CHAPTER ONE INTRODUTION 1.1 Back ground of the study KRDT (Kenya Rural Development Training) started its operations in 1999; It is a local NGO (non government organization).It started as a training institute but latter expanded its services to include resolving domestic conflicts improved communication; and conflict resolutions under the lands department. It was aimed at improving the women position in communities which is shown by the establishment of a girl’s school which has primary and ...
ABSTRACT A study on rural development implications of the wireless revolution was conducted in Mberengwa East ward 2, as technology is becoming a powerful force in all facets of life. Gradually the wireless connections are penetrating the rural villages and making an impact in their lives hence the need to verify on how these connections are changing the way of people in the rural areas. Various authorities made their contributions in this study and it was guided by the livelihood framework. ...
ABSTRACT Rural banks play enormous role in ensuring socio-economic development in Ghana. However, it is argued that rural banks have been facing some challenges that affect their sustainability. This study examined the sustainability of the Atwima Kwanwoma Rural Bank Limited, the Bosomtwe Rural Bank Limited and the Awabiagya Rural Bank Limited. The cross-sectional survey was used where questionnaires were designed to collect data. The selections of the respondents were done using the snow bal...
ABSTRACT Rural roads are very cardinal to the socio-economic development of the rural population. They enhanced increased agricultural production, facilitate access to educational and health facilities and provide spatial interaction among rural communities. However, in Nigeria, the condition of rural roads is pathetic. More than 70% of rural road network is in deplorable condition, which is due partly to inadequate finance, weak technical knowhow of personnel, the use of heavy equipment, of...
Abstract Rural-Urban migration is on daily basis on the increase due to the poor nature of rural communities which tends to push rural dwellers to urban centre. The situation in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State is not an exception as it constitutes a serious issue to the development of the area. The study adopted a purposive research method. A total of 502 respondents were sampled and administered with a questionnaire at Mista-Ali and Gurum villages of Pengana Chiefdom. However, ...
TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 1.4 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 1.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 1.6 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 1.7 DEFINITION OF THE TERMS CHAPTER TWO 2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE INTRODUCTION 2.1 DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS 2.2 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF COMMUNITY BANKING IN NIGERIA 2.3 THE OBJECTIVES OF THE COMMUNITY BANKS 2.4 THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY BANKS IN RURA...
Abstract Public water services are still failing rural Tanzanians. Emboldened by advances in information communication technologies, the Ministry of Water has been developing computing, financial and administrative technologies to update and visualise the status of rural water points. This amalgam of technologies marks the emergence of an information infrastructure for rural water governance. The information infrastructure will enable the ministry to “see” the functionality status of all...
ABSTRACT This study analysed the response capacity of rural farmers to National Fadama Development Programme (NFDP) and National Special Programme for Food Security (NSPFS) in Imo State, Nigeria. The specific objectives were to; categorize and describe response capacity of rural farmers, assess the level of knowledge of rural farmers’ to the rural poverty intervention programmes, determine the relationship between behavioural process and response capacity, determine factors that aff...
ABSTRACT Community participation is a concept meant to ensure that community members are an integral part of processes that determine their destination in relation to their development needs. It is a means of empowering people by developing their skills and abilities to enable them to negotiate and make appropriate decisions for their development. Community participation, however, is not without its challenges. Most often, community members are consulted after decisions are made by government...
ABSTRACT In spite of many decades of development planning and assistance, Ghana still has low sanitation coverage. This study therefore assessed the urban-rural variation in sanitation service delivery in the New Juabeng Municipality. Descriptive study design was adopted, using a mixed method approach to select two communities (Koforidua and Akwadum) to represent urban and rural communities respectively. Systematic and purposive sampling methods were adopted to select respondents for the st...
ABSTRACT Even though great progress has been made towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals by reducing poverty, people continue to live in extreme poverty and more than two thirds of the world poor reside in rural areas. As a result, spatial inequality in development still exists between rural and urban areas due to lack of economic growth and effective policies for rural development. In order to examine microfinance and poverty alleviation in the Hohoe Municipality, the study empl...
ABSTRACT This research work, the developmental impact of rural banking in Nigeria, a case study of United Bank of Africa (UBA) PLC Agbani Road Branch, Enugu was carried out to measure to what extent the rural commercial banks have been able to involve the inhabitant of the rural areas in economic activities and how successful the bank are measuring up with their major aim of existence. Sequel to this, the researcher employed a population size of 25 staffs of United Bank of African PLC, Ag...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the dynamics of poverty among rural active population in Mangu Local Government of Plateau State The ob1ect1ves of the study were to determine the socio-demographic and economic characteristics of the respondents; the incidence and spatial distribution of poverty and the causes of poverty in the study area. The study also intended to assess the pattern of poverty trajectory of the rural active population in the study area and the coping strategies/mechanisms e...
ABSTRACTThis study was design to look into the effectiveness of film in rural areas, the researcher focus on a typical rural area, Isu local Government Area in Imo state, communication and communication media are important constituent of development process, but more important for those whose immediate concern is the promoting and acerbating change and development in the society. It is factual that the mass media could provide essential support to the development programmes a vital two way li...
ABSTRACT The study examined the Impact of “Benue this week”-A radio Benue programme on the rural development of katsina-Ala local government area, using the survey research method, The researcher discovered that the dwellers of katsina-Ala local government area are aware of the radio Benue programme “Benue this week” therefore it concluded that the programme “Benue this week” has created an impact to the dwellers. The study recommended that the government should fund the programme...