ABSTRACT
Governments introduce certain rural development programmes to
improve the living standard of women in the rural areas. This is on the belief
that the rural areas would be better developed if the economic and social status
of women are improved since this group constitutes the majority of the rural
population. What is evident is that most often, the rural women fail to
participate in the development programmes designed for them. The
introduction, failure and replacement of Operation Feed the Nation, Better Life
Programme, Family Support Programme, Family Economic Advancement
Programme etc are traceable to lack of participation by the beneficiaries
(women). So the work was motivated by lack of effective participation of rural
women in programme activities in Nigeria. The research work investigated the
participation of women so as to discover the factors that militate against
effective participation and thereafter, make good recommendations for
improvement. Based on the findings of the research, the researcher
recommended that women should be encouraged to organize themselves in
groups and association since these can convince or compel members to be
active partakers in programme activities. Too, governments should increase
capital allocations for programmes, establish an effective framework to check
corruption and finally, involve rural women sufficiently in the planning and implementation processes of development programmes.
Oguonu, C (2021). Women Participation In Rural Development Programmes: A Case Study Of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/women-participation-in-rural-development-programmes-a-case-study-of-igbo-eze-north-local-government-area
Oguonu, C.N. "Women Participation In Rural Development Programmes: A Case Study Of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area" Afribary. Afribary, 13 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/women-participation-in-rural-development-programmes-a-case-study-of-igbo-eze-north-local-government-area. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
Oguonu, C.N. . "Women Participation In Rural Development Programmes: A Case Study Of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area". Afribary, Afribary, 13 May. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/women-participation-in-rural-development-programmes-a-case-study-of-igbo-eze-north-local-government-area >.
Oguonu, C.N. . "Women Participation In Rural Development Programmes: A Case Study Of Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/women-participation-in-rural-development-programmes-a-case-study-of-igbo-eze-north-local-government-area