This study examined how grassroot women groups and movement shape developmental change within Africa’s local socio-political systems. These movements are pivotal to achieving inclusive and sustainable development across Africa and the interconnection between women movements and developmental change have specific focus on the politics of grassroots activism across the globe especially in African societies. They operate as mediators between communities and state institutions, influencing legal reforms, civic participation, gender-responsive budgeting, and socio-economic empowerment. They aim at fostering women inclusivity in achieving developmental changes in African countries in particular and the world over. It adopted gender and development theory (GAD) by Moser Caroline, 1984 and applied the desktop method of data collection. The study found that countries such as Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Ghana exhibited higher densities of organized grassroots activism due to their stronger civil society infrastructure and more liberal political environments with rural and urban women prioritizing different aspects of empowerments. The study recommended that governments and development agencies should strengthen institutional partnerships with grassroots women’s organizations and integrate their perspectives into policy frameworks to ensure gender-responsive and community-driven development across Africa.
Keywords: Grassroot Movement, Gender activism, Politics and Women Development
Written By:
Boroh, Iwekumo Arabella
Department of Political Science
Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State
Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State
Mobile No:07038839816
borohia@fuotuoke.edu.ng
Barisuka, Prince Beteh
Department of Political Science
Niger Delta University, Bayelsa State
Mobile No:08063561541
barisukaprince16@gmail.com