Table 2 Income generation activities and financial support among widows interviewed
From: Debt, shame, and survival: becoming and living as widows in rural Kerala, India
Pseudonym | Income generationactivities | Government support | Community and family support |
|---|---|---|---|
Geeta | Self employed | - | 10, 000 Rs. from Family welfare society, 750 Rs. from church,loan from SHG for buying milch cow |
Elsamma | - | - | 200 Rs. per year from children |
Amina | Agriculture worker incoffee estate | - | - |
Jamila | - | Husband’s retirement pension | Loan from kudumbrasree to buy chickens |
Lata | Kuli worker | * | Loan from kudumbrasree to buy 10 chickens |
Priya | - | - | Supported by son |
Usha | Anganvadi assistant | Loan from housing board for house | Supported by daughters |
Sumathi | Domestic worker | Widow pension | Supported by middle daughter |
Leela | Kuli worker | Widow pension | - |
Shantha | - | Widow pension | Supported by eldest daughter/son-in-law |