The main focus of this study was to determine and describe the change of socio economic status of the rural women due to their participation in poverty alleviation programme of motivation, awareness, training and implementation (MATI) in the selected areas of Huzurikanda Union of Nakla Upazila under Sherpur district. The study also explored the relationship between 10 selected characteristics of the MATI beneficiary women and their changes in socio-economic status. Data were collected from the sample of randomly selected 100 MATI beneficiary women out of a total of 400 rural women. The data were collected by using interview schedule which contained simple and direct questions and scales. The socio-economic changes of the rural women under MATI was the dependent variable while age, education, husband’s education, family size, working experience of MATI, contact with MATI personnel, training experience, credit received, credit repayment and credit use of the rural women were the independent variables. The socio-economic status was measured by comparing the before’ and ‘after situation of seven change aspects of the women due to joining in MATI. The significance of change was measured by comparing mean differences between ‘before’ and ‘after’ situation in respect of change in seven areas of socio economic condition of rural women. The change of socio-economic status was significant in five selected aspects while in farm size and toilet condition of the women there had no significant indication of change.
Key words: Socio economic, changes, women, beneficiary.
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