Igniting the power of collective action to change communities from within
Self Help Groups bring people together to save, build livelihoods and lead change in their own communities. We help shift resources and power to the local actors who make it happen.
What is a Self Help Group?
Groups of 10–25 people who meet every week to save together, start businesses, support one another and create lasting change for themselves and their communities.
We believe people should be in charge of what happens in their own communities — so we work to shift resources, decisions and power to local actors.
About usA proven return on community-led action
Independent research shows Self Help Groups deliver outsized social, economic and health impact for the people and places they serve.
in social and economic benefits returned for every $1 invested
Cost-benefit analysis, Ethiopia
women stepping into local politics and community decision-making
Across Self Help Group programmes
maternal deaths in communities reached by Self Help Groups
Independent evaluations
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