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The Churchill Community of Knowledge: An open Access Digital Archive
No full textNetta Untershats and Jeevika Sivakumaran presented at the Northern Studies Symposium about the Churchill Community of Knowledge Digital Archive in YorkSpace
Costs and cost benefit analysis of the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project—JEEViKA: Preliminary evidence
Get PDFDespite an increasing body of research on the impact of women’s self-help groups (SHGs) on women’s empowerment, wide gaps in understanding their costs and cost-effectiveness remain. An ongoing study by the Evidence Consortium on Women’s Groups (ECWG) seeks to address these evidence gaps by conducting an analysis of the costs and return on investment (ROI) of JEEViKA, the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP). The JEEViKA program is implemented as part of India’s National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) in the state of Bihar. This evidence note presents preliminary results on the costs of various components of JEEViKA over time and scale based on publicly available program and audit reports
Engaging women’s groups to improve nutrition: Findings from an evaluation of the Jeevika multisectoral convergence pilot in Saharsa, Bihar
No full textThis report presents the endline findings of an impact evaluation of the JEEViKA Multisectoral Convergence pilot, designed as an effectiveness trial, in one district in Bihar, India. JEEViKA, a rural livelihoods project, supports self-help groups (SHGs) - savings and credit-based groups of about 15-20 women, mostly targeted toward those from poor households - with the aim of improving their livelihoods and enhancing household incomes. The JEEViKA Multisectoral Convergence (JEEViKA-MC) pilot went a step further, leveraging these SHGs to address the immediate and underlying determinants of undernutrition among women and children. The multisectoral convergence model, developed by the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society with technical support from the World Bank, was piloted in 12 Gram Panchayats of Saharsa district in Bihar. Two complementary sets of interventions-health and nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) to improve women’s knowledge and household practices, and efforts to improve service access through convergence -were layered onto the existing core package of JEEViKA activities and were targeted to women who were members of the SHGs already formed by JEEViKA. Within this target population, households with young children, mothers of young children, and pregnant women were the primary focus of the JEEViKA-MC pilot
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Performance of Jeevika Sakhi of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission on Improving Livelihoods of Rural Poor in Assam, India
Get PDFIntroduction: Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihood Mission in Assam introduced a community resource person, Jeevika Sakhi, to facilitate the Self-help Groups formed under the mission. Jeevika Shakhis helps the rural poor until they can support themselves.
Objectives: (i)To determine the performance of Jeevika Shakhi's role under DAY-NRLM, (ii) to find out the impact of Jeevika Sakhi's intervention on the livelihood of SHG members, and (iii) to assess SHG members' development perceptions after Jeevika Sakhi's intervention.
Methodology: The location of the study was Balipara Development Block of Sonitpur district of Assam, India. A cross-sectional study was conducted for which data were collected from 150 respondents. The data was collected from April 2022 to June 2022. For the analysis of data, descriptive statistics and Difference -in Difference method were applied.
Results and Discussion: The results show that all the Jeevika Sakhis could not perform all the designated roles. However, there were positive changes in SHG members' income after the introduction of Jeevika Sakhis. A positive development was found in the case of the SHG members of DAY-NRLM after the intervention of Jeevika Shakhi
Conclusion: The study revealed a need for capacity building of Jeevika Sakhis, which will improve the performance of the Jeevika Sakhis
Engaging women’s groups to improve nutrition: Findings from an evaluation of the Jeevika multisectoral convergence pilot in Saharsa, Bihar
No full textThis report presents the endline findings of an impact evaluation of the JEEViKA Multisectoral Convergence pilot, designed as an effectiveness trial, in one district in Bihar, India. JEEViKA, a rural livelihoods project, supports self-help groups (SHGs) - savings and credit-based groups of about 15-20 women, mostly targeted toward those from poor households - with the aim of improving their livelihoods and enhancing household incomes. The JEEViKA Multisectoral Convergence (JEEViKA-MC) pilot went a step further, leveraging these SHGs to address the immediate and underlying determinants of undernutrition among women and children. The multisectoral convergence model, developed by the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society with technical support from the World Bank, was piloted in 12 Gram Panchayats of Saharsa district in Bihar. Two complementary sets of interventions-health and nutrition behavior change communication (BCC) to improve women’s knowledge and household practices, and efforts to improve service access through convergence -were layered onto the existing core package of JEEViKA activities and were targeted to women who were members of the SHGs already formed by JEEViKA. Within this target population, households with young children, mothers of young children, and pregnant women were the primary focus of the JEEViKA-MC pilot.Non-PRIFPRI5; CRP4PHND; A4NHCGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH
Qualitative Evidence from Jeevika
No full textIn 2006, when the Bihar Rural
Livelihoods Project was launched, the state’s rural poverty
ratio was 44.6 percent - 36 million of the total 82 million
people in Bihar were living in poverty. Bihar is India’s
third most populous state with 8 percent of the total
population but ranks lowest on the human development index
(HDI). Rural communities in the state are often beset by
pervasive social inequalities and caste and gender
hierarchies. Simultaneously, Bihar has also had a long
history of progressive movements that constantly challenged
upper caste hegemony. However, these movements have had
limited success in address gender inequality - Bihar ranked
lowest on the Gender Equality Index with lower caste women
facing double subordination. Overall, rural Bihar was
characterized by weak service delivery, complex political
and social dynamics, limited inclusion of the poor into
institutions, few economic opportunities, and a frail
development infrastructure. It was in the midst of this that
JEEViKA was piloted and implemented
A Study on Socio-Economic Upliftment of Women JEEViKA Beneficiaries and to Analyse the Constraints Faced by Them in Begusarai District of Bihar
Get PDFMajority of the population in Bihar are residing in rural areas and have low source of income which leads to poverty. Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project (BRLP) or JEEViKA project, 2006 is a poverty alleviation project supported by World Bank, which aims to enhance the socio-economic status of rural women. JEEViKA project brought a whole new platform for women empowerment. The present study aims to analyse the significant increase in the level of women’s empowerment through JEEViKA project and also to find out the major constraints faced by women beneficiaries. The study was conducted in the Begusarai district of Bihar which was selected purposively as JEEViKA livelihood training programme is currently running in the district. Teghra block was selected by purposive sampling for the study as the block has the largest number of trained beneficiaries. Total six villages were selected for the study by purposively considering the fact that these villages have a greater number of JEEViKA beneficiaries A total number of 120 respondents were taken for the study out of which sixty benrficiaries and sixty non-beneficiaries were there. The data were collected by personnel interview method by using pre structured interview schedule and later appropriate statistical analysis was done to find out the meaningful results. The present study revealed that the there is considerable increase in the socio-economic empowerment of women JEEViKA beneficiaries after going through livelihood trainings. The study further found the major constraints faced by the beneficiaries in various income generating activities such as lack of proper marketing, lower price etc. It is recommended that to enhance the socio-economic condition of rural women government should organize more such income generating livelihood training under JEEViKA project
Lessons Learnt from the Bihar Rural Livelihoods Project—JEEViKA
No full textThe objective of this booklet is to
document a decade of journey of the Bihar Rural Livelihoods
Project (BRLP) from 2006 to 2016 in the one of the poorest
states in India. The project was successfully completed and
a follow-on project, Bihar Transformative Development
Project (BTDP) commenced in 2016 to expand the BRLP model.
This booklet is a joint effort of the Bihar Rural Livelihood
Promotion Society (BRLPS) (locally known as JEEViKA) and the
World Bank and aims to share the lessons learnt with the
development practitioners and colleagues around the world
who have the same motivation and goals for rural poverty
alleviation and transformation for shared prosperity
Rice Market Liberalization and Household Welfare in Sri Lanka: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Get PDFCurrent trade policy pursued by the Sri Lankan government on rice can best be described as ad-hoc as it is characterized by protecting farmers during glut seasons and consumers during deficit seasons. This study examines the economy-wide impacts of various policy packages on rice and related markets, which consist of liberal as well as protectionist elements. A general equilibrium model developed for the Sri Lankan economy using the input-output table for 2000 was used for the analysis. The model consists of 5 sectors, 2 factors of production and households in 8 representative provinces. The key results of the analysis indicate that removal of the import tariff on rice along with removals of the import tariff on fertilizer and/or subsidy payments on other agricultural sectors could improve economic efficiency and household welfare across provinces. Contrary to the general belief that protectionism is pro-poor, an import ban on rice reduces household income and welfare even in agricultural provinces, including Uva and Sabaragamuwa. Further analysis indicates that broad-brush approaches may not yield expected outcomes, as the policy packages generate second best outcomes due to existence of other distortions in the economy. The key channel of transmission of trade shock to households appears to be through government transfer payments that are influenced by changes in government expenditures on subsidy payments.International Relations/Trade,
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