Empowering Women Through Participation In Co-Opertive Activities (A Study Of Nipost And Nitr Staff Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society Ltd) is a complete project material from chapter one to five with references and abstract
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This study is concerned with empowering women through their participation in cooperative activities. A survey research method was used.
The population consisted of all the members of BakinRuwaAnur Woman Multi-Purpose Cooperative society Ltd and NDA Civil Personnel Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, all located in Kaduna metropolis.
The research questions that guided the study were: What is the extent of women’s participation in Cooperative activities?What are the achievements of women through their participation in cooperative activities?
Are there factors that affect women’s participation in cooperative activities?A questionnaire constructed by the researcher in collaboration with the supervisor of this project was used to gather the data needed.
It was based on 5-point attitude scale. Tables were used to summarize the data. Simple percentages and mean scores were used to analyze the data.
Results show that women participate in cooperatives activities to a reasonable extent right from the grass -root.And that the extent of women participation in cooperatives has helped the women to achieve a lot in different ways such as encouraging the habit of servings among women,
giving loans to their members, making women economically strong etc. That different factors affect women’s participation in cooperatives. This includes, inadequate education, their social status, religious restrictions etc.It was recommended among others that the state and local government, through the cooperative department, should place more emphasis on women empowerment through cooperatives.
This could be achieved through adequate enlightenment campaigns.The loans granted to the women cooperatives by cooperative finance institutions should be monitored carefully by the monitoring and evaluation unit of such institutions to ensure that they are not diverted.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title Page
Approval Page
Declaration
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Abstract
Table of content
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Objectives of the study
Research questions
Significance of the study
Scope of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Concept of cooperative
2.3 TheConcept of development
2.4 The role of women in cooperative development
2.5 The achievements of women through participation in cooperatives
2.6 Factors that affect women participation in cooperatives.
2.7 Summary of the literature review.
CHAPTER THREE:METHODOLOGY
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research design
3.3 Population of the study
3.4 Sample size and sampling Techniques
3.5 Instrumentation
3.5.1 Validity
3.5.2.Reliability
3.6. Method of data presentation and analysis
3.7 Limitations of the study
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS.
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Respondents bio-data
4.3 Answering research question
4.4 Summary of findings
4.5 Discussion of findings
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4Recommendations
References
Appendix
Appendix ii
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The Nigerian women, especially those who have been empowered to a certain degree, have proved to be more than mere bench-warming spectators even in the midst of the male-dominated professional congregation.
Three of such male dominated professions which include the Nigerian Medical Association, the Nigerian Bar Association and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria have been led in recent times by female presidents.
These feats according to an accomplished professional, Kuforiji (2010), testify to the resilience, determination and unyielding spirit of women, which points to two useful and challenging facts: Firstly, those leadership traits are not genetically acquired and have nothing to do with gender.
Women can effectively participate in policy making and governance if given the empowerment and chance. They can hold their own in very difficult and stressful situations and can do as well, if not better than men.
Secondly, that man admires and respect women who wield power whether in economic or political spheres. This fact dismantles the confusing and misleading notion that successful women are abhorred and constitute a threat to the society and especially to their husbands and associates.
According to Kuforiji (op. cit), the foregoing implies that women need not be empowered in order for them to contribute more meaningfully to socio-economic, socio-political development.
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The needfor socio-economic advancement of women to contribute to the nation’s socio-economic development and their progressive prominence in the national scheme of affairs can hardly be achieved without their empowerment.
This is where the issue of cooperative venture comes into being. Since women in Nigeria play an important role in socio-economic development, how can they be empowered through cooperative activities?
It has been estimated that between 60 – 80% of cooperatives in the rural areas are domoinated by rural women (Osuji, 1999; Adeyeye, 2000; Obodoechi, 2002).
The role of women in national development is being focused widely in the recent times but several well-documented evidence (e.g. Haruna, 2000; Ijere, 2008) reveal that the women are not adequately empowered to contribute their quota in development efforts.
Given the low empowerment schemes for women and the avalanche of women’s cooperative both in rural and urban areas with rich social and economic-oriented programmes, can these women be empowered through cooperatives?
Can the women be encouraged to participate more in cooperative schemes?Integrating women into the mainstream of cooperative societies in Nigeria requires the concerted effort of all stakeholders in cooperatives, the government at all levels NGOs and development experts.
Consequently, how women can be empowered through their participation in cooperative activities is the premise of this study.
1.2 Statement of the problem
The participation of women in cooperative activities is a welcome development for the empowerment of the women race. The main aim of cooperative activities is economic development of the members.
Women play dominant roles in socio-economic development and thus the necessity for their participation in cooperative activities.
It is believed that womenwill be empowered and mobilized through their involvement in cooperatives.However, it is doubtful whether women are really being empowered because a large percentage of women who are members of one type of cooperative or the other appear to be helpless, economically weak,
socially unaware and have little or nothing to show from their participation in cooperative venture,Given the above unsatisfactory state of affairs, this study finds out how women can be effectively empowered so that they can help themselves,
their families and be able to contribute meaningfully to the development of their immediate community and the society at large. This is the concern of this study.
Objectives of the Study
The main objective of this study is empowering women through participation in cooperative activities.
The specific objectives are as follows:
- To find out the extent of women’s participation in Cooperative
- To determine the achievements of women through their participation in cooperative
- To evaluate the factors affecting women’s participation in cooperative
Research Questions
The following research questions guided the study:
- What is the extent of women’sparticipation in Cooperative activities?
- What are the achievements of women through their participation in cooperative activities?
- Are there factors that affect women’s participation in cooperativeactivities?
1.4 Significance of the Study
This study finds out how women can be empowered through participation in cooperative activities. The relevance of this study cannot be overemphasized given the place of women empowerment in socio-economic development.
No doubt, this study is significant to government cooperative department, stake holders of women development schemes, cooperative societies and of course in-coming students.
To the government cooperative department, the result of this study will be a guide for policy statements and administrative plan of action that could integrate women training schemes and cooperative programmes into collaboration and
beneficial relationship where cooperative women members will benefit themselves through acquiring practical skills in commerce, trade, arts and crafts.
Stake holders of women empowerment schemes such as NGOs, private organizations, government agencies, individuals, schools e.t.c. would try to encourage their women beneficiaries, graduates, trainees to participate in cooperative societies where the knowledge and
skills they have acquired could be utilized under the umbrella of cooperatives. This will help them to be more functional and relevant to themselves and their immediate community.
Cooperatives societies will utilize the result of this study and encourage women in their host communities to participate in cooperative ventures so that they can appreciate and exploit the advantages of cooperatives.
This will accelerate women’s economic development and the development of their immediate community.
Lastly, in-coming students whose researches may be related to the present study may use this study as a reference material for their own study. They could peer into the coverage of the literature herein, compare the methodology adopted, or utilize the recommendations made for further researches.
This scholarly importance cannot be over emphasized.
1.6 Scope of Study
This study finds out how women can be empowered through participation in cooperative activities.
The extent of women’s participation, the benefits they derive from their cooperative society as well as the factors that affect women’s empowerment through cooperatives are within the scope of the study. Only questionnaire was used as instrument for the study. Results are restricted to Kaduna metropolis
1.7 Definition of Terminologies
The following terms are operationally defined:
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