Community and Social Development
Project (CSDP) initiative is borne out of the Federal Government of
Nigeria/World Bank (FGN/WB) partnership specifically designed to carry out
projects utilizing the Community-Driven Development (CDD) approach. Gombe State,
among other 26 participating states, joined this initiative which started in
2009 after the adoption of the FGN/WB CDD approach as the overall strategy for
poverty reduction in the country. The strategy involves empowering communities by giving them resources and the authority to use
them flexibly; use resources more efficiently and cost effectively by channeling funds
directly to communities, improving targeting and achieving more results on the
ground.
Pause:
Did you see GOMBE STATE up there?
Let's talk about it first.
Gombe State
is located in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria in West Africa; it
was carved out of the former Bauchi
State on October 1st
1996. The State has a land mass area of 20, 265sqkm with a warm climate not
exceeding 30"c during hottest months (March-May). The annual rainfall has
an average of 8.50mm. The state has a population 2,353,879 according to the
2006 Population and Housing Census with a projected population of 2,657,246 for
the year 2010. Females and males constitute 47.4% and 52.6% of the population
respectively. The State is divided into three geopolitical zones. These zones
are further divided into eleven Local Government Areas. Gombe is the capital
while the major towns include Bajoga, Billiri, Dukku, Gombe, Kaltungo and Kumo.
The ethnic composition is multi-ethnic mainly made up of Fulani, Tangale, Waja,
Bolewa and Tera. Others include Jukun, Jara, Pero, Tula, Cham, Lunguda, Dadiya, Kamu, Awak,
Kanuri and Hausa. Gombe
State is made up of
people of diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds. The topography of
the state is mainly mountainous, undulating and hilly to the South-East and
fiat open plains in the Central, North, North-East, West and North-West. The
vegetation of the state is that of Guinea Savannah grassland with concentration
of wood lands in the South East and South West. The water resources available
in the state include the river Gongola that traverses the State watering most
of the Northern and North-Eastern part of the state before emptying into the
River Benue at Numan.
Now continue...
The PDOs!
What are they?
The letters PDO stands for Project Development Objectives.
The CSDP PDOs will be discussed in the next blog.
