An Ethiopian family proudly poses with the sheep they have acquired with a loan from the SHG

Members often meet for the weekly meeting in one of their homes. A meeting about to start

This group in Ethiopia regularly meets under a tree, sometimes even when there is a drizzle

A training programme for Community Facilitators in Sustainable Agriculture at South Africa

This woman and her child are happy to show their newly acquired chicken

The large pancake is Injera made from Teff. This is a staple food in Ethiopia. It is also a profitable Income Generating Activity

This group in Ethiopia meets under the open sky right in the middle of their community

Some members in this urban slum try to grow vegetables in sacks and creepers between their houses

Vast hillside expanses of Emabhelene in KwaZulu Natal. Several SHG members walk across these hills to attend their weekly meetings

SHG Meeting, a doorway to community development where issues are discussed, money is saved & loans for small businesses are made

This girl is a head of a family and part of the SHG in Rwamagana.After taking a loan from the group's savings fund, she started a business of selling household necessities and takes care of her siblings and herself

This woman is also a member of the SHG's. To know how she saved her malnourished children and herself from abject poverty click here

These ladies  are making a local fuel saving stove. The stove saves on the fire wood used and also protects the environment. These stoves are also made  for outside the community,to generate some income for their group

The children are with a volunteer learning how to read. The community members are working together to make a simple building for children to meet for lessons

An Adult Literacy Center where members learn how to read, write & count. These centers are for the benefit of all community members whether they belong to the SHGs or not. Click here for more description

The members are learning a modern method of planting and looking after strawberry plants, which yield higher than those planted in the traditional manner. The SHG members are hungry for new knowledge of doing things in a better and more productive way. Click here for more description

The staff members of a AEE center are sensitizing the CBO leaders, the community leaders and some community members on the SHG concept