POVERTY REDUCTION AMONG WOMEN IN NIGERIA THROUGH PAID CARE WORK: LESSON FROM LVLIANG CHINA.

Poverty is basically the inability to meet the basic needs of life like food, shelter, and clothing. In Nigeria, like many countries of the world, women experience poverty more than men. This can be attributed to the burden of unpaid care and domestic work in the household which constraints them from building their human capitals like education and skills. Analysing the Lvliang Care Workers' project in China where the researcher conducted the research, this paper is of the position that the enhancement of the care and domestic skills of women through professional care work training, and the development of the care sector in Nigeria can provide good employment opportunities for poor women in Nigeria thereby reducing poverty. The qualitative research method was adopted in this study. Both primary and secondary sources were used to collect data. The Asset Building theory was employed in the research to portray that empowering the poor with skills to build financial assets is a more effective way to reduce poverty, than income transfers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa is the property of Valentine James and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)