SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES AND POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG WOMEN IN CALABAR MUNICIPALITY OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The main thrust of this study was to determine skills acquisition programmes and poverty reduction among women in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State, Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of this study two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A survey research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 327 respondents was used for the study. The sample was selected through stratified and simple random sampling techniques. The questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The reliability estimate of the instruments was established through the Cronbach Alpha reliability method. Simple regression analysis was the statistical technique employed to test the hypotheses under study. Each hypothesis was tested at .05 level of significance. The result of the analysis revealed that hairdressing and fashion designing significantly relate to poverty reduction among women in Calabar Municipality of Cross River State. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that skills training programmes should be encouraged among women to help reduce poverty among rural women and also to be self-reliant.