Effect of shgs on eduction of tribal women’s children

Author: 
Manoj Sharma and Ekhalak Ansari

Self help groups (SHGs) are small individual group of women which consists ten to twenty members.   These groups start saving by various activities and help the member in terms of finance and social help. The study was conducted at Dharampur taluka of Valsad district, Gujarat. This study examines before and after impact of SHGs programme on tribal women’s children education.  Before SHGs programme their children registered in various higher education programme were MBA(0%), MCA and  BCA (1%), Mediacal and Engineering (2%) and General Education viz., BA, Bsc, B.Com (15), not involved any programme/Cources were (82%). After Joining SHGs programme by tribal women their children education become increased as MBA(5%), MCA and  BCA (15%), Medical and Engineering (10%) and General Education viz., BA, B.Sc., B.Com (40), not involved any programme/Courses were (30%). Present study reveals that the education of children of tribal women’s positively affected by SHGs activities.

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