Title: Women Participation In Self-Help Development Projects As An Instrument For Rural Women Empowerment In Nigeria
Abstract:Women empowerment is a serious challenging task facing Nigerian government today. This paper seeks to examine the impact of participation in Self-Help development projects toward women's empowerment i...Women empowerment is a serious challenging task facing Nigerian government today. This paper seeks to examine the impact of participation in Self-Help development projects toward women's empowerment in the context of the great importance attached to the group approach. The women Self-Help approach is practice today in Nigeria for poverty alleviation and women empowerment as a result of people's awareness of their felt needs and because people feel they can always come together as one and solve their problems through their collective efforts. The general aim of this study is to describe how Self-Help development projects by Nigerian women are playing a major role in their empowerment and the extent to which Nigerian women can use the approach as developmental and empowerment strategy. The paper briefly looks at various government policies of women empowerment in Nigeria.Read More
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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