ABSTRACT
This project analyzed the contributions of women organizations in the community development in Dutse Local Government Area in Jigawa state. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 50 randomly selected women from the chosen communities. Data analysis were achieved using simple descriptive statistics as percentages, frequency tables and ranking. Result of the study shows that women organizations for the purpose of community development in the study area are formed at different levels (community and village) and along different ties (religious, family and social). There was a remarkable high involvement rate of women organizations in the provision of infrastructural amenities as renovation/furnishing of town halls/equipment of village schools and churches, and provision of communal environmental sanitation services. Other development programme include those aimed at economic and educational empowerment of women and community youths such as; provision of grants/loans for enterprise development of women award of scholarships to children of the community, awareness creation on HIV/AIDS, family health and child care programme, and other general health matters. It was recommended among others that existing women organizations in the community development should be encouraged by way of adequate recognition, training and funding by the local government authority.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title
Page…………………………………………………………..i
Approval
Page ……………………………ii
Dedication ………………………………………………….iii
Acknowledgements ………………………iv
Abstract ……………………………………..v
Table of Contents ………………………………………. ……vi
List
of Tables …………………………………………………..vii
CHAPTER
ONE:
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the study………………………………………1
1.2
Statement of the problem………………………………………2
1.3
Research Questions……………………………………………4
1.4
Objectives of the study…………………………………………4
1.5
Significance of the study………………………………………..4
1.6
Definition of terms ………………………………………………4
CHAPTER
TWO
LITERTURE REVIEW
2.1
Overview of Women Organization ………………………………9
2.2
Women in Community Development of Nigeria ………………10
2.3
The Contribution of Women organization………………………11
2.4
To Community Development ……………………………………12
2.5
Problems Encounter by Women’s
Group ………………………..12
2.6
In Community Development ………………………………………17
2.7
Review of Relevant Theories ………………………………………20
2.8
Theoretical Framework ……………………………………………25
2.9
Research Hypotheses ……………………………………………..27
CHAPTERTHREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design ……………………………..28
3.2
Area of the Study …………………………….28
3.3
Study Population ……………………….29
3.4
Sample Size ……………………………29
3.5
Sampling Procedure ………………………….29
3.6
Methods of Data Collection ……………………30
3.7
Methods of Data Analysis ………………………30
CHAPTEFOUR
DATA PRESENTATION
AND ANALYSIS
Presentation
of Personal Characteristics of Respondents ……………………31
4.1
Analysis of Research Questions………………………………………34
CHAPTERFIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION
AN RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary
of Findings ………………………………………………….42
5.1
Conclusion ………………………………………………….43
5.2
Recommendations …………………………………………..44
5.3
Suggestion for further Studies ………………………………45
References……………………………………………………………………47
Appendix
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0
Background to the study
It is a true the adage that says; behind
every successful man is a woman.
Women have been regarded as fragile and should be subordinate to the man but they can play very important
role for the betterment of the
society. Across the country, women have created innovative, comprehensive programs to meet the needs of their
communities. Women have established themselves as leaders in the community
development process and acquire the skills that have brought
positive changes to their communities. As effective builders of
social capital, women leaders play key roles in establishing and maintaining important
relationships and networks in their communities.
They are facing the challenges of racial, culture, economic and political barriers that exist in the community
development process and in many cases overcoming
those barriers become their motivation. While their comprehensive approach has influenced the evolution of
the community development field, women contributions have been neither widely
acknowledged nor explicitly credited.
The result of the women groups in community development study
provide deeper insights
into women’s thinking
about community development, the barriers they perceive to women’s
leadership and the kind of efforts
that should be made to facilitate and promote their status and roles in the field of organization.
Women organization demonstrate
variety of effective ways women
create social capital that is central to the existence of healthy communities. In fact, the contributions of women groups in community
development projects can bring about significant positive
changes.
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Women
are facing a lot of problems from their husband, and other family members, this
may lead to many problems. The cultural beliefs that the education of a woman
ends in the kitchen, makes it almost impossible for males to see the immense
contributions of women groups to the community development. Within the traditional African society, women
from almost all the ethnic group were excluded from performing certain
activities, especially those that concern leadership and other hand and
significant activities like construction works and clergy roles, these were
considered as men’s domain. The exclusion of women from some of activities are
due to the socio-cultural factors constraining them from participating in
activities that were considered to be exclusively for men. Furthermore gender
inequality contributes to the low contribution of women to community
development. Also, the economic and domestic workloads deprived women of time
to contribute to community development. Laws and customs also impede women’s
access to credit, productive inputs, employment, education, information and
politics. These factors affect women’s ability and incentives to contribute in
economic and social development activities in the community.
1.3
Objectives of the Study
This
research work was an intensive field-based on the impact of community women
participating in community development in Nigeria.
All
its objectives include:
i.
To
find out the challenges facing the Women Groups in their bid to contribute to
community development.
ii.
To
find out how Women organization contribute to community development.
iii.
To
identify strategies for meaningful contribution of Women Groups to community
development.
iv.
To
find out the extent Women organization generate their income for community development
projects.
v.
To
find out the objectives of the Women organization.
1.4 Research Questions
The
following research questions were formulated for the purpose of the study in
order to guide the research work:
i.
What are the challenges facing the women organization
in their contributions to community developments?
ii.
How does Women organization contribute to
community development?
iii.
What are the ways in which Women
organizations could be encouraged to contribute to community development?
iv.
How does Women organization generate their
income for community development projects?
v.
What are the objectives of Women
organization?
1.5 Significance of the
Study
This
study will be of help to future researchers in the area
of study. It will also add to the already existing knowledge on the contributions
of Women organization to community development. The feminist will benefit from
the study will help them advocate well on women rights and sexual equality. To
politicians, it will help them to provide for their citizens the fact needs
they have long waited for.to policy that matches the rapid changes which exist
in the community. Finally, to teachers, it will help them lay their hands on
more materials to teach in respect of the topic in focus.
1.6
Scope and Limitations of the Study
The
study covered different kinds of women organization such as Muslims, Christian
and The reason for choosing women organization is that, they are people that
have gone through organization in the community.
As
such they are in a better position to say much about women organization. It was
delimited to women organization in Dutse Local Government Areas.
1.7 Definition of Key
Terms
The
basic concepts that will be defined in this research work includes:
Community:
the word community can be refers to as groups of people having living together
within a given area who share commitment to a common purpose.
Community:
Refers to a collection of person or individual in a group with unique
characteristic sharing some interest, norm and various exchanges in culture
having the same ecological location, working to achieve common goals.
Community development: Is a process where community members come
together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.
Women
Participation: Is conceived as the process and an outcome related to women’s
engagement in political and economic institutions by participating in
bureaucracies, policy-making bodies, and representative organizations
Women
Participation: is a process of ensuring that all
of our work, and the way we do it, contributes to gender equality by
transforming the balance of power between women and men.
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