging in different social and economic endeavours. Food insecurity, poverty, environmental degradation, poor technology and general insecurity manifest in the sub county. It contrasts evidence of other developed countries across the globe, especially parts of Asia and Europe that self-help groups have positively influenced the overall development of society. The study explored the contributions of strategies to SHGs’ participation influence the livelihoods of households in Nyakach Sub County, Kenya. By using Questionnaires, gathered quantitative data from the respondents was analysed and presented in descriptive statistics while Pearson Correlation Analysis measured the relationship between the variables. The study found that strategies like education and entrepreneurial training, group lending and partnerships, networks and SHG-facilitated bookkeeping and business skills influenced the members’ active participation for enhanced livelihoods. Improving participation in SHGs was found to have a high and significant influence on the sustainability of the livelihood of members’ households. The study recommends to the government for development of legislative regulations on participation and protection of SHGs from operational and performance risks.
... SHGs are, therefore, a known and common concept. The main aim of SHGs has been to advance the livelihood standards, especially amongst the poor (Preston & Chitere, 2018). However, it is unclear whether SHGs have achieved this objective as many people, especially women in slums, continue to live in abject poverty. ...
Women play a crucial role in developing the economy, but their contribution has been negatively affected by limited financial services access. The study investigated the role of self-help groups (SHGs) in promoting women's economic empowerment in Kibra, Nairobi County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The sample size was 108 SHGs as respondents. The study utilized primary means of data collection by using questionnaires, key informant interviews (KIIs) and focused group discussions (FGDs). The findings showed that SHGs utilize group savings to expand credit access to vulnerable women in the sub-county. Leadership experience in SGHs has changed women's ability to make major decisions in their lives and improve confidence. SHGs have positively boosted the economy by empowering women and diversifying income sources. The study recommends periodical training on leadership and income-generating activities. The government needs to offer market and build infrastructure for products produced by groups' projects and provide subsidized loans to SHGs. Great emphasis should be put on women education and creating awareness while encouraging young women to join SHGs to start earning their incomes at early ages and making savings for their projects.
Poverty reduction and socio-economic challenges since 1990s attracted institutions named Self-Help Groups (SHGs) among communities. Literature abound linking SHGs with empowerment especially of women albeit with weak methodology and failure to measure changes in livelihood participation. Poverty level still increased in areas like Nyakach Sub-County where SHGs operate. Poverty level increased from 18% to 43% until 2019, representing 238% rise. The study purposed to establish how participation in SHGs changed constructs of household livelihoods in Nyakach Sub-County, Kenya. The study hypotheses tested; absence of significant difference in household food security before and after joining SHGs, absence of significant difference in household healthcare access before and after joining SHGs, and absence of significant difference in household social capabilities before and after joining SHGs. Using Symbolic Interactionism Theory a longitudinal survey design was applied on 9450 target population. A sample of 384 provided data at two points before joining SHGs and after joining. Mean values of the two periods were compared using z-statistics. Findings showed that through participation in SHGs, improvement in food security (M=3.60; SD=1.39) and improvement in social capabilities (M=3.53; SD=1.36) were highly changed. Improvement in healthcare access was slight (M=2.73 ; SD=1.04). A significant and positive improvement in livelihood constructs of the SHG members was observed thus rejection of the null hypotheses (H01 ; H02 and H03). Conclusively, participation in SHGs had significant potential of improving livelihood constructs of households. It is recommended that healthcare as a construct of livelihood should be institutionalised through SHGs for more community reach.
