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Women Empowermentand Community Development
[A CASE STUDY OF BWARI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, F.C.T, NIGERIA]
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From the onset, women have
prided themselves in participating in what is today rural development.
However, in societies where the agrarian‟s mode of production dominates,
roles are often directed or dictated by the society and culture. This
limits the role, challenges of women to family related activities
(criele and smoke1977).
Women in Nigeria like their counterparts in
other parts of developing countries ,are mostly involved in food
production to feed their families .According to world Bank(1993),women
in Nigeria are responsible for production of about 70 percent of the
total food supply. NCEMA (1990) and FOA (1979) also showed that the
contribution of women to food production was 50-60 percent in Asia and
more than 30 percent in Latin America. The main activities of women in
rural communities is mainly participating in agricultural production
(cocoa,oilpalm, rubber ,coffee).This crops serves as sources of revenue
for the government . The women also are involved in agro forestry
production particularly around the rural compound and farm stead.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The
major problem facing the Bwari community and every other community in
Nigeria is that of deprivation of women‟s right to participate in their
full capacity in religious, economic, political and social activities
just like their male counterparts. This hinders their ability to operate
in their full capacity in development project in the local government,
like every other local (rural) area. The literate women in Bwari
outnumber that of the illiterate but still create little ignorance among
some of other women defending their rights
Another major source of
problem is the men controlling the affairs of their families, prevents
or sanctions their wives from participating or partaking in some
activities of women from the local government.
Some men whose wives
are appointed or elected leader stopped their wives in such leadership
roles thereby compounding the problems of women organization in the
Bwari local government area of the F.C.T.
Another source of problem
is lack of finance. This affects the organizational structure of men as a
result of the fact that majority of the women are house wives who
depend on their husbands. There is need for the women to finance
themselves independently so as to stand a better chance to assist in
their homes and also in the society. Also incompetence in management and
control of women organization by their executives hinders their
development and efforts. At times some women leaders seem to antagonize
one another when working together towards achieving a set goal. Child
bearing also affects women in participating in other activities.
The
problem of community development in Nigeria is a serious concern to
Nigerians and the international community. The situation has engendered
political instability, dictatorial governments, lack of rule of
law/social justice, and irresponsible leadership‟s e.t.c, resulting to
stagnation in poverty and underdevelopment; this raises some major
questions such as What are the factors responsible for the failure of
community development and women empowerment in Bwari local government
area of Abuja?
How has the government contributed to women empowerment and community development in Bwari local government area of Abuja?
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Women empowerment is all encompassing, so this work will want to narrow it to the subject of women development and the impact of skill acquisition and economic empowerment. This topic has generated so much controversy in Nigeria, and the debate centers on appropriate type of development and whether they would help stimulate women toward their development. There is much ambivalence within every society as to the proper place of women in all the vital spheres of life. However, there seems to be a ... Continue reading---
