UTILIZING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF RURAL WOMEN IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

Lifelong learning is the concept that learning should be passionate quest and continuous process throughout one’s life notwithstanding the stage and environment it takes place. This study investigated the utilization of community development programme to promote economic well-being of rural women in Enugu State. One research question and two hypotheses guided the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey. Instrument for data collection was a researchers’self-structured questionnaire. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer research questions. 396 rural women were selected and used for the study.The findings of the study include that: rural women had high extent on utilization of community development. This implies that rural women believe to a high extent that community development greatly promote the economic well-being of rural women in Enugu State. In view of these, the following recommendation were made among others, given that community development programmes gives rural women opportunity to adapt to the changing societal and economic demands, it then beckons on rural women to seek more continuous learning to enhance their economic well- being especially when it is provided within their communities.