EFFECTIVENESS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

Abstract

This thesis entitled “EFFECTIVENESS OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME: A CASE STUDY OF MADHYABINDU MUNICIPALITY NAWALPRASI-EAST” has been conducted to study the roles of empowerment training play to increase the socio-economic and living statuesque of respondent’s women on Madhyabindu. Women’s empowerment may be defined in several ways, including accepting women’s viewpoints, making an effort to seek them and raising the status of women though education, awareness, literacy and training. This study makes an assessment on what role does women empowerment programme play on socio-economic upliftment of rural households on different aspect after involvement in training such as, education, status of health, consumption, access to real assets, income generation capacity, Decision making capacity etc. A descriptive research design was used in the study. Similarly, non-probability purposive sampling technique was used including rural areas as sub-section. This study is based on primary data, which has been collected in the filed with the help of structured questionnaire and interview. The collected data were then analyzed in excel and interpretation were made. Majority of Household head were male (68.33 percent) and most of the family members were literate i.e., only (12.22 percent) reported to be illiterate. The average family size was found to be 4.40 members. Similarly, majority of sample household come Tharu and Magar ethnicity. Likewise, the main source of household income was from foreign employment. The study concludes that more people are now aware of various benefits that Empowerment training can bring into their lives. The study found women empowerment training has empower in health, education, degree of freedom, income level, family decision, uses of fuel for cooking, toilet facility, housing condition and consumption capacity. Hence, if Madhyabindu Municipality makes the policy to empower women then it will be very crucial for household and development of Madhyabindu Municipality as well. Keywords: Women empowerment programme, Socio-economic empowerment, households, Madhyabindu Municipality.