From the ground up: Impacts of a pro-poor community driven development project in Nigeria

Poverty remains entrenched in Nigeria, where 70 percent of the rural population lives below the poverty line. In response, the Nigerian government launched the Second National Fadama Development Project (Fadama II) in 2005. Based on the community-driven development (CDD) approach, the project aims t...

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Autores principales: Nkonya, Ephraim M., Phillip, Dayo, Mogues, Tewodaj, Pender, John L., Yahaya, Muhammed Kuta, Adebowale, Gbenga, Arokoyo, Tunji, Kato, Edward
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162013
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Sumario:Poverty remains entrenched in Nigeria, where 70 percent of the rural population lives below the poverty line. In response, the Nigerian government launched the Second National Fadama Development Project (Fadama II) in 2005. Based on the community-driven development (CDD) approach, the project aims to generate income for beneficiaries, empower local communities, and improve the way governments reach poor and vulnerable groups, such as women, the elderly, disabled, and people with HIV/AIDS.--Authors' Abstract