Assessment of women participation in community and social development projects in Kwara state, Nigeria
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2022
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The study assessed women’s participation in community and social development projects in Ilorin West
local government, Kwara State, Nigeria. A two-stage random sampling procedure was used to select 120
respondents for the study. An interview schedule was used for data collection. Data collected were analysed using
frequency counts, percentages, mean scores and Chi-square analysis. The result shows that most of the
respondents were young (mean=43.5years), married (74.2%), had a secondary level of education (50%), and were
Muslims (55%). Findings also revealed that most of the women were aware (67.5%) and participated (69.2%) in
community and social development projects. The women played an active role in the monthly environmental
sanitation in the community (mean=3.0). Leading factors hindering participation were lack of proper education
for women (mean=3.24) and inconsistency of women’s behaviour (mean=3.22). At p<0.05, the results of Chi Square test revealed that age (χ2
=24.212) and education (χ2
=31.599) influences women’s participation in
community and social development projects. The study concluded that the level of participation of women in
community and social development projects in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State, Nigeria was
high. This study, therefore, recommends that women should always be encouraged to participate in community
development projects. The Government should provide even more assistance for women in rural areas to empower
them and give them a sense of belonging.