These women are the ones who will in the end change the realities of their families, of their communities, and any institution that works with them, will be changed too, for the better in terms of loan repayment or good inter-relationship, as women tends to be very good in money matters. Better income for women leads to more food on family table, more girls go to school and women s empowerment is improved. However, there is a need to develop simple and cost-effective ways of assessing its ultimate impact on the overall general well being of the rural communities. Return to the top of this document Importance of Grouping In Sustainable rural development programmes, the participation of target groups, in all phases, is a prerequisite for a successful implementation of projects, through ways that involve rural communities as stake holders, in order for them to derive direct benefits from it. Women s impact could be more easily achieved through groups and networks that call for visibility and their recognition.
Groups are good forums for giving or receiving information.
Each member in a community has something to offer. In groups, members are free to share problems affecting them. There are various ways you can also help in empowering community-based rural women groups in Africa. If you strongly feel you can be associated with GAN s Sustainable Women Development programme and would like to contribute towards its success, please feel free to do so. You can contribute through monetary, by volunteering to work at our field station, sponsoring a volunteer, contributing equipment, 4WD vehicle to be used to reach remote rural country-side or anything of your choice.