TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction
- Background of the study
- Statement of problem
- Objective of the study
- Research questions
- Significance of study
- Scope of the study
- Limitation of the study
- Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
- Literature review
- Introduction
CHAPTER THREE
- Research design and methodology
- Introduction
- Research design
- Sources / method of data collection
- Population and sample size
- Sample technique
- Validity and reliability of measuring instrument
- Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR
- Data presentation and analysis of data
- Introduction
- Presentation of data
- Analysis of data
- Interpretation of data
CHAPTER FIVE
- Summary, conclusion and recommendations
- Introduction
- Summary of findings
- Conclusion
- Recommendations
References
CHAPTER ONE
- INTRODUCTION
Since the past few decades, various non-governmental organizations have shown interest in the development of rural areas. Communities that have not benefited from the limited financial resources of the government have embarked on development projects, this has stimulated individuals into active participation to the grass roots. Recently, the interest of the government in National development has exposed the poor conditions and neglect of our rural dwellers. This however, has moved government into action for the improvement of living standards of the people in these areas. The present economic melt down of the country has made development more difficult to carryout by the government alone. This has lead to individual participation, non-government organization and private organization.
Non-governmental organization is a term generally used but is not a legal definition in many jurisdictions, these type of organization is defined as civil society organizations. However, the phrase “Non-government organization” only come to popular use with the establishment of the united nations organization in 1945 with provisions in Article 71 of chapter 10 of the united nations chapter 7 for a consultative role. In recent times, the issues of rural development has become crucial in the political, social and economic life of the nations, this is as a result of the realization of the fact that rural areas and its inhabitants constitute about 70% of the nations population in order to bring about real development in the rural areas, there must exist active collaboration and the government, Non-government organizations, communities and the rural people. The rural people need the recognition and help from government to enable them for co-operative and productive organization. They should be encouraged to participate actively in the decision making process in order to achieve societal goals.
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Owerri municipal is a local government area of Imo state, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the city of Owerri. Owerri was found by a man called Erema Arugo. He was the son of Uratta and was forced to leave because his brother wanted him dead on the grounds that Erwena had planned to infringe up on his right. Ekwema Arugo was the elder brother of Ndumoha who was a wealthy farmer and it happened that when their father died, Ekwena Arugo could not afford to buy a bill for the burial as it was the custom then to give a befitting burial to a man of affluence. His brother being a wealthy man bought the bill and requested to take the hearth which was against the custom because it is the right of the first son. The village chiefs conveyed and after much debate declared that Ekwema Arugo-had the region to the bills heart with the saying “OKPARA AKU LIE NNA YA O WU HU OPAA GBURU”. Meaning “let the wealthy bury the father, the first son is not the killer”. And Ekwena out of joy proclaimed that “E WERE LAM IHE RURU M AKA”. Meaning that he had take what was due to him and he asked to be called OWERE meaning that he has take hence the name Owere. This however did not go down well with his younger brother who began to plot on how to kill him. After hearing about the plot, ekwema Arugo fled to the present day site of Owere and first settled in Ugwu Ekwema where he roasted yam and eat with his family, that is why in his remembrance, Owere people have a special celebration called ORU OWERE. The festival is usually conducted at UGWU EKEMA and is associated with yam which is very essential in the festival EKWEMA ARUGO, who founded Owere and five children. These children constituted the five hamlets of Owere village listed here according to seniority
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