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CO-OPERATIVE AID TO WOMEN
EMPOWERMENT IN ABIA STATE
(A CASE STUDY OF BENDE LGA)
ABSTRACT
The research work titled, “Co-operatives an Aid to
Women Empowerment in Abia State”. (A case study of Bende LGA) was carried out
by Onwuchekwa Kanu. The purpose of this work is to figure out hair
co-operative can help women achieve their Soc-Economic needs. The
researcher design used was descriptive sample survey. Treatment method
was used to confirm the reliability of the instrument. Five research questions
formulated and data analysis was carried out using simple percentage (%).
One of the findings of this work is that lack of finance, pox health, status of
women, mismanagement and embezzlement St. constitute of log in the wheel of
development of co-operative societies in some localities. The researcher
amongst others recommended that government should make loans available to the
societies and improve the health of women solution can carry out their economic
potentials.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
Introduction
1.1 Background
o the
Study
1.2 Statement
of
Problem
1.3 Purpose of
study
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Significance
of
Study
1.6 Scope and
Limitation of
Study
1.7 Definition
of
Terms
Reference:
CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Conceptual
Framework
2.2
Co-operative and types of co-operative society
2.3 Economic
benefits of joining co-operative
2.4 The
economic status of
Women
2.5
Contemporary overview of
women
2.6 Factors
militating against effective participation of women in
Reference
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 Research
Design and
Methodology
3.1 Area of
Study
3.2 Population
sample and sampling
technique
3.3
Instrumental and
Validation
3.4 Procedure
for data
analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of
Data
4.1 Procedure
for Data
Analysis
4.2 Data
Presentation
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0
Discussion, summary of findings, recommendation and conclusion
5.1 Summary of
Findings
5.3
Recommendations
5.4
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
History has shown that development can occur only when every member that
constitutes the society participates in its development. Hence development
should be seen as a collective responsibility of all the people that make up
the society irrespective of sex, age class. (Ijere 1486).
Though the colonial administration gave little recognition to the
socio-economic status of women thus women’s role in economic empowerment
was relegated to kitchen and catering to the needs of their children and
husband. While empowerment and trade were for men.
Now the Nigerian woman has gone beyond the stage of merely agitating for
liberation or equal right with her male counterpart. The nation’s current
constitution of 1979 accepts the obligation to accord women the same treatment
as is accorded to men in all spheres of life, particularly in all areas covered
by the convention. Women, today contribute over 80% of the nations food supply.
(Ijere 1486).
Though women contribute over 80% of the nations food supply, their economic
power are still limited. They have limited access to ownership of land and
housing, limited participation in nation building. The role of women in
economic empowerment is determined by the society and also by the societal
perception of the status and place of women and the extents of their
participation in economic development of their family and the society in
general.
With the recognition of women as vital instrument for economic empowerment and
the realization of the vital role of women in the field of Agriculture, health
and commerce, Education, the need to properly organize equip and harness the
potentials of women towards national development remains inevitable.
One cannot therefore, over emphasis the important role which co-operative
movement can play in Nigeria, especially in this era of food shortage and
economic depression. It is certain that the co-operative society plays in
increasingly significant role in satisfying material, social and potential
needs of their rural and urban women in Nigeria. It was as a result of this
that the Federal Republic of Nigeria in her third National Development Plan (1975
– 1980) had a policy objectives of fostering the growth of co-operative
movement as instrument for achieving increases Agricultural Productivity and
rural transaction, some of these programmes such as Better Life for rural
women, Family Support Programme and Family Economic Advancement Programme are
yet another move by the government to ensure women participation in
development.
Co-operative societies are organized groups, which are created to accomplish
one or more functions including production, purchasing, supplying and the
provision of credit facilities to its members.
Inspite of the government emphasis on the need for Nigeria to form co-operative
societies in order to achieve self sufficiency in food production especially
during this period of depressed economy. We are yet to experience the women’s
full participation in co-operative societies. Ijere (1981) estimated that out
of a population of 80 million, only 2.4% of Nigerian women were co-operative.
It is against this backdrop that the present study goes on to investigate the
role of co-operative society in Economic Empowerment of women and the
problems militating against the full participation of women in
co-operative society with a view of making recommendation.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEMS
It has been universally accepted that no nation can achieve a full economic
power and sustainable growth it she leaves women out of development process. It
is quite imperative for developing nation to consider both sustainable human
development and economic growth as function of investment on girls and women as
resources or engines of growth or social engineering. However in Nigeria, we
find that to varying degrees. Women especially rural women constitute socially economically
and politically disadvantaged group when compared to their male counterparts.
The introduction and
formation of co-operative society in Nigeria is being targeted to correct the
imbalance .Thus the problem to be solved in this research work are centered on
the nature, organization role and relevance of co-operative society towards the
economic and educational development of women .This research also intend to see
co-operative societies solve the economic needs of women .
In Nigeria, guest for Education and Economic power have made a lot of plans and
strategies to be implemented and amongst these measures in the recent past has
been the clarion call for the formation of co-operative societies. This
work will therefore enable us highlight its contribution and explore areas that
need improvement for Economic Empowerment of women .The research will go
further to make reason able suggestion with a view to putting zeal for its
formation to be extended to the rural women . The research will go further to
make reasonable suggestion with a view to putting zeal for its formation to be
extended to the rural women.
1.3
PURPOSE OF
STUDY
The research was therefore
undertaken for the purpose of the following.
(i)
To find
out types and classification of co-operative societies.
(ii)
To
determine the extent to which these co-operative societies help their member
economically.
(iii)
To
identify the problems that confronts women’s participation in co-operative
society.
(iv)
Base on
the findings; make recommendations on how the efficiency of this co-operative
society can be enhanced.
1.4
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
This study is guided by the following questions.
(i)
Do
co-operative societies contribute to national development?
(ii)
To what
extent do women engage in socio-Economic roles that contribute to national
development?
(iii)
To what
extent do women experience difficulties in their role performance towards
Economic Empowerment?
(iv)
What
problems confront co-operative societies?
(v)
To what
extent does lack of fund effect women in the struggle for economic
emancipation?
1.5
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The value of any research depends on its contribution to knowledge and
development. The study is important especially now that the present democratic
government has placed great emphasis on the mobilization of women for rural and
national development.
This study will enable the federal government to work out and implement
realistic measures to motivate women so that they can embark on some economic
ventures. No nation can grow beyond its enlightened populace. However, this
form a confront towards educating and enlightening the rural women who
constitute the greater part of the population inculcating in them the
acceptance of the dignity and more superior option to form co-operative
societies for their economic empowerment.
This study also highlights the activities of co-operative societies, ills and
setbacks confronting co-operative societies in Nigeria with an aim of making
recommendations on how these problems could be checked so as to improve the
man-woman economic imbalance.
It will be a stepping stone for other similar research especially in the area
of women and national development.
1.6
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The definition of the underlisted terms is as used
in the context.
Co-Operative Society: This is
an association of persons who have voluntarily joined together and having
as its primary objective the promotion of members socio-economic well being
through self efforts and democratically managed by members of the society in
line with agreed principles.
Economic Empowerment: This is
the process by which group, communities or sex with low per capital national
income may increase their production of goods and services employment level of
demand so as to raise their standard of living.(Grenchine 1081)
Enlightenment: This is
getting an individual to adopt to the environment in which he lives by
inculcating in him those knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required for
his day-to-day activities. It could be seen as an instrument for modernization
and change.
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