THE STUDY FOCUSES ON THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES USING UFUMA PRIME MOVERS ASSOCIATION IN ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA AS A CASE STUDY. THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE WORK WAS TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY WHICH THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE IS TO EXAMINE THE STRUCTURE OF UFUMA PRIME MOVER IN ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA ANAMBRA STATE. TO IDENTIFY THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF UFUMA PRIME MOVERS IN ORUMA NORTH IN ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORT. THE DATA USED FOR THIS RESEARCH IS DERIVED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE, INTERVIEW AND ALSO THROUGH INTERNET, LIBRARY RESEARCH ON THE TEXTBOOKS, PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS AND THE HYPOTHESIS FORMULATED WERE TESTED USING THE PERCENTAGE TEST. THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY IS THE IMPACT OF NON GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES, AREA OF THE STUDY WHICH COVERS A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA WHICH IS ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT WHICH IS USED AS THE CASE STUDY. POPULATION OF THE STUDY WHICH IS COMPOSED OF FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY TWO (562) WORKERS, SAMPLE OF THE STUDY WHICH THE RESEARCHER USED RANDOM SAMPLING TECHNIQUES WHICH STATED THAT OUT OF 562 WORKERS IN ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, 233 WAS SELECTED. THE MAJOR CONSTRAINT ENCOUNTERED BY UFUMA PRIME MOVER IN ORUMBA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WERE LACK OF FINANCE AND MATERIALS FOR CARRYING OUT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. FROM OUR FINDING, IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT GOVERNMENT AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SHOULD MAKE CONSCIOUS EFFORT TOWARDS SUPPORTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SELF HELP COMMUNITY PROJECT.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Approval page ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Abstract v

Table of contents vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 6

1.3 Purpose of the study 7

1.4 Significance of the study 8

1.5 Research question 9

1.6 Scope of the study 10

1.7 Limitation of the study 11

1.8 Definition of terms 11

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction 14

2.1 The concept of Non-Governmental Agencies 14

2.2 The concept of Community Development 16

2.3 Registration of Non-Governmental Agencies 18

2.4 Types of Non-Governmental Agencies 21

2.5 Objectives of Community Development 23

2.6 Basic Function on Non-Governmental Agencies 25

2.7 Non-Governmental Agencies as a means to

Improve Community Development 26

2.8 Summary of Literature Review 28

CHAPTER THREE

3.0 Research Design and Methodology 29

3.1 Design of the study 29

3.2 Area of the study 30

3.3 Population of the study 30

3.4 Sample of the study 31

3.5 Instrument for data collection 32

3.6 Reliability and Validity of the instrument 33

3.7 Distribution and Retrieval of the instrument 33

3.8 Method of data analysis 34

CHAPTER FOUR

4.0 Presentation and Analysis of Data 35

4.1 Data presentation 35

4.2 Data Analysis 35

4.3 Discussion/Analysis of findings 48

CHAPTER FIVE

5.0 Summary of findings, conclusion and Recommendation 49

5.1 Summary of findings 49

5.2 Conclusion 51

5.3 Recommendations 52

References 54

Appendix(es) 56-57

LIST OF TABLE

Table 1: Position Distribution of Respondent 36

Table 2: Characteristics of the Respondents 37

Table 3: Number of married and yet married 38

Table 4: Educational Qualification of Respondents 38

Table 5: Do the people of the community initiate programme and project for the development

of the community. 39

Table 6: Does the people of the community involved

in the development of their communities40

Table 7: Does the people of the community involved

in taking decision for the maintenance of

theircommunity 41

Table 8: Is there any positive relationship between

Orumba North Local Government and

Non-governmental Agencies. 42

Table 9: Do you think that the agency of Orumba

North Local Government has helped well in Community unemployment problem 43

Table 10: Do you think that Non-governmental

Agencies have a lot of in pact in

community development 44

Table 11: Does the people of the community provide

the amenities used in their community 45

Table 12: Do you think that some people have diverted

these basic amenities for their own personal use? 46

Table 13:Do you think that the amenities produced

Have achieved the development of rural

community? 47

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Non-governmental agencies in Nigeria have demonstrated appreciable interest towards the provision of amenities to both the rural and urban population of the country. The interest shown by these non-governmental agencies could be derived from their genuine intension of uplifting the liking standard of the people. There is therefore no gain saying the fact that there have been some noticeable increases in educational institutions, health centers, road constructions, water supply and so on as they store to impress the people. Experience has shown that the provision and maintenance of amenities cannot be handled by government alone because it will be too onerous for government to satisfy the need of all communities, bearing in mind the limitation of time and resources. It is therefore, necessary for the agencies of government to educate the people to appreciate the fact that the transformation of their country for enhancement of their standard of living should be a joint responsibility between the community and the government or its agencies. This is why series of reforms and restricting have been undertaken.

At local government level, at in an attempt to make it more responsive to the yearnings and aspirations of the people it is also aimed to involving an efficient and functional administrative and resources allocation system that will make for rapid growth and modernization of rural communities (Non Oil). The role of Non-Governmental Agency (NGO’s) in community developed has attracted the attention of some great scholars. Aroh (1997), viewed community development as a process whereby community came together to perform various functions in order to given a face left to their immediate environment or community. Also Non Oil (1981) refers development as a natural fact in which the individuals and society interest with their physical, biological and inter human environment transforming them for their own benefit and that of humanity at large. NGO’s as an organization or loose associations which are composed of people working together to address a need. Basic element of NGO’s are: -

i. Non-profit oriented

ii. A voluntary organization

iii. An NGO is primary on intermediate organization that is development oriented.

iv. Non-government in term of organization, membership and funding.

In all, non-governmental agencies role is poverty alleviation and community development is aimed at making people self reliant, able to participate in national development. It also ensure that both the rural and urban communities the provision of the necessary assistance, like funds legal and structural framework, technical and managerial expertise necessary for the programmers’, Aroh (2002).

The study was carried out in Ufuma, which is located at Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria. The local government area occupies an area of about 220 square kilo with an estimated population of 8,280 people (NPC 1991).

The local government comprises of different communities like Ajali which is the headquarter, oko, Ufuma, Omogho, Awa, Naka, Amaokpala, Ndiowu, Ndikelionwu and so on. The occupation of the people is farming, treading, civil servants, etc. The Ufuma prime movers was on the third development union formed in the area in 1984 but before the formation of the Ufuma prime movers there was other union formed in February 23nd 1982. The cooperative union formed in March 2^nd 1983 before the formation of the Ufuma cooperative union in June 28^th 1984. This union of the development of the community and also has helped in increasing the standard of living of the people and extending aims to the less privileges in the community. There was remarkable to which was done by these prime movers on March 8^th 2000 disk and chairs for the Umonyiba primary and Nursery school in the area also in 2004 the prime movers donated wholesomely to the widows in Umuogem community. The Ufuma comprises of nine (9) villages and its history is something that one cannot forget in a haste, the people of Ufuma are people with integrity, honest and responsible as I was told the Ufuma people spread to different villages like Umuagu, Obiagu, Umuogem, Umonyiba, Umuonyiuka and so on.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Though the community dwellers in non-governmental agencies has continued to play a significant role in the community development by producing food and agricultural raw materials for exploit and local consumptions but yet so many community still lack the basic amenities of life such as good roads, postal services an communication e.g. MTN Network, NITEL, GLO etc Anyanwu (1981). The unbalance in provision of these basic amenities and infrastructural development between the rural and the urban areas have occasionally an unprecedented rural urban draft with a depressive effects on the rural urban economy which the facts has been established in a way whereby the non-governmental agencies is constrained in its effort to provide citizens with all the required social and basic amenities for comfortable living Anyanwu (1992). The truth is that non-governmental agencies have been established by various community members, who came to government with the activity of the non-governmental agencies have been documented adequately in literature and it is such view that the study was conceived to examine the role of the Ufuma prime movers in Ufuma Orumba North Local Government Area, Anambra State was regarded to the community development.