Youths Attitude To Rural Development Projects In Ogba Communities Of Rivers State, Nigeria

Okwusi, MC

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“…The result is in line with that of other researchers who have identified various factors that are challenges to youth participation in community development programmes. Findings from a study by Okwusi (2008) and Udensi et al (2013) revealed that improper and inadequate awareness, low level of exposure, nonchallant attitude, insufficient training, lack of encouragement by chiefs and elders of the community, intermittent change of government, and selfishness on the part of the youth leaders were the factors that affected youth participation in development programmes. Adequate awareness programmes should be put in place to encourage youths to participate more in rural development projects.…”

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“…Despite the various government programmes (Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs) 1975, Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme 1977, People's Bank of Nigeria, 1987 etc) approached and strategies aimed at improving the condition of the rural poor through agricultural development which is a precursor for rural development are faced with a myriad of problems (Umeh and Odom, 2011). The merging of community development and youth development has been at the core of current research literatures (Udensi et al, 2013;Nitzberg, 2005;Kubisch, 2005;Lynn, 2005;Brennan et al, 2006;Okwusi, 2008). Youths groups have not been viewed as essential contributors to society in terms of community development due to stereotypical images and misconception of their age and developmental capacity.…”

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Roles of youths groups in rural community development in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Iwuchukwu¹,

Ogbonna²,

Agboti³

2015

J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev

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Youths are dynamic force for social transformation and rural community development. This study identified types of youth groups and their roles in rural community development; constraints to effective participation of youth in rural community development and strategies to improve effective participation of youths in rural community development. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 60 respondents for the study. Data were analysed with frequency count, percentages and mean scores. Result shows that greater percentage (60.0%) of the youths was male and had mean age of 24 years. Majority (89.50%) of the respondents belonged to Afikpo youth organisation and their major roles included town hall building (86.40%), school development (81.40%) and market building (74.60%). Constraints to effective participation of youth in rural community development included limited access to finance (M=2.14; SD=0.88), inadequate skill (M=2.00; SD=0.76) and limited material benefit for the participants (M=2.14; SD=0.86). It was suggested therefore that the youths should be provided with skill (M=1.62; SD=0.63), sponsored (M=1.34; SD=0.58) and employed (M=1.32; SD=0.72).

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Roles of youths groups in rural community development in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Iwuchukwu¹,

Ogbonna²,

Agboti³

2015

J. Agric. Ext. Rural Dev

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“…Researchers have identified various factors that are challenges to youth participation in community development programmes. Findings from a study on youths attitude to rural development projects by [29] revealed that improper and inadequate awareness, low level of exposure, Non-challant attitude, insufficient training, lack of encouragement by chiefs and elders of the community, intermittent change of government, and selfishness on the part of the youth leaders were the factors that affected youth participation in development programmes. Adequate awareness programmes should be put in place to encourage youths to participate more in rural development projects.…”

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Youth Participation in Community Development (CD) Programmes in Cross River State: Implications for Sustainable Youth Development in Nigeria.

2013

IOSR-JHSS

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The role of the youths to fast-track Community Development Programmes has been recognized, particularly, in local communities where they have played pivotal role in education, health, environmental sanitation, mass mobilization, religious activities etc. This study poses that through active participation and encouragement; youths can be effective instrument for CD programmes and may take ownership as well. With field-based data from Cross River State, South-South Nigeria, the study examines the extent and strategies to which the youth can be meaningfully engaged in CD programmes and presents an evaluation of the challenges facing them in that direction. Recommendations for Sustainable Development via youth participation are made at the end of the study.

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“…The role of the youth in community development has attracted attention in current research literature (Udensi et al, 2013;Lynn, 2005;Okwusi, 2008). Research suggests that the youth are playing important roles in the development of their communities (Sherrod et al, 2002).…”

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Assessing the Role of Youth Groups in Community Development in the Nkwanta South Municipality

Adams

Nomah²,

Kissi

2022

SER

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The youth is said to be the backbone of every society because of the critical role they play in the community development. The youth, therefore, form the pivot of societal development. This paper assessed the role of youth groups in the community development in Akyode Traditional Area in the Nkwanta South Municipality. The research adopted a mixed-method approach, specifically concurrent triangulation where the researchers employed both the quantitative and qualitative approaches to study a phenomenon at the same time. The simple random sampling technique was employed to select 200 respondents for the study. It was realized that the youth groups play diverse roles including sensitizing members on the importance of education and initiating community development projects. It was also realised that there is a positive relationship between youth development and their role in the community development processes in the area. The study recommends that the competences, attitudes, values and skills of the youth could be further developed through symposia, club meetings, workshops, conferences, seminars and sports and games to enable them to contribute meaningfully towards community development.

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Youths Attitude To Rural Development Projects In Ogba Communities Of Rivers State, Nigeria

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