Socio-Economic Development and Self-Help Projects in Mkpat-Enin Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria

This study investigated the impact of Self-help projects on the socio-economic development of Mkpat-Enin Local Government of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. Survey design method was adopted in the study in which fifty-one physical socio-economic development variables were collected from all the eighty-seven communities in the study area, using a well-structured questionnaire and observation methods to collect data. Simple regression analysis was used to analyze the data. Findings from the study revealed that self-help projects is significantly influencing overall socio-economic development in the study area. It was therefore concluded that self-help projects are beneficial, and as such should be used as one of the strategies for socio-economic development among rural communities