AN IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAMMES: A STUDY OF KANO WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

ABSTRACT

The reasons certain groups of people remain enriched by polio immunization services and why others reject them, have been a concern to researchers, some have attributed it to religious and traditional beliefs while others suggested that it is as a result in different attitude prediction and beliefs of people. The objective of the study is to examine the attitudes of people towards polio immunization in Argungu Local Government Kebbi State. The methodology employed was purely descriptive survey research. Quantitative research methods were adopted. The research covers Arugungu LGA. A total of 120 respondents were randomly sampled with the well structured questionnaires. Simple percentage was used to represent the data and cross tabulation with chi- square was used to test the hypothesis. The result showed that there Thus this research found out that poor quality services and lack of awareness are responsible for low level of polio immunization prevalence among rural dwellers and also that the lower the knowledge of polio immunization among people, the more likely they resist the polio vaccination. The research therefore recommended that the negative perception that the society has towards polio immunization has to change and one major tools for the change it proper orientation through the mass media and that the attitude of rural dwellers toward polio immunization has to be encouraged through their traditional leaders, the religious leaders, etc.

Keywords: Polio, Immunization, mass media, traditional leaders

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page

Table of Content

List of Acronyms

Abstract

CHAPTER ONE

1.1       Background to the Study

1.2       Statement of the Problem

1.3       Research Questions

1.4       Objectives of the Study

1.5       Hypotheses

1. 6      Significance of the Study

1.7       Scope and Delimitation of the Study

1.8       Operation Definition of Key Concepts

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW/ THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK

2.0       Introduction

2.1       An Overview of the Concept of Poverty

2.2       Indicators and Measures of Poverty

2.3       Consequences of Poverty

2.4       Poverty Profile in Nigeria

2.5       An Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nigeria

2.6       An Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programme in Kano

2.7       Theoretical Framework

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

3.0       Introduction

3.1       Research Design

3.2       Study Area Population

3.3       Sample and Sampling Technique

3.4       Instruments of Data Collection

3.5       Administration of Instruments

3.6       Method of Data Analysis

3.7       Statistical Inference

CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.0       Introduction

4.1       Data Presentation and Discussion

4.2       Statistical Inference

4.3       Qualitative Analysis

4.4       Discussion of the Findings

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY

5.1       Introduction

5.2       Summary

5.3       Summary of the Findings

5.4       Conclusion

5.5       Recommendation

5.6       Suggestion for further research

REFERENCE

APPENDIX

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1         Background to the Study

Poverty, between 1960s and early 1970s was minimal as few people were below the poverty line in Nigeria (Ogwumike,2002). During this period, Nigeria enjoyed steady economic growth and relative stability. The economy and per capital income grew steady as agricultural industries and even public sector absorbed most of the labour force (Ogwumike,2002)

The poverty incidence started rising in the late 1970s and early 1980s when human race was aroused by picture on the TV screens, of starving children, homeless couples, women in lettered nakedness, dying old men and mostly from the third world. Consequent upon these a conference on poverty was held in Nairobi, Kenya on the United Nation Development programme (UNDP) to discuss the problem of poverty in all its ramifications and to come out with ideas and prescriptions to tackle the menace of poverty at the end it was agreed that poverty is relative (UNDP,2011).

In the mid 80s the poverty rate in Nigeria started rising for instance about 43% of the Nigerian population was living below poverty line between 1985 and 1986 (Ravallion and Badani, 1994). It rose to 53% and 61% in 1996 and 1997 respectively. By 1999, about 66% lived below poverty line, making Nigeria the 54^th in the human poverty poorest nations in the world (CBN, 2003).

Over the years, Nigerian government had made different attempts at reducing the rate of poverty in the country. Different poverty alleviation programmes and projects were instituted to achieve this aim. Thus, directorate for roads and rural infrastructure (DFRRI) in 1986; Better life programme (BLP) in 1987; National directorate of employment (NDE) in 1987; family support programme (FSP) in 1993; family economic advancement programme (FEAP) in 1997, etc. were instituted (National Bureau of Statistics, 2010).

The Kano State government is among the states in the federation that established poverty reduction agency as a deliberate strategy to mitigate poverty and facilitate sustainable entrepreneurship, the Kano State Government under Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has handed out N10,000 each as free capital to 88,000 women in the state, the government had also trained a number of 600 women on poultry production at Tukwui poultry institute in the state as part of its effort to make them more active players in the local economy....

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