“ỤMỤADA” Rural Organization And Grassroot Development of Anambra State, Nigeria

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2020 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 5

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Ojiagu Nkechi Cordelia, Nzewi Hope, Ngozi, Emejulu Gerald Amara

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I5P117

How to Cite?

Ojiagu Nkechi Cordelia, Nzewi Hope, Ngozi, Emejulu Gerald Amara, "“ỤMỤADA” Rural Organization And Grassroot Development of Anambra State, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 7,  no. 5, pp. 102-112, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V7I5P117

Abstract:

The study investigated “Ụmụada” Rural Organization and Grassroot development of Anambra State, Nigeria. The objectives of this study are to determine the extent of the relationship between “Ụmụada” advocacy and women empowerment in the development of Anambra state and to ascertain the nature of the relationship between “Ụmụada” advisory services and widow-care promotion in the development of Anambra state. A descriptive survey research design was employed, and data were analyzed with mean and standard deviation. Pearson ProductMoment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the formulated hypotheses at a 5% (per cent) level of significance. Findings revealed that there is a statistically significant relationship existing between “Ụmụada” advocacy and women empowerment while “Ụmụada” advisory services and widow-care promotion have no statistically backed relationship. It is recommended that the government at all levels and other development agencies need to collaborate with “Ụmụada” associations for high-level women mobilization and development initiatives. Again, the State Ministry of Women Affairs can collaborate with the Sociology/Anthropology Department in the state tertiary institutions on consultancy services to develop appropriate resourceful measures to educate “Ụmụada” associations on the elimination of violence (nightmares) from widows during funerals and reorient other values.

Keywords:

Ụmụada, rural organization, grassroots development, Anambra State.

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