Activities of CBOs and NGOs in the Rural Development of Benue State: A Sociological Analysis - Softcover

Akpehe, Godwin Aondongu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 365921955X ISBN 13: 9783659219559

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This study on the activities of Community-Based Organizations /Non-Governmental Organizations in the rural development of Benue State-Nigeria, was informed by the assumption that CBOs/NGOs are vanguards of development in local communities and the realization that their involvement in the planning, mobilization and management of community resources and monitoring of development projects and programs is the sure way in enhancing capacity building, poverty reduction and sustainable development in rural communities. This study therefore provided a comprehensive information about CBOs/NGOs development activities in the area and categorized them according to their service type and thematic focus, bringing to light their socioeconomic impacts on the communities within which they operate and factors that hindered some of them from achieving their set goals and objectives. Findings in the study revealed the vital roles played by these organizations such as mobilization of community-based resources for participatory rural development, provision of basic social services, financial services, capacity building and advocacy among other services to communities within which they operate.

About this title

About the Author:

Godwin A. Akpehe, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (in view) is a lecturer in the department of Sociology, Benue State University, Makurdi-Nigeria.His major areas of research interest include; rural development and extension services, development research and human resource management. He has authored and co-authored articles in many reputable journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 365921955X
• ISBN 13: 9783659219559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132