Volume 12, Issue 2, 2024

Creating Awareness on Community-Based Initiative Towards Poverty Eradication Among Parents of Preschool Children in Badagry Division of Lagos State.

ENIOLA-EGBOWON Oluwatomi Funmilayo, OYEDAPO Philip Ibukun, Oladele Mutalib ADEYEMI, & JOHN Joshua Oche

Abstract

The study focuses on creating awareness on community-based initiative through poverty eradication among the parents of the preschool children in Badagry Local Government in Lagos State. The research design for this study was descriptive research survey design. The population for this study comprises of parents of preschool children in Lagos State. The sample of this study comprises of 120 parents of preschool children in three local government education authorities in Lagos State. The LGEAs are Amuwo-Odofin, Badagry and Ojo local government education authorities. Multistage sampling technique was used for the study. Two research instrument were used. The two instruments was structure questionnaire on 15 items each related to CBIQ and PPEQP. Cronbach Alpha techniques was used for the two instruments which obtain reliability co-efficient of r=0.77 on (CBIQ). r=0.84 on (PPEQP) respectively. Inferential statistics of Pearson Product moment correlations PPMC and t-test was employed to test the hypotheses at a significance level of 0.05. The finding reveals that there is a significant and positive relationship between awareness levels among the parents of preschool children and community-based initiatives in Lagos State. Also, the study affirms that there is a significant difference between the well-being and development of preschool children on family living in poverty. The study recommended that, there should be partnership with Non-governmental Organisations, school and community centres to facilitate workshops, seminars and awareness programmes and organise regular workshops and training sessions for parents, focusing on topics such as financial literacy, vocational training, and child development.

Keywords

Poverty Eradication, Community-Based Initiatives, Preschool Children.

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