The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) of Osun State has revealed its achievements in its mission of improving access to services for Human Development (HD).
Addressing a press conference organized on Thursday at Ben-Ber Foundation in Osogbo, Osun CSDP said it has empowered 1,266,015 beneficiaries in 419 poor communities in alignment with the state government of Osun Development Agenda (ODA).
Mrs Funmi Abokede, the General Manager of the project while presenting CDSP’s score card which comprised of its achievements, challenges and it successes in various communities, said 570 micro-projects which is gender sensitive and socially inclusive had been completed and functional.
She said “the success of CSDP is in four divisions; they are Economic development leading to increase in employment, Infrastructural development like water, electricity and others, Human development as in education, health, social development and Environmental sustainability.
Mrs Abokede stated the project’s challenges to be limited funding and low adoption of CDD (Community Driven Development) approach.
She said CSDP interventions in some communities include: Construction and equipping of braille press centre which is the first of it’s kind in South-West, Nigeria; construction and equipping of Skill Acquisition Centre, Olorunda LG. Construction of mini-bridge and reinforced retaining wall, Mowo Oba, Isokan LG.
Others are redistribution of electricity and stringing of cables in Eyigun, Atakumosa East LG; drilling and reticulation of Motorized borehole in Apaso community, Ede, Ede north.
Mr Akinsola Ogunsakin ended the conference with a vote of thanks to all the participants and the committees of CSDP.
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