COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE MILLENNIUM VILLAGE PROJECT IN PAMPAIDA, KADUNA STATE (2004-2019)
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2024-11-18
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Conference Proceedings, 1st International Conference of Management and Social Sciences
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Citizen participation is essential to community development, fostering a sense of belonging and
meaningful accomplishment. This study aims to assess the impact of community involvement
on the sustainability of the Millennium Village Project in Pampaida community, Kaduna State,
with a focus on water, health, education, and agriculture sectors. A sequential mixed-method
approach was employed, utilizing both primary and secondary data sources. For qualitative
data collection, face-to-face interviews and focus group discussions were conducted, while
quantitative data was gathered through questionnaires. Secondary sources included reports
such as the Pampaida Millennium Village Project Report, Pampaida Baseline Analysis
(Unpublished Draft) etc. The study found that community consultation and needs analysis were
inadequate, and the initial participatory planning before project's launch was limited.
Furthermore, there was insufficient community engagement in determining the best ways to
implement the projects. At the monitoring stage, responses from the descriptive statistics of
questionnaires and interviews indicated that monitoring was solely handled by the United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Kaduna State, making the process non
participatory. To ensure the sustainability of future programs, the study recommends several
actions, including ensuring thorough community consultation for effective needs analysis,
prioritizing problems, and implementing participatory processes to foster local ownership
after donor involvement ends. Additionally, participatory monitoring and evaluation should be
prioritized.
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