| Title |
Participation and significance of self-help groups for social development: exploring the community capacity in Ethiopia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
SpringerPlus, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/2193-1801-3-189 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Elias Teshome, Mulumebet Zenebe, Henok Metaferia, Sibhatu Biadgilign |
| Abstract |
There are various Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ethiopia among which the 'Idir' is a social and financial institution widespread both in urban and rural areas of the country. So the objectives of this study is to investigate how women members perceive the contribution of iddirs toward improving their lives and to determine whether and to what extent participation in iddirs has social impacts on their lives. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 83 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 83 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 10% |
| Researcher | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 12% |
| Unknown | 27 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 12 | 14% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 8% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 6 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 7% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 23% |
| Unknown | 29 | 35% |