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7. Lack of farming equipment, fertilizer, and seeds
8. Lack of adequate health services, medical personnel and drugs
9. Lack of the availability of tertiary institutions. Unequipped labs
10. Inadequate and dilapidated roads for hard to reach communities

What is the level of women participation in political decision making at district?
5. Fully participate while their manning positions lie on the candidates
6. Marital responsibilities affect participation
7. Usually overpowered by male counterparts from taking important responsibilities
8. Limited level of participation is sometimes affected by culture

Development Challenges
1. Political division.
2. Saturated health facilities
3. Low access to tertiary education and other opportunities
4. Lack of strong policies to support youth development
5. Poverty
6. Low support for the maximum exploitation of the sea and sea resources
7. Space for investment
8. Channel development directly through LGAs and engage communities directly (development should be about bottom-
top approach)
9. Mobile clinics
10. Discrimination
11. Less empowerment of youth (used mostly for hard labour), increase in poverty
12. Need for policy improvement to empower youth to get decent job and excel academically
13. Limited awareness of local people on existing community structures and mandates, tenure of office of their elected
representatives
14. Ward committee are not well structured; elected councilors are not paid but receive only sitting allowance;
councilors/wards are not subvented
15. Empower women especially those engaged in agricultural activities
What is the level of women empowerment

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