Conclusions and recommendations
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Conclusions
1The research drew a fairly substantial amount of data from the three selected local governments for the analysis. At the project level, a total of 62 projects were selected, but only 33 were comprehensively analyzed. At the individual level, 465 women were interviewed. The sample population was categorized under different classes such as age, educational levels, length of residence and occupation, among others, making this study fairly comprehensive. The following conclusions can be drawn from the study:
- The evaluation framework adopted, i.e., the before-after framework, indicates that the Better Life Programme has had a positive impact on rural women in the selected local government areas. This is evident from the number of women’s projects established and registered after the inception of the Better Life Programme in 1986.
- From all indications, the awareness level of rural women appeared high. There are indications that the women were mobilized through the media, especially the radio, as well as by information from local government and Better Life Programme officials.
- Education could play a significant role in creating awareness of the Better Life Programme. . The degree of awareness appeared to be positively related to the level of education of the respondents.
- Women’s access to credit is an important benefit derivable from the programme. Given that credit is often regarded as one of the most critical constraints affecting development in the rural areas, particularly for women, the programme has provided some relief.
- The provision of equipment, such as processing machines, for small-scale rural women’s processing groups and industrialists appears to have contributed significantly to the enhancement of the beneficiaries’ well-being and the development of the rural areas.
- The contributions of external agencies to the implementation of the Better Life Programme, e.g., the FGN/EEC programme, have had a positive impact on the programme. In addition to the provision of resources such as equipment and funds, their involvement has improved project implementation in the areas of record keeping, financial management and accountability (table 4).
- The level of education and area of residence appear to have influenced the respondents’ perceived benefits from the programme; the less educated and rural-based respondents perceived that the programme did not benefit them, but did benefit other women not rurally based (table 13).
- The assumption that the performance of DFRRI in Kwara State would have made a significant difference to the performance of the Better Life Programme, was not confirmed. Rather the difference in the performance of the Better Life Programme in Kwara and Osun states could be attributed mostly to the impact of external agencies, i.e., the FGN/EEC Programme in Kwara State.
Recommendations
2Arising from the study, the following recommendations are made:
- Education is crucial to the achievement of development programmes, including those that are targeted at women. Government attention should, therefore, be focused on providing women with the facilities to acquire education. This could be achieved in several ways, including the informal approach through adult education/literacy classes as organized by some Better Life Programme groups.
- Inadequate financial resources would seem to have constrained the activities of the Better Life Programme. Non government organizations and other agencies should, therefore, be encouraged to finance women’s development groups. The example of the FGN/EEC Programme is a clear example of such assistance and the way it could improve women’s activities.
- Proper record keeping is indispensable for efficient project monitoring. It is, therefore, recommended that projects be required to keep accurate records of their activities. This could be achieved through assistance from the state Better Life Programme/Family Support Programme headquarters in the form of personnel and training facilities.
- A monitoring unit should be established at the state Better Life Programme/Family Support Programme headquarters to carry out the inspection and monitoring of project activities periodically. Such reports should be used to improve project implementation.
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