An assessment on the factors that constrain the opportunities of women empowerment in Local Governments in Nansana Local Council Kampala - Uganda
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2008-10
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Kampala International University, College of Education,Open and distance Learning
Abstract
Local governance in Uganda can be traced from the Pre-colonial period when governance was vested in the minds of traditional leaders. Today Characteristics such as democracies, women empowerment, opportunities of women, participation of women, gender sensitive have been identified in this system though particularly pit falls continue to prevail. Topic under this study sets to assess on factors that constrain the opportunities of women empowerment in Local Governments. In this study, the researcher seeks to find avenues for participation of women; Analyze the constraints faced by women in implementation of government programs also to find available opportunities in the cause of establishing and operating gender sensitiveness in local government programs and how they can be exploited. The study used descriptive study design and was both qualitative and quantitative; Data was gathered on the magnitude of popular participation. Data was collected using different instruments that are Questionnaires, interviews, documents, focused group discussions and observations. Data analysis was done normally and expressed in tables, bar graphs and pie charts as summary for data and ease for analysis. The findings of the study is that participation entails in active involvement of the people in all affairs; the study discovered that women as small business civil service, the private sector local councils, reproductive health issues and agriculture, their fraction is still small. The study recommends that; women councilors should be more sensitized through local governance; Local government act should further be amended; local councils should have equal platform for women’s participation in involvement in all elective local council political positions.
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A dissertation submitted to the School of Post graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Masters of Arts in Development Administration and Management of Kampala International University
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Women empowerment, Local Governments, Kampala Capital City Authority