The Role Of Association In Community Development

  ABSTRACT

COMMUNITY BASED ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HAS ITS OWN PECULIAR PROBLEMS NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH IT. MUCH OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THESE COMMUNITY BASED ASSOCIATION IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR AREAS CANNOT OVER EMPHASES. SO, THIS STUDY IS AIMED AT ASCERTAINING THE EXTENT OF WHICH COMMUNITY BASED ASSOCIATION COULD BE ENERGIZED FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO AGULU IN ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ANAMBRA STATE.THE MAJOR THRUST OF THE STUDY IS TO APPRAISE THE PERFORMANCE OR ACTIVITIES OF COMMUNITY BASED ASSOCIATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE CONTRIBUTION THEY HAVE MADE TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO HOW ACTIVITIES EFFECT THE LIVE OF THE PEOPLE IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AREA.THAT IS WHY WE HAVE GIVEN THIS SUB-HEADING “THE ROLE OF ASSOCIATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT” A CASE STUDY OF AGULU IN  ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ANAMBRA STATE. THERE IS A GENERAL BELIEF THAT RURAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE GOVERNMENT ALONE BUT THIS PROJECT TENDS TO HIGHLIGHT THE DEGREE OF CONTRIBUTION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS CAN MAKE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITY ESPECIALLY ANAOCHA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY IS TO INVESTIGATE THE PERFORMANCE OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION AT ITS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO  AGULU IN ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ANAMBRA STATE.IN A BID TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE OBJECTIVE, THIS RESEARCH WORK BE INSTRUCTURED INTO FIVE CHAPTERS . CHAPTER ONE OF THIS PROJECT IS PRIMARY CONCERNED WITH THE INTRODUCING PART OF THIS, UNDER THIS CHAPTER, WE WILL ALSO LOOK AT THE STATEMENT OF PROBLEMS. SINCE COLONIAL ERA, ATTEMPT HAS BEEN TO DEVELOP THE AREAS. WHY PEOPLE SHOULD MAKE EFFORTS IS DEVELOPING THEIR COMMUNITY WE ALSO LOOK AT OTHER BASIC PROBLEMS IN PROJECT WRITING LIKE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY PURPOSE OF THE, SCOPE OF STUDY AND CONCEPT DEFINITIONS.CHAPTER TWO OF THIS WORK WILL LOOK AT LITERATURE REVIEW. UNDER THIS HEADING, WE WILL LOOK AT DIFFERENT THEORIES OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AS PROPOUNDED BY AUTHORS AND SCHOLARS AND THEIR RELEVANCE TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA. CHAPTER THREE DEALS WITH THE REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY. IN THOSE CHAPTER, VARIOUS SOURCES OF DATA, QUESTIONNAIRES DESIGN OF DETERMINED AND METHOD OF INVESTIGATION DISCUSSED.CHAPTER FOUR OF THIS WORK WILL LOOK CRITICALLY AT THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IN AGULU IN  ANAOCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA IN ANMBRA STATE. ALSO IN THIS CHAPTER, WE WILL LOOK AT OUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS. FINALLY WE WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR DATA ANALYSIS AND TEST OF HYPOTHESIS. CHAPTER FIVE WILL BE THE CONCLUDING PART OF THIS SUMMARY OF OUR FINDINGS. THE RECOMMENDATION WILL TEND TO SAKE CONCLUSION. AND FINALLY THAT REFERENCES.

                                    CHAPTER ONE

                                  INTRODUCTION

1.1        BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Throughout  history,  human  societies  have  continually  strove to  develop in  one way  or the  other, although at different place   and  measure   the development is a  universal   phenomenon   commonly  linked with  human  beings.

Everywhere,  man   is faced with  the  task   of  rising  above his  material   limitations  through  providing   for his  needs   and improving  the  quality  of  his  material well  being and   efficiency   of tools. 

        In this study, the  concept  of  development  is  taken to the  sequence  of  changes that is aimed  as  improving   the  socio-economic, political and cultural  life of a   people.

        In  this content of  this work, community   development may  be  defined  as operationally as the conscious  self  help  without  the  assistance  from  the  government  for  the  provisions  of certain  basic  socio-economic infrastructure  that basic necessary   or  required  in the  raising   of the  standard   of living   of the   people  while  discouraging  rural,  urban  drift.

        In Nigeria, communities  in different  parts of the  country  have  over  years engaged  themselves  in several  development  activities  in  an attempt   to provide some  basic infrastructure  that  would   make   life  more   meaning  to the  members   of their  communities. They no longer wait   or depend   solely   on  their local, state   or  federal  for provision  of the development  community  has become popular, in  recent  times  communities  has become   increasing   more, and the  unability  of the   various government   to provide   for them, all  their  needs.  This trends of the  development further  call  on  various local   institutions  in the  private  sector, in  other   words  non-government  organization  (NGO)  to  supplement   government  efforts  in  development   of their  localities.

        The  complementary role   played by there community based association (CBA) such  as  community   friends, age grade unions,  woman  associates , member  of  city  club in the  Agulu e.t.c  have  created  some  positive  impact  on  provision  financial  assistance  skills and  provisions specific services.

        Our major  concern  here  is  the communities  based associates   with  participation   reference  to Agulu in  Anaocha local government area  in Anambra state.

        It is  also  patient  to  mention  that he  role   gab in condition of living  existing between  the  rural and  urban area  has posed  as services  challenge   to   success  government  n  Nigeria. The  methods  adopted  to bridge   the   gap  have  even   proven  more   pragmatic  as  there   has never been  a   conscious on  the best  approach  to  use   in  developing.

        This study   is an  attempt   to took at a  typical  rural area in  Anambra  state (Anaocha   local  government   area) and to   see how it has   been   trying  to surmount  its development problems.

1.2 STATEMENT  OF THE PROBLEM 

From the colonial  era  to the present  attempt  have been made  to  develop  the  rural   areas  with  titles   or no  results. This  the  concept   how has been  written  and   discussed  in  recent  years. Majority   of rural  area   live  in sub-standard  houses  poor environmental   and unplanned   rural  communities.  But   the  most  strictly   features   is infrastructure such as  hospitals, schools pipe-born   water electricity, industries, good roads   and recreational  facilities  are  generally   lacking  in   most   Nigeria  rural  areas. Further more, the  problems  of unemployment,  the  wide  different  income between  intellectual  and manual  labour of which is certain cases have reinforced each other cases have reinforced each  other to result  in  massive  rural  urban  migration especially  among  young  productive  age grade  group.

        In Nigeria at various levels, government  have recognized  the problems  suffered  by rural residents  has  not only  been a top  of discussion  among  lanners, academicians pollution   and the press, but   also has  been  a subject  of significant  attestation.

        Since  government alone cannot provide    for all the   needs   of rural  communities, it has  intensified   its dall on  the  rural communities  non- government  organizations   and  individuals to engage  in self- help  project as a way of   complementing government  efforts. Most  government  f  federal , state and   local levels in this  respect  have provided   marching  grant  to assist communities  and  completed  self help   projects.

        To a large  extent, this  new orientation is rapidly  yielding  some good results as most  rural  communities  in  recent times embark  on various  viable  projects that  accord hem a face new lease  of life. Today  a good   number  of communities  in Agulu  Anaocha   local  government  area  in  Anambra state  have in  recent  times  especially  from  the 1970’s  became development  conscious  as various  organizations  begin to  emerge   and  successful  embarked  on several  development  projects  in the area. Indeed  community   based on  associations   constitute  a potential force in  the development  other their  communities.

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY                     

        The purpose of his  study   is to ascertain the impact of Community Base Association (CBA) in the development of communities, particularly Agulu,  Anaocha Local Government Area in Anambra State.  

        This work aims therefore, to example the contributions of Community Based Association (CBA) in the developmental process of rural communities in Agulu, it is also aimed at enlightening the public on the need or  importance and role (CBA) in buying a face lift to  the standard of living of rural communities development programmes by the association and the implementation of such programme Vis-a vis their effects on the development and welfare of the inhabitant of the Agulu people.

1.4  SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

        The study is intended to asses the role of community based association in rural development. The importance of this study lies in the hope that  its findings would help to correct the enormous impression that rural people are opposed to change the result which would also serve as panacea in bringing about a change in policy formulation and implementation which fails to incorporate the local people.. it is hoped that the solutions, if properly adopte4d would lead to the speedily development of the rural areas and make Nigeria neglect majority to have a taste of good living.