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Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of social capital and empowerment in Kankara local community, Katsina state-Nigeria


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Aminu Rilwanu, and Redzuan, Ma'rof and Abu Samah, Asnarulkhadi (2014) Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of social capital and empowerment in Kankara local community, Katsina state-Nigeria. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 19 (2 ver.5). pp. 130-137. ISSN 2279-0845; ESSN: 2279-0837

Abstract

This paper was written to entails the results collected after conducting an empirical research which focus on Participation in Fadama User Groups (FUGs) as a medium of social capital and empowerment in Kankara local community, Katsina state Nigeria. This research was conducted because of the problems observed in the local community of low social capital and empowerment among the Fadama members'. The aim and objective here is to explore the level and relationships in participation, social capital and empowerment among the Fadama members'. The research work also try to explore how participation and social capital can transgress to empowerment.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Human Ecology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.9790/0837-1925130137
Publisher: International Organization Of Scientific Research
Keywords: Fadama User Groups; Participation; Social capital; Empowerment
Depositing User: Nurul Ainie Mokhtar
Date Deposited: 23 Dec 2015 03:37
Last Modified: 23 Dec 2015 03:37
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34828
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