The Impact of Educated Women on Economic Development in Yumbe District
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Date
2007
Authors
Candiru, Christine
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Uganda Martyrs University
Abstract
CANDIRU CHRISTINE (2007-M053-10007)
The Impact of Educated Women on Economic Development in Yumbe District
The study was conducted from May to July 2010. It aimed at finding out the impact of educated women
on economic development in Yumbe district. The specific objectives were: - To establish the
contribution of educated women to economic development in Yumbe district, to identify the
appropriate type/level of education attained by women in Yumbe district for economic development
and to find out factors that affected the contribution of educated women on economic development in
Yumbe district. The researcher used various tools to gather information from different categories of
respondents. The tools used were; questionnaires, group discussion guides, nominal discussion guide,
observation and documentary review. Information was sought from educated women, women groups,
men married to educated women, district officials and women who carried out economic activities
individually and smaller groups. The study established that educated women contributed a lot to the
economic development of Yumbe district. This mainly involved women who attained informal and
non-formal education. However, they faced some challenges that hindered their participation in
economic development. For example, inadequate transport facilities to transport their produce to the
market, inadequate or unqualified human resources, poor health, lack of committed and strong
associations, high level of illiteracy among the women and high level of poverty to mention but a few.
Keywords: Economic Development, educated women, Yumbe district
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Economic development, Educated women, Yumbe district
Citation
Candiru, C. 2007. The Impact of Educated Women on Economic Development in Yumbe District. Uganda Martyrs University, Nkozi : Uganda Martyrs University