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The Role of Victims Support Fund Intervention on Women Entrepreneurship Development in North-Eastern States, Nigeria

Prof. Sanusi Bello, Garba, Idi

Abstract

The study examined the Influence of Victims Support Fund Intervention on Women Entrepreneurship Development. in North-eastern States, Nigeria. The study used a structured questionnaire to collect data. A total of four hundred and eighty (480) copies of questionnaires administered to the internal displaced women entrepreneurs who benefited from Victims Support Fund Intervention (women economic empowerment program) in Gujba and Potiskum LGAs of Yobe state, Magumeri and Hawul LGAs of Borno State and Minchika and Gombi LGAs of Adamawa State, out of which four hundred and thirty-seven (437) were returned. Out of the copies of questionnaires returned were found to be useful representing response rate of ninety one percent (91%). The study covers activities of Victims Support Fund Intervention on women economic empowerment program in North-eastern States, Nigeria. The study used quantitative and inferential methods of analysis. Data from the survey was coded, summarized and analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Science version 21.0. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine whether Victims Support Fund Intervention has influence on Women Entrepreneurship Development in North-eastern States, Nigeria or not, when (P ≤ 0.05) level of significant. The findings reveal that Victims Support Fund Intervention (Women Economic Empowerment) training, access to finance have significant influence on Women Entrepreneurship Development in North-eastern States. Based on the findings it is recommended that government should provide strategies and policies to support the sustainability of women economic empowerment of Victims Support Fund Intervention. Women entrepreneurs should be encouraged to participate through relevant skill development programs that are designed to meet their needs. Educational Institutions offering entrepreneurship and other program that empower women should be encouraged to expand the scope of the program to meet the need of various categories of women particularly internally displaced in rural locations, urban cities, market women, illiterate women and semi- literate women who have an ideal mindset to be entrepreneurs.

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