WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY

WOMEN DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM/ACTIVITIES…..PART 1

Women involvement in community development programs is seen as the only means through which they can display their potentials to affect significantly the socio economic and political well-being of their immediate community and environment as well as enhancing their standard of living.

Women involvement in development activities is significant as it helps to accelerate development of their individual community. Their participation in the development of their community can help in making such community self-reliant. Thus enhancing the standard of living of the inhabitant of such community.

Most community development oriented programs have failed to achieve its full objectives and aims. Such situation could be traced to the fact that organizers of such programs have failed to fully integrate and mobilize women to be involved in such programs. Odiara (1991) states that “women are powerful agent of development, development needs women as women needs development, and the time for development is now” in order words women are supposed to be involve now before you start looking for one.

For any scheme or program relating to development to work effectively, women must play a vital role as this has been confirmed that the only means women can display their potentials and capability openly, is if they are involved in the preparation or organization of  such program.

The governments are hereby advised that in order to enhance the rapid development of any community or organizations, women should be made to play important role in the preparation.

Another reason to involving women in community development is a way of stimulating them to think and talk about their problems, define their felt needs, come together as a wing for co-operative action through self-help.

Women integration into development process creates a forum for them to contribute their quota to the enlistment of their immediate communities. Women leaders in communities should always organize themselves to actively take part in community development programs and should be given a fair ground to explore their full potentials. Environment for women to involve themselves should be created by the appropriate authorities

To attain the full objectives in the areas of community development, women ought to be fully involved.

  SOME ACTIVITIES ONLY A WOMAN CAN PERFORM EFFECTIVELY