IMPACT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN OBIO/AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE

Abstract: The study focused on the Impact of Non-Governmental Organizations Activities on Women Empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The factors under investigation include the impact of these Non-governmental Organization activities such as the impact of skill acquisition training, family life education and reproductive health education on women empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. In order to achieve this study, three (3) objectives of the study, research questions and null hypotheses were formulated to guide the conduct of the study. A total of Two Hundred and Fifty (250) copies of the questionnaire was administered and the entire (250) copies of the instrument were retrieved and considered usable. The data collected through the questionnaire were analyzed with arithmetic mean amd standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested with z-test, Total enumeration sampling technique was adopted for the study due to the manageable size of the population. A 4-point rating scale structured questionnaire was developed and administered to the respondents. Mean and standard deviation analysis were used for the data analysis in research questions while the null hypotheses were tested using z-test statistical tool at 0.05 level of significance. A careful analyses of the data and testing of the hypothesis revealed that Non-Governmental Organizations Activities impact women empowerment, Partnership for Transforming Health System (PATHS) and Centre for Integrated Health Partnership (CIHP) have positive and significant impact on women empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. To this end, the researcher recommended amongst others that: Government should encourage the creation of more NGOs for women hence, it has positive impact on women empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State; Government and Non Governmental Organization should organize awareness and enlightenment campaigns on family life education because of its influence on women empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State; finally, Government should organize awareness, enlightenment campaigns on reproductive health education for women empowerment in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Keywords: Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs), Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) Activities, Women empowerment, Community development. Title: IMPACT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITIES ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN OBIO/AKPOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE Author: Kobani, Doreen, Dimkpa, Peace Isonguyo International Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH) ISSN 2349-7831 Vol. 9, Issue 2, April 2022 - June 2022 Page No: 225-234 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 13-June-2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6637542 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/IMPACT%20OF%20NON-GOVERNMENTAL-13062022-3.pdfInternational Journal of Recent Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (IJRRSSH), ISSN 2349-7831, Paper Publications, Website: www.paperpublications.or