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Innovative solutions and women empowerment: Implications for sustainable development goals in Nigeria

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  • Yetunde A. Aluko
  • Oluwakemi B. Okuwa

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This paper presents an analysis of patterns of university interaction for innovation that engenders inclusive development in Nigeria. Specifically, it explains innovative solutions for women empowerment that occurred through interaction between the University of Ibadan and the Ile-Ogbo community and its implication for sustainable development goals. It is a case of innovation and skills upgrading aimed at improving the livelihood conditions of women in a semi-urban marginalized community. The results demonstrate that interactions of the sampled respondents generated three types of innovation: process, products and marketing innovations, which promote livelihood of the marginalized women. It also identified a well-defined pathway that connects innovation to empowerment and how marginalized women can improve and control their earnings. The study concludes that interactions at the community level, that addressed livelihood problems of a typical marginalized community in an informal set up, can help in achieving sustainable development goals, especially that of women empowerment in Nigeria.

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  • Yetunde A. Aluko & Oluwakemi B. Okuwa, 2018. "Innovative solutions and women empowerment: Implications for sustainable development goals in Nigeria," African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(4), pages 441-449, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rajsxx:v:10:y:2018:i:4:p:441-449
    DOI: 10.1080/20421338.2018.1471028
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