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fter China and India, Nigeria has the third highest number of the world’s poor people and, despite the progress made in recent years, the country still faces major challenges before it is able to meet its Millennium Development Goals.
The government has streamlined all the programmes and agencies relating to poverty alleviation and is putting the emphasis on involving the communities themselves.
Rather than simply delivering services from the top down, it has opted for a demand-driven approach tied to specific, community-driven needs. The idea is to empower the people and encourage them to work together.
The on-going Community Based Poverty Reduction Project (CBPRP) aims to improve access to social and economic infrastructure at the community level. Education and health services have been provided through the initiative, which seeks particularly to contribute to the reduction of poverty among women and girls in the targeted areas.
The project is co-financed by the World Bank, through a $60 million (£33 million) credit and by the African Development Bank, which is providing an additional $26.74 million (£15 million).
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