Name: Gangaraja M & K.S. Veerendra Kumar
Country: India

Year: 2025
Volume: Volume No: 12, Issue No: 2, Year: 2025 (Special Issue-2)
Page Number: 38-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17721613

ABSTRACT
This study explores the pivotal role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in
promoting sustainable human development for women across Karnataka, a state characterized
by significant socio-economic disparities. The abstract provides an in-depth analysis of NGO
interventions aimed at addressing multidimensional challenges faced by women, particularly
those in rural and marginalized communities. Sustainable human development is framed
within a holistic context, encompassing economic self-reliance, social empowerment,
environmental stewardship, and legal awareness. Research indicates that NGOs function as
vital conduits, bridging the gap between government schemes and vulnerable populations.
Key strategies employed include the promotion of women's Self-Help Groups (SHGs), a
model pioneered in Karnataka by organizations like MYRADA since the mid-1980s. These
SHGs have proven effective in mobilizing women for thrift and credit activities, which serves
as a foundation for broader empowerment initiatives. Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGO’s) mobilize people for constructive community work and often reach the most
deprived sections of society and contribute to the socio-economic development of the
country. This study shows the cooperation between the Government and the NonGovernmental Organizations (NGO’s) to implement the government programmers in
Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the growing states of India which has bundle of schemes for
the empowerment of Women and development of children implemented with the help of the
NGO’s. Government of Karnataka has come up with varieties of programs for the benefit of
women and children. Empowerment of women is high on the agenda in the development plan
and policies in the state. NGOs have the potential to initiate this process and they have been
actively involved in planning process and implementing of various policies related to women.
They are also enhancing government efforts to work together. They are responding to the
needs and aspirations of the women and children. NGOs have been making remarkable
efforts for the upliftment of the women. They are fighting for their rights and making them
more self-reliant. They empower women by conducting training programs that promote a
solid base of conceptual, theoretical, and practical skills. There are various NGOs involved in
solving the issues of women and promoting the related laws, safeguarding the interest of
women in the framework of local or national policymaking. In this paper we throw light on
the role of NGOs in the implementation of the government programmes to empower women
and children.
Keywords: Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s), Empowerment, Programmes,
Implementation.