أثر مشاركة المرأة في الأنشطة الإقتصادية والإجتماعية على تمكينها إجتماعياً (دراسة حالة: مشروع الأمن الغذائي لربات الأسر – منطقة ودرملي)

Abstract

The objectives of this study is to assess impact of rural woman participation in the development economic activities of household food security project in Wad Ramly area which finance by UNESCO ISESCO chair for woman on her economic and social empowerment. When woman provide with funding and trainings, this will rise her capacity building, skills, improved her percapita income which in turn rise her status in the family and family welfare, her participation in decision making ans social activities as well. The project provided woman with, credit, inputs, training and social activities.The project covered 10 villages in the area, in which 500 woman were participated.Purposive sample consist of 200 woman were selected from the project population (woman who have 4-5 feddan from the 10 villages).Social survey method was used in this study primary interview by the research to for fill the comprehensive questionnaire. Secondary data collected from relative intuitions, previous studies, journals and internet. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used to analysis the data, using different statistical procedures, descriptive statistics, frequency and percentage distribution, chi-square test and correlation. The analysis revealed that: The respondents participated in the project activities with different percentage level. The production of the respondents increased. Chi square showed that there were significant different between women’s empowerment variable before and after participation in project activities and this indicated that women’s participation in project activities positively influenced women’s empowerment. Correlation test also showed that there is significant relationship between women’s participation in project activities and the empowerment of women economically and socially. In the light of the findings the study recommended the followings: Strengthens the extension programs, with provision of more finance services. Establishment of woman cooperatives for providing inputs supply and marketing services. Expansion of food security culture and training programs and enhancing women social participation.