self help group
Self Help Groups play a vital role in empowering individuals—especially women—by promoting collective savings, financial discipline, and mutual support. B.G. Samste (Reg) works to strengthen Self Help Groups by enabling access to financial resources, livelihood opportunities, and capacity-building initiatives. Through SHGs, members are encouraged to become self-reliant, confident, and economically independent.
Why Self Help Groups
Lack of access to credit, financial literacy, and organized support often keeps families trapped in poverty. Self Help Groups provide a strong platform for individuals to save regularly, access microcredit, and engage in income-generating activities. In rural and marginalized communities, SHGs help improve household income, decision-making power, and social participation. B.G. Samste (Reg) supports SHGs by promoting entrepreneurship, skill development, and market linkages, enabling sustainable livelihoods and inclusive economic growth at the grassroots level.
What We Do
B.G. Samste (Reg) works to create and nurture Self Help Groups (SHGs) as a grassroots approach to empower individuals—especially women—from economically weaker and marginalized communities. The programme focuses on building strong, community-led groups that promote savings, mutual support, and economic self-reliance.
Aligned with national livelihood missions and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to poverty alleviation, gender equality, and decent work, the initiative encourages inclusive participation and sustainable community development.
The programme supports women and families from rural, tribal, and underserved areas, including daily wage earners, informal workers, small farmers, and households with limited access to formal financial systems.
Through SHG formation, capacity building, financial literacy training, leadership development, skill enhancement, access to microcredit and government schemes, and market linkages, B.G. Samste (Reg) enables individuals to generate income, strengthen livelihoods, and improve their social and economic status with dignity and confidence.
Access to Quality Education
Bridge Course for Non-School Going Children
Remedial Education Support
Vocational Education
Scholarship Support for Continued Education
4-Pronged Approach – Self Help Groups
Group Formation & Capacity Building
Mobilizing community members, especially women, into Self Help Groups
Building leadership, confidence, and group management skills
Training on group governance, record keeping, and savings practices
Promoting mutual support and collective decision-making
Financial Inclusion & Savings
Encouraging regular savings and financial discipline
Access to microcredit and linkage with banks and financial institutions
Financial literacy and awareness on budgeting and credit management
Support for accessing government financial schemes
Livelihood & Income Generation
Skill development and vocational training
Support for income-generating and micro-enterprise activities
Entrepreneurship development and market linkages
Promotion of sustainable and locally relevant livelihoods
Community Engagement & Social Empowerment
Strengthening women’s participation and leadership in communities
Awareness programs on rights, health, and social issues
Collective action for community development initiatives
Promoting social inclusion and long-term self-reliance
Reach & Presence
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
A Self Help Group is a small, community-based group, usually of women, that promotes savings, financial discipline, and mutual support to improve economic stability and livelihoods.
Women and men from rural, tribal, and economically weaker communities can join, particularly those seeking income-generation opportunities and financial independence.
SHGs provide a platform for regular savings, access to microcredit, skill development, livelihood opportunities, financial literacy, and collective decision-making.
SHGs improve household incomes, empower members socially and economically, promote leadership skills, and encourage participation in community development.
Communities can support by forming groups, participating in training and capacity-building programs, mentoring new members, and helping connect SHGs to markets and government schemes.