Women participation in local nongovernmental organizations and social development in selected District Hargeisa, Somaliland
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2012-08
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Kampala International University,College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Abstract
In Africa, for example, women produce 80 percent of the food and in Asia
60 percent And in Latin America 40 percent in the side of economy. This is
a small example of the importance of women’s work in society; it does not
illustrate the real extent of women’s contribution, especially in developing
countries, not only to the labor force, but also their role as a significant
income-source for the family (Takyiwaa, 1998). In Africa, all tasks related
to a family’s support are the responsibility of women. Due to cultural and
traditional aspects, a woman’s presence has been a question of survival of
her family.
Women, especially poor mothers, must divide their time between work
“productive role” and family “reproductive role”, and balancing all the
demands. Time is valuable for these women, as their livelihoods depend
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largely on their ability to fulfill the multiple demands of the household and
the marketplace. In spite of the remarkable importance of women’s
participation, their jobs have been considered as an “extra income” to
family survival or simply to improve its living conditions. Moreover,
microenterprises owned by women have been considered as a way to
meet primary needs instead of a profitable source of income (Takyiwaa,
1998).
In under developed countries women’s fundamental contributions in their
households, food production systems and national economies are
increasingly acknowledged, within Africa and by the international
community. This is due, in no small part, to African women’s own
energetic efforts to organize, articulate their concerns and make their
voices heard (Luba, 2010). At both grassroots and national levels, more
women’s associations and local Nongovernmental organization were
formed during the 1990s, taking advantage of the social development
projects to assert their development roles. They are also pressing for an
expansion of women’s economic and social opportunities, and the
advancement of women’s rights.
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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 award for the Degree of Master of Art in development studies
Keywords
Local Non governmental, Socio development, Women, District Hargeisa,, Somaliland