Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh

This study analyses the group formation process followed by Brac and Proshika in Bangladesh. Based upon field observation and interviews, it is apparent that the process of Brac and Proshika’s group formation suffers from internal contradiction in setting group objectives. The NGOs expect the groups...

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Main Author:	Moniruzzaman, Md.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2007
Subjects:	HT401 Rural groups. Rural sociology JA Political science (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/1/Group_Formation_and_Empowerment.pdf

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spelling	iium-46272011-09-27T03:46:46Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/ Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh Moniruzzaman, Md. HT401 Rural groups. Rural sociology JA Political science (General) This study analyses the group formation process followed by Brac and Proshika in Bangladesh. Based upon field observation and interviews, it is apparent that the process of Brac and Proshika’s group formation suffers from internal contradiction in setting group objectives. The NGOs expect the groups to remain principally focused on social and political change, but the group members’ objective is to access credit from NGOs and gain economic benefit. The NGO workers remain almost detached from the process and remain unaware of the real group objectives. This produces a gap between the expectations of the NGOs and the offstage negotiated objectives of the groups. Despite this contradiction, the group approach clearly demonstrates the achievement of some desired empowering effects but not through the desired ways of the NGOs. Paying closer attention to the group formation process will help NGOs achieve their desired objectives better. IIUM Press 2007 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/1/Group_Formation_and_Empowerment.pdf Moniruzzaman, Md. (2007) Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh. Intellectual Discourse, 15 (1). pp. 37-58. ISSN 0128-4878 http://www.iium.edu.my/intdiscourse/index.php/islam/article/view/60
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description	This study analyses the group formation process followed by Brac and Proshika in Bangladesh. Based upon field observation and interviews, it is apparent that the process of Brac and Proshika’s group formation suffers from internal contradiction in setting group objectives. The NGOs expect the groups to remain principally focused on social and political change, but the group members’ objective is to access credit from NGOs and gain economic benefit. The NGO workers remain almost detached from the process and remain unaware of the real group objectives. This produces a gap between the expectations of the NGOs and the offstage negotiated objectives of the groups. Despite this contradiction, the group approach clearly demonstrates the achievement of some desired empowering effects but not through the desired ways of the NGOs. Paying closer attention to the group formation process will help NGOs achieve their desired objectives better.
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author	Moniruzzaman, Md.
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author_sort	Moniruzzaman, Md.
title	Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh
title_short	Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh
title_full	Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh
title_sort	group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in bangladesh
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2007
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4627/1/Group_Formation_and_Empowerment.pdf
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Group formation and empowerment: the case of brac and proshika in Bangladesh

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