THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN ORGANISATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: A STUDY OF KEFFI LGA OF NASARAWW STATE

This study examines the Contributions of Women Organizations in Community Development in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State with the objective to discover the contributions of women organization in Community development. The study adopted social survey design using simple random sampling technique to select a sample size of 200 for the study with simple percentage test for analysis of data. The findings of the study revealed that the level of participation of women Organizations in the Community development in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State was very low. Considering the numerical strength and enormous contributions of women in the socioeconomic well being of rural people, improving women's participation in the leadership of their communities is more promising for the development of communities. The study concludes that Women organizations hold a great promise to provide the much needed socioeconomic infrastructure in the developing countries with a recommendation that Government at all levels should encourage the proliferation of and economically support the goals and objectives of Women organizations in the study area, creating a common forum where both governmental and nongovernmental organizations could contribute their quota.