Strengthening the role of women in the development process is based on
several principles. The principle, the specific actions undertaken for
women is of paramount importance for each country.
Some development officials as well as some NGO usually deal with
several women's groups but often have to decide to choose one of them.
The selection of the latter thus becomes a strategic decision that has a
crucial impact on the sustainable development of countries. When
making this choice, it is often necessary to take into account several
criteria simultaneously.
Several applications of Multi-Criteria decision support models exist in the
literature. In this article, the AHP method presented by Thomas L. Saaty
has been used to apply it to a multidimensional choice of women's
groups. This Multi-Criterion classification approach has been applied to
prioritize women's groups in order to support them financially and
technically according to their specific needs