Gender- Responsive Strategies To Improve The Contribution Of International Non-Governmental Organizations To Women Socio- Economic Empowerment Makueni County, Kenya
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2023-07
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IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)
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This Study Sought To Assess Gender Responsive Strategies Used By International Non-GovernmentalOrganizations Development Programmes On The Social And Economic Lives Of The Rural Women InMakueni County. The Study Employed Mixed Approach ( Qualitative And Quantitative) And Descriptive
Research Design In Data Collection. The Study Targeted Women Beneficiaries In Self Help Groups (Shgs)Of World Vision And Action Aid And Key Informants Such As Project And Government Officials In MakueniCounty. The Research Sample Size Was Selected Using Various Sampling Techniques Which Included
Multistage, Purposive, Snowball And Random Sampling. Questionnaires, Focus Group Discussion (FGD)Guides And Interview Schedules Were Used To Collect Data. Descriptive Statistics And Chi Square TestsWere Done Using Statistical Package For Social Sciences Software. The Study Revealed The Following
Strategies Which Can Be Used By The Ingos To Improve Women Socio Economic Empowerment; AwarenessOn Women Rights And Gender Equality Capacity Building Among Women Entrepreneurs, Address SexualGender Based Violence, Introduce Different Types Of Collateral In Addition To Household Assets. The StudyConcluded That For Women To Be Empowered Socio Economically, The Ingos Needs To Employ TheAbove Strategies During The Implementation Of Their Development Programmes Starting WithAwareness On Women Rights And Gender Equality.
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Kithuka, E. M., Okemwa, P., & Wanjama, L. (2023). Gender- Responsive Strategies To Improve The Contribution Of International Non-Governmental Organizations To Women Socio- Economic Empowerment Makueni County, Kenya. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science (IOSR-JHSS)