Community development entails the provision of infrastructural facilities to the people. The provision of these social amenities can be attained through a number of ways and/or organizations which includes, the government, community development associations, Non-Governmental Organisations. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are non-governmental, nonprofit making and self-governing, set out to ameliorate the plight of the people in dare need of life sustaining facilities in the society. This work examines some of the strategies for community developmentin Nigeria, with a particular emphasis on the role of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). The methods of study include interview, observations, intensive local field studies and extensive travel throughout the study area- Edo South senatorial district.

The study is divided into standard five chapters.

The sample size is drawn from the population of respondents specified above.   Therefore, as a result of finance and time constraint, the research work understudy was narrowed down and a sample size chosen.A total of thirty (30) respondents were taken from Edo south senatorial district. In all 150 (one hundred and fifty) questionnaires were returnedout of 155 (one hundred and fifteen which were distributed initially.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

INTRODUCTION

1.1BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

1.3PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

1.4SCOPE OF THE STUDY

1.5RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1.6RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS

1.7SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

1.8LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY

1.9DEFINITION OF TERMS

REFERENCE

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF EDO STATE

2.2 NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

2.3 ACTIVTIES OF NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOs) IN EDO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT

2.4 FUND PROVIDERS FOR NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

2.5 REVIEW OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS DONE IN EDO SOUTH SENATORIAL DISTRICT AND EDO STATE IN GENERAL BY NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS

2.6 TESTIMONIES ON NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATION ACCOMPLISHED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN EDO STATE NIGERIA.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 METHOD OF THE STUDY

3.2POPULATION OF THE STUDY

3.3 SAMPLE AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE/ TECHNIQUE INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

3.5VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT

3.6RELIABILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT

3.7METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

3.8METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 DATA PRESENTATION

4.2TESTING OF HYPOTHESIS

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1DISCUSSIONS

5.2CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.3 SUGGESTION FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX

RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE