ALLEVIATING POVERTY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION SINCE 1999: A CASE STUDY OF ORSU L.G.A IMO STATE

ABSTRACT

This study takes a critical examination and evaluation of the poverty alleviation programme through community-action in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State. Utilizing system theory as a our explanatory guide, the study contends that poverty alleviation programmes in Orsu communities have failed to impact positively on the lives of Orsu dwellers owing significantly to such inherent systemic problems in Nigeria like poor funding of projects, corruption and mismanagement of the available resources among numerous others. As such Orsu dwellers have continued to wallow in abject poverty with its attendant problems such as high rate of child and maternal mortality, prostitution, malnutrition and high rate of rural-urban migration among numerous others. Arising from the above therefore the study recommends for democratization of the choice for community leaders who are vast in experience and knowledgeable enough to determine appropriate poverty alleviation programmes to be conceived and where to locate them. It is equally the recommendation of this study that different levels of government especially Orsu Local Government Council and Imo State Government should not only endeavour to finance communal conceived poverty alleviation projects but also allow for greater indigenous participation in their sponsored poverty alleviation projects. Finally, this study recommends for the poverty alleviation project monitoring committee to be set-up by Imo State government in synergy with Orsu Local Government Council that would ensure efficient management of the available resources in the execution of government and communal poverty alleviation projects.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1

Background to the Study-

1.2

Statement of the Problem –

1.3

Objectives of the Study –

1.4

Significance of the Study-

1.5

Scope of the Study-

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1.6

Literature Review-

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1.7

Theoretical Framework-

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Hypothesis-

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Methodology- –

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Operational Definitions  –

CHAPTER  TWO:  THE  POVERTY  PROBLEM  IN  ORSU:  IT’S  NATURE  AND

CHARACTER BEFORE AND AFTER 1999

2.1

Origin –

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2.2

Forms and Types-

2.3

Consequences-

CHAPTER THREE: COMMUNITY-ACTION AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION

IN THE ORSU L.G.A SINCE 1999-

CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1

Summary –

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4.2

Conclusion –

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4.3

Recommendations-

BIBLIOGRAPHY-

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APPENDIX —

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure I:                                 Map of Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State

Figure II:                               Administrative Structure of Orsu Local Government Area

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: Sample Size Distribution of the Orsu Local Government Area

Table 2: Distribution of Sex

Table 3: Distribution of Marital Status

Table 4: Distribution of Educational Qualification

Table 5: Distribution on Occupation

Table 6: Percentage Distribution on the Responses

Table 7: Percentage Distribution on Responses

Table 8: Percentage Distribution on the Responses

Table 9: Percentage Distribution on the Responses

Table 10: Percentage Distribution on the Responses

Table 11: Percentage Distribution on the Responses

Table 12: Percentage Distribution on the Responses whether Poverty Alleviation

Programmes in Orsu are being Affected by Corruption among

Community Leaders

Table 13: Percentage Distribution on the Responses whether poverty Alleviation

Programmes in Orsu are being Affected by Mismanagement and

division of the available funds by the Community Leaders

Table 14: Percentage Distribution of Rank on successful of Poverty Alleviation

Programmes.

Table 15:

Distribution on whether poor funding impacts negatively on

the poverty alleviation programmes in Orsu communities.

Table 16: Distribution on the whether Corruption and Mismanagement of Available

funds impacts negatively on the Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Orsu Communities

ALLEVIATING POVERTY THROUGH COMMUNITY ACTION SINCE 1999: A CASE STUDY OF ORSU L.G.A IMO STATE