WOMEN PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IN AKWA IBOM STATE: A CASE STUDY OF ORO NATION (2015-2023)

ABSTRACT The study assessed Women Participation and Community Development In Akwa Ibom State, a case study of Oro nation (2015-2023) with three objectives; to examine the impact of women participation on educational development, to ascertain the impact of women participation on Agricultural development and to examine the impact of women participation on health care development. Structural-functionalism theory was adopted in the basis of the study, which emphasized on the different structures and how they function to bring development to the people. Descriptive and survey designs were adopted. Questionnaire was the instrument used to collect data. The sample size of 400 respondents comprising of 530,800 in population in Oro nation using stratified and cluster sampling technique. A total of 400 copies of questionnaire were distributed and 368 were retrieved after administration. There was 92% rate of return, the instrument were validated by my project supervisor. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability was adopted which is 0.823. The data collected were analyzed with the use of frequency and percentage as well as qualitative and quantitative analysis. However, the study revealed that, women plays a crucial role in Educational development, there is significant impact of women on agricultural development and women also contribute to the healthcare development of the community. This study recommended that government should put all machinery in place to get the women trained and adequately equipped to aid their participation in the development affairs of the nation.