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Area of Science:

  • Development Economics
  • Food Security Studies
  • Gender and Finance

Background:

  • Financial inclusion significantly impacts wealth, health, and quality of life.
  • Limited research exists on the link between women's participation in community financial groups and household food security.
  • Village Saving and Loan Groups (VSLGs) are community-based financial mechanisms with potential food security benefits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if women's participation in VSLGs directly enhances household food availability.
  • To determine if VSLG participation indirectly improves food security through increased asset ownership.
  • To analyze the impact of VSLGs on food security among low-income women in central Mozambique.

Main Methods:

  • A post-test-only comparison group quasi-experimental design was employed.
  • 205 female VSLG participants and non-participants were sampled in Mozambique's Sofala province.
  • Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze direct and indirect effects.

Main Results:

  • VSLG participation was directly associated with a reduction in household hunger scores (β = -0.21, p < 0.01).
  • Participation indirectly reduced hunger through mediating effects of household assets (Sobel indirect effect = -0.06, p = 0.05).
  • VSLG participants demonstrated significantly higher household asset ownership (β = 0.15, p < 0.05), which correlated with lower hunger probability (β = -0.30, p < 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • Community-based financial inclusion, like VSLGs, can improve food availability for low-income women.
  • Asset building is a key mechanism through which VSLGs enhance food security.
  • Policymakers and development experts can leverage community financial inclusion for rural women's livelihoods.