More Communities in Anambra State have continued to benefit from the State Government and World Bank Assisted Community Development Project.
The General Manager Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency Mr Chudi Mojekwu disclosed this during a two day training for the Community Project Management Committee and sub-committee members of the benefiting communities in Awka.
Correspondent Valentine Mbadugha quotes Mr Mojekwu as saying that six communities including Awba-Offemili, Ugbene, Ebenebe, Mgbakwu, Oroma Etiti and Igbakwu are the second set to benefit from the project as work has commenced in ten communities that have already received their funding, noting that more communities will follow as the process is continuous.
He further commended the Anambra State government for providing the counterpart funding which made it possible for the State to be part of the initiative, adding that the essence of the training is to prepare those that will monitor the projects as funds will soon be released advising them to embrace team work to ensure that the objective of the programme is realized.
In a remark, the Anambra State Community and Social Development Agency project officer in charge of Information, Education, Communication and training, Mr Nnamdi Onuzulike noted that the training will go a long way in preparing members of the Committee who he said are the ones that will carry out the project implementation which he said will boost utilization, maintenance and sustainability of social and natural resource infrastructure and also ensure ownership, transparency and accountability as members of the committee were elected by their various communities.
On their parts, some of the committee members undergoing training at IDK learning center in Awka, including the Mgbakwu Community Project Management Committee Chairman Mr Ejikeme Mbonu and his Awba-Offemili counterpart Mr Alphonsus Maduabuchi who lauded the initiative, thanked Governor Willie Obiano for his effort towards improving the standards of living of the people in the rural areas through the community and social development projects.
The World Bank assisted community and social development project is community driven, focusing on building and rebuilding social and natural resource infrastructure services at the community level with the aim of giving the people living with disabilities and the less privileged access to infrastructural development and public facilities.
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