Women Participation in Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in Ondo State, Nigeria

The study examined women participation in Community and Social Development Project CSDP in Ondo State, Nigeria. The data obtained from 120 women were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, mean as well as Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Chi square. The mean age of the respondents was 42 years. More than half 56.7 of the respondents had average family size of 6 persons. Most 73.0 of the respondents were ordinary members of Community Groups and 35 percent were relatively low income earners with the average income of 18,700. About 86 percent of the respondents indicated farming as their livelihood activities. The level of participation was low with a grand mean score of 2.03 and this could be due to some perceived factors affecting participation in CSDP. Significant relationships existed between age, family size and level of women participation in CSDP. The Chi square result showed that significant association existed between social status, occupation and level of women participation in CSDP. More sensitization on CSDP projects is therefore recommended and women should be encouraged to take up leadership position. Development strategies and plan should also be well structured to enhance the mobilization of youths and middle aged women in the Project. Ajayi, Grace Tolulope | Ajiboye Abiodun | Oluwatusin, Femi Michael "Women Participation in Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in Ondo State, Nigeria" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-1 , December 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd29310.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/other/29310/women-participation-in-community-and-social-development-project-csdp-in-ondo-state-nigeria/ajayi-grace-tolulope