Sustainability Factors of Self-Help Groups in Disaster-Affected Communities

Self-help groups are informal associations that use social capital to overcome resource constraints and act as a catalyst for rural development, women, empowerment. This study tries identify the factors affect sustainability of self-help in natural disaster-affected communities. Natural calamities form droughts, floods, or cyclones pose major challenges livelihood disaster-prone regions. The is based on survey data from two different locations: cyclone- flood-prone Sundarbans, drought-prone Bankura West Bengal, India. Applying principal component analysis responses 143 group members, identifies four responsible these groups. shows managerial functions, trust, fund utilization, easy financing matter most. findings suggest policymakers local governments can focus aspects ensure effectiveness meeting their objectives.