IMPACT OF SELECTED NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION ON RURAL WOMEN
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Date
2001
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
Abstract
"The present study was conducted to know the awareness, opinion,
participation and adoption levels of respondents towards the selected
NGO (SAI), operating in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The
information from 150 beneficiaries and 50 non-beneficiaries was collected
during 2000-2001.
The major findings were majority (58.66%) of beneficiaries were of
young age group, most (73.34%) of them were illiterates, about 57.34 per
cent of them belonged to joint family. Major occupation of 67.34 per cent
of beneficiaries was agricultural and 32.66 per cent of them were land
less. Majority (71.34%) of the beneficiaries had medium level of extension
contact, about 82.56 per cent of beneficiaries had medium level of
extension participation and about 44 per cent of them had medium level
of mass media participation.
Majority (62.56%) of beneficiaries and (54.00%) non-beneficiaries
had medium level of awareness about SAL Majority (48.56%) of
beneficiaries and (58.00%) non-beneficiaries exhibited favourable opinion
towards SAI. Majority (74.50%) of beneficiaries had medium level of
participation in the activities of NGO. M (74.50%) had medium level
of adoption.
The selected independent variables like education, extension
contact and extension participation had positive and significant
relationship with awareness level of beneficiaries. Independent variables
namely extension participation had negative and significant relationship
with opinion level of beneficiaries, whereas mass media participation had
positive and significant relationship with the opinion level of nonbeneficiaries.
Independent variables namely age had negative and significant
relationship with participation level of beneficiaries, whereas education
and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with
adoption level of beneficiaries.
The major problems encountered by the beneficiaries were
repayment of loan (73.33'M)) and lack of adequate training facilities
(60.00%). Major suggestions made by the beneficiaries were to increase
the loan amount (80.00'K)) and training in dirfcrcnl income generation
activilics (53.33%)."
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