Role of Voluntary Organizations in Promoting House Hold Livelihoods

Abstract

Women are the key contributors to house hold economy and to combating poverty through remunerative and non remunerative activities at home, in community and at working place. The present study was undertaken to assess the role  of Voluntary organizations towards livelihood security of Rural Women. The study was conducted with 200 respondents  randomly selected in 8 villages of Jabalpur district, results showed that majority of respondent found in low category of  social status, medium personal assets, low physical assets, low human assets and low financial assets of livelihood  security. The majority of respondent were low in overall Livelihood assets of livelihood security.