There is a
consensus from the study that Ebonyi State poverty reduction and social
development agency EB-CSDA can be accredited with remarkable achievements in
terms of operational targets and set goals.
However, consistency in operations of EB-CSDA with national poverty
alleviation objectives and millennium development goals demands contentious
effort to harmonize. Their strategies as prominent public and private agencies
in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Based on the analysis , the
EB-CSDA should utilize endearing civil service frame work to provide quality
staff.
The study also revealed that the EB-CSDA
performed better in some many areas using strategies like group contact
motivation for self help projects etc. they should therefore take complete
responsibility for contracting beneficiaries in groups, providing rural
leadership and facilitation training in order to involve the groups in need
determination, project design and implementation of poverty alleviation
projects. The current situation of appointing facilitators among rural poverty
groups without definite criteria may need to be overhauled to focus attention
on categorization of beneficiaries according to their preffered poverty
alleviation projects for meaningful participation and easy coordination. The
EB-CSDA should concentrate effort on group training, motivation and provide
input on resources persons in poverty alleviation facilitation Traducing. The
foregoing has implication for improved staff training under EB-CSDA in group
dynamics in order to achieve their efficiency
in working with rural groups. Moreover, the envisaged staff motivation
through training and improved group contacts of beneficiaries requires that
more staff will be needed under the EB-CSDA in order to contend with the
emerging increase in the poverty alleviation beneficiaries.
All these measures are necessary and
requires improved funding and budgetary allocations on the part of Ebonyi State
Government. The Government could equally retain and re-orientated the community
development officers of Local government area as part of their support and
strategy for poverty alleviation in the state. These activities can be
monitored, supervised and coordinated by the state ministry of Economic
Empowerment and poverty reduction. By so doing, relevant agencies could be
stimulated and regulated their participation for sustainable poverty
alleviation in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
The study analyzed EB-CSDA and highlighted implications for sustainable
poverty alleviation in Ishielu Local Government Area the of Ebonyi State. Thus
study was based on the premise that meaningful existence of and its contribution towards the beneficiaries
demands analysis of their project and poverty alleviation strategies to achieve
sustainability in its operations. The study recommended restructuring of
EB-CSDA considering its unique structure to ensure optimum functioning and also
funding support to it.
I addition a workable structure need
to be established between the prominent poverty alleviation agencies and other
rural-oriented organizations like ADP and LGAs while their activities should be
coordinated by the State ministry of Economic Employment and poverty reduction
in Ebonyi State.
The conclusion is that sustainable
poverty alleviation in Ishielu Local
Government Area of Ebonyi State depends on the extent the issues raised
as implications and necessity in the operations of EB-CSDA can be addressed and
sustained.
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