Challenges militating against the use of Mass Literacy Programmes for Women Sustainable Development in Jigawa State Nigeria

The research examines the challenges militating against the use of Mass Literacy Programmes for Women Sustainable Development in Jigawa State Nigeria. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design. The population of the study comprised of women enrolled in literacy programme in Jigawa State Agency for Mass Education numbered 3,782. Data was collected from a sample size of 364. Simple Random Sampling Procedure was used. Data was collected from primary sources through structured questionnaires. Descriptive statistics tools such as frequency count, percentages and mean were used and analyzed the data. The findings indicated that deficiency of basic facilities, nonexistence of basic amenities, unfortunate conducive environment, exorbitant and excessive expenses, as the challenges. The resolutions to the challenges revolved around accessible basic facilities, accessible basic amenities, and establishment of conducive atmosphere environment, diminish Cultural barriers, adequate access to resources, proper public awareness, and diminish exorbitant and excessive expenses. The study also recommended that joint project should be done among NGOs, stakeholders, philanthropist, Education practitioners should scale up access to literacy programmes, facilitators should sensitize members of the public through radio/television programmes in public on the significance of mass literacy programmes, and pressure group should put more efforts in pressurizing government to increase budgetary allocation to adult literacy programmes.