Women Organization in the Community and Its Contributions to Nation’s Development in Nigeria
- December 15, 2019
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: IJRISS, Public Administration
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue XI, November 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186
Women Organization in the Community and Its Contributions to Nation’s Development in Nigeria
Muogbo, U.S.1, Onyekewlu, R.U2, Dike, E.E3
1Entrepreneurship Studies Department, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria
2,3Department of Public Administration, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Nigeria
Abstract:- Women are financially disadvantaged more than men, for this reason most women in rural areas form a non-governmental organization group like Women Center For The Protection Of The Abused, Optimal Foundations Nigeria Limited, Women/Civil Rights Concern (CRC), Women In Agriculture Foundation, credit associations such as “The village savings and loan associations which enable them pool fund together and allocate loan to its members with little or no interest. The aim of this study is to determine the degree in which women organization affects the community development in Nigeria. 107 participants and the administrators of the various group are interviewed using Key informant interviews and Focus Group Discussions. Majority of the respondents acknowledged that the with the intervention of this women organization; abused individual has gotten justice, delivered from depression and committing suicide, saved from psychological trauma and fear from stigmatization. Additionally, women in rural areas attest that saving association fund have helps them in their farming business. The research adopted survey research method. Data generated was analyzed using simple percentage and frequency tables, therefore, multiple regression analysis was employed to test the hypothesis formulated in chapter one. A multivariate regression model was applied to determine the effect and significance of each of the four women organization in the community and each contribution to nation’s development. This was done with the help of statistical package of social sciences (SPSS). The result of the study showed amongst others that: there is significant effect between women organization and community development in Nigeria. From the result, efforts should be geared towards leasing with financial institutions to help in providing funds and insurance to farmers amongst them which will help in transforming their lives and makes them more productive. Second, government assistance is highly needed to help this NGO’s reduce the rate of abuse, suicide and trauma amongst youths; government should always support initiatives from women towards peace and development in the communities; skill acquisition for women should be a recurring decimal for women in the communities especially for the educationally less developed women.
Key words: Non-governmental organization, Savings association, women empowerment, Depression, Trauma
