Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany

conference paper Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany published yes Vrinda Dave author Maurvi Vasavada author Suraj Shah author Vivian Carstensen author 767940009-0009-5913-8817 4b2dc5c9-bee3-11eb-b75f-ecc80f94fb21 department 3rd International Conference on Management Information System (ICMIS 2025) Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India is contributing a crucial role in the sustainable economic growth and development in rural and semi urban areas. Unlike India, Germany’s focus of economic issues is less and concentrating more in supporting communities mainly in the aspects of psychological, medical (health care) and social issues. The present research paper aims to understand structural, socio-economic and psychosocial SHG models of India and Germany to identify opportunities for bridging communities of both the countries. Based on extensive research studies related to the objectives of the studies of SHGs in India and Germany, various strengths and challenges have been identified. Considering the structural aspects and strengths and challenges of SHGs in India and Germany, a cross hybrid model is proposed for bridging the communities of both the countries, which can help the SHGs and supporting stakeholders of both the countries to embark upon social, economic and psychological challenges. This proposed hybrid model is subject to critical discussions and dialogues among the Government organizations, policy makers, various stakeholders and researchers. https://www.hsbi.de/publikationsserver/download/7219/7220/ICMIS_2025_Dave et al_Carstensen.pdf application/pdfno 2025Bangkok eng BridgingCommunitySelf Help GroupSocialEconomicHybrid Model 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems 978-1-943295-25-8urn:nbn:de:hbz:bi10-72197 Dave, Vrinda, Maurvi Vasavada, Suraj Shah, and Vivian Carstensen. “Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany.” In 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems, edited by Indian Institute of Management Shillong, 2025. Dave, V., Vasavada, M., Shah, S., & Carstensen, V. (2025). Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany. In Indian Institute of Management Shillong (Ed.), 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems. Bangkok. Dave, Vrinda, et al. “Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany.” 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems, edited by Indian Institute of Management Shillong, 2025. V. Dave, M. Vasavada, S. Shah, and V. Carstensen, “Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany,” in 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems, Bangkok, 2025. Dave, Vrinda ; Vasavada, Maurvi ; Shah, Suraj ; Carstensen, Vivian: Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany. In: Indian Institute of Management Shillong (Hrsg.): 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems, 2025 V. Dave, M. Vasavada, S. Shah, V. Carstensen, in: Indian Institute of Management Shillong (Ed.), 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems, 2025. Dave V, Vasavada M, Shah S, Carstensen V. Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany. In: Indian Institute of Management Shillong, ed. 23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems. ; 2025. @inproceedings{Dave_Vasavada_Shah_Carstensen_2025, title={Bridging Communities: Self-Help Groups in India and Germany}, booktitle={23rd AIMS International Conference on Management and Information Systems}, author={Dave, Vrinda and Vasavada, Maurvi and Shah, Suraj and Carstensen, Vivian}, editor={Indian Institute of Management ShillongEditor}, year={2025} } 72192026-10-17T11:25:20Z2026-10-21T12:45:47Z