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Agency through Development: Hausa Women's NGOs and CBOs in Kano, Nigeria

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Analyzing the participation of Hausa women in religiously influenced nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) devoted to development work provides critical insights into the complex intersection of gender, religion, class, culture, and politics and economics. Based on interviews with leaders and employees of various NGOs, including community-based organizations (CBOs), in Kano, Nigeria, in 2010–11, this in-depth case study provides important examples of how various types of NGOs navigate political pressures when it comes to funding; it recognizes the understudied importance of women's labor contributions in the context of the development apparatus in Africa; it highlights the role of women as progenitors rather than benefactors of economic development; and it illustrates the unique role that faith-based organizations (FBOs) can and do play in terms of reaching certain marginalized segments of the population.

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  • Adryan Wallace, 2014. "Agency through Development: Hausa Women's NGOs and CBOs in Kano, Nigeria," Feminist Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(4), pages 281-305, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:femeco:v:20:y:2014:i:4:p:281-305
    DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2014.963636
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