The present study was conducted among the SAF-Theeramythri activity groups of Kerala across the nine coastal districts which focused on identifying the perception of the leaders and followers of the activity groups in its functioning. The benefits gained by the leader as well as the follower, short comings in the current functioning, group cohesiveness, nature of leadership existing in the groups and the future requirements were discussed in the study. The results indicated that majority of the respondents have economically benefited from SAF after joining the activity groups. The Pearson correlation indicates that the relationship between the leader and follower is high for the decision making (0.41) and least for conflict management (0.29) which has a huge impact in the effective functioning of an activity group. The Garette ranking results go in tune with correlation analysis entrusting the high interrelationship of the members and the followers of the activity groups. Moreover the study identified the constraints in the current functioning of activity groups and suggest for suitable interventions by installing effective confidence building mechanisms among group members.
Women engage in a wide range of activities in the fisheries and in fishing communities which is vital to a community's well-being. They play a very crucial role in though their contribution is invisible and unacknowledged. In
Tsunami left behind huge and widespread destruction in the coastal villages of Kerala. Besides the loss of human lives, fishers also suffered loss of their 'livelihood capitals'. In order to provide relief and rehabilitation to the affected, Department of Fisheries, Kerala implemented multiple programs, which were christened under a common livelihood program named "Theeramythri" under the Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen (SAF). The Theeramythri programme facilitates and handholds fisherwomen to engage in gainful selfemployment for their economic and social emancipation. Over the last decade SAF carried out commendable actions with around thousand enterprise groups with minimal initial outlays of less than 0.2 million rupees. SAF extends their financial and technical support right from the selection of enterprises, capacity building, branding and marketing, technology improvement, networking and monitoring. The present study gauges the empowerment levels of fisherwomen involved in these groups under the two time periods viz., prior to joining the society and the current status. The study identified that more than 300 million rupees has been provided as grant to these groups and these groups had been instrumental in empowering the fisherwomen in Kerala. The study also established the pivotal role SAF plays in achieving the goals of empowering fisherwomen and developing sustainable and commercially viable business models.
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