Empowering Women as a Tool for Eradicating Poverty in NIgeria_ A Case Study of Ayetoro Women in Yawa North Local Government, Ogun State

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the level of their participation their hom was designed to investigate the sources of funding available to Ayetoro women in their trades and vocations, assess of their participation and engagements in vocational skills for empowerment; and examine the feeding patterns of useholds in order to ascertain the level of their empowerment in relation to their diets and nutrition. maintained indicated that 64.29 percent obtained capital to finance their trade and vocations from cooperative societies esusu. Other sources are finance agents 15.71 percent, and 11.43 percent rely on friends and relations for assistance. beneficiary from Ogun State Employment Generation Programme (OGEGEP) were 5.7 percent. Among others, the study mended that Rural Credit Schemes should be established especially for women farmers, food processors and distributors.