CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN ORGANIZATIONS TOWARDS POVERTY REDUCTION IN RURAL COMMUNITY: A CASE STUDY OF RAHAMA COMMUNITY
Abstract
The general objective of this study was to examine the contribution of women organizations towards poverty reduction in rural communities. The specific objectives were to determine the extent to which women organizations contribute to poverty reduction in rural communities. The total population of the Rahama Women Development Organisation, including the community under study, was 133, and the sample size was 100. From the findings, women organizations contribute towards rural community development through building maternity homes, dispensaries, and clinics. Women organizations also contribute towards the socio-economic development of rural communities through provision of drugs to children and the elderly. The following recommendations were made with due consideration to some of the points already outlined and in view of the influence of women organizations' activities on community development: increased women organizations' participation in community development; poverty alleviation amongst women to enhance their roles in community development; and increased women organizations' activities such as decision-making at the Local Government level.
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