The impact of land rights on women’s productivity and economic advancement: case Study of Ndorwa Kabale Uganda
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2012-10
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
The study aimed at establishing the relationship between land rights and
women’s productivity and economic advancement. The study was guided by the
following objectives; to establish how land rights can be orientated to improve
women’s productivity and economic advancement, labored to find out how
women’s productivity and economic advancement can be improved and finally
the study tried to find out the relationship between land rights and women’s
productivity and economic advancement; in Ndorwa East Kabale district Uganda
south western region of Uganda. It applied descriptive survey research design in
which both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. A self-administered
questionnaire, focus groups, observation and an interview guide were the
instruments of data collection from a sample size of 50 women. The collected
data was presented in tables with varying percentages calculated, Interpretations
and drawing of conclusions were made according to the number of occurrences
on each item where findings revealed that land rights affect women’s
productivity and economic advancement in Ndorwa East constituency, he
administration, management and enforcement of land rights is patronize by men
and lastly planning and formulation of land rights does not involve women to
decide on the degree of application and implementation and concluded that land
rights should be revised and formulated to favor both women and men, in other
words law of equality should surpass all human beliefs and biases and it was
importantly recommended by the respondents that land rights should be revised
to cater and treat both women and men equally
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A thesis presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Human Rights
Keywords
land rights, Women, Kabale Uganda