An Investigation Of The Role Of Women’s Empowerment On Community Development In Lokopo Sub County, Napak District, Karamoja Region North Eastern Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

CHAPTER ONE 1

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY 1

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Problem Statement 4

1.3 Objectives of the study 4

1.3.1 Main objective ofthe study 4

1.3.2 Spec~ic objectives ofthe study 4

1.4 Research questions 5

1.5 Scope of the study s

1.5.1 Geographical scope s

1.5.2 Context scope s

1.5.3 Time scope

1.6 Significance of the study s

CHAPTER TWO 6

LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.0 Introduction 6

2.1 The factors that affects women’s empowerment towards community 6

2.2 The strategies to enable effective women’s empowerment towards community development.

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2.3 The relationship between gender roles and women’s empowerment 14

CHAPTER THREE .16

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 16

3.0 Introduction 16

3.1 Research Design 16

3.2 Study Population 16

3.3 Sample size 16

3.4. Sampling technique 17

3.5 Data Source 17

3.6. Data Collection Instruments

3.7 Validity of Research Instruments 18

3.8 Reliability of research Instruments 18

3.9 Data processing and analysis 18

3.10 Ethical consideration 19

3.11 Limitations of the study and solution 19

CHAPTER FOUR 20

DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE FINDINGS .20

4.0 Introduction 20

4.0.1 Respondents Rate 20

4.1 The demographic characteristic of the respondents 20

4.2.1 Enabling Women involve in conimunity development activities 23

4.4 The Relationship between gender equality and women emancipation 31

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 35

5.0 Introduction

5.1 Summary of the findings 3

5.1.1 The demographic characteristic of the respondents 35

5.1.4 The Relationship between gender equality and women emancipation 39

5.2 Conclusions .40

5.3 Recommendations 41

REFERENCES 43

APPENDICES 45

APPENDIX I QUESTIONNAIRES 45

APPENDIX II: WORK PLAN 48

APPENDIX III: BUDGET (THE PROPOSED BUDGET) 49