Kamal, M. SH. et al. A STUDY OF SOME IMPACTS OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS FINANCED BY THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FUND WHICH DEVOTED FOR THE RURAL WOMEN IN FAYQUM GOVERNORATE | ||
| Journal of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences | ||
| Article 8, Volume 31, Issue 11, November 2006, Pages 7127-7136 PDF (2.68 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jaess.2006.157668 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. SH. Kamal; M. A. Fathy; Suzan M. Nasrat; E. A. Mohamed | ||
| Rural Sociology and Agric. Extension, Faculty of Agric., Cairo Univ. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The Goal of this study was: first to recognize (distinguish) the social impact on the rural woman’s degree of benefits due to the implementation of the developments fund loans to enhance development; second to identify the problems facing the rural women beneficiaries of the development project; this to identify the suggestions of the rural women beneficiaries to overcome obstructions hindering the project. The questionnaire was executed through may and June 2006 ¡n 16 villages in six districts ¡n Fayoum governorate. Fayoum governorate was chosen because it has as a governorate, the majority of projects targeting rural women. Fayoum governorate with 8.27% of all projects is leading all other governorates. The systematic random sample was chosen from the rural women who obtained loans from the community development fund in the period from 1999-2003. The total of the target group was 619 woman the sample chosen was 238 (38.4%). A pre tested questionnaire was setup to collect data, the systems tic random sample was chosen ¡n cooperation with the district’s authority. Frequencies, percentages, and simple correlation coefficient were used in analyzing the study data. The study results revealed: a significant relationships between the degree of rural womans benefits from the project and the follwing social variables: family members participation ¡n the project, change in the housing status, husbands participation ¡n the project, decision making in the family of interviewed women, change ¡n medical care practices, exposure to remote horizons; a negative relationship and the number of unemployed family member5. The complaints of these interviewed women stated that the most urging prcblem facing them was: the poor quality of drinking water (86.1%); the lack of transport facilities (71.9%); the marketing problems (22.1%). They also suggested solutions to overcome these obstacles. | ||
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