Information Dissemination and Poverty Alleviation for Sustainable Development: Role of the Church

Poverty is a global social problem capable of bringing the worst behaviour out people: Corruption, sexual decadence, bribery, diseases, educational deprivation, domestic abuse, unemployment, drug abuse and many more. The aforementioned consequences poverty are traceable to lack information or inability people access relevant needed for sustainable development. Therefore, church has role play in development as they engage providing disseminating that could help alleviate poverty. This study aimed at ascertaining sources provided by Church, medium dissemination church, finding strategies/programs engaged Church towards alleviating suggest strategies improve alleviation nation. adopted survey research design. population was Christian churches. Pastors were respondents study. Data collected using self-developed structured questionnaire. It believed this will serve an eye-opener some Churches other religious bodies see need unemployment eradication. would also create awareness Nigerian government on impact national thereby support its sustainability. therefore recommended take responsibility making available physical libraries electronic centres where can easily information.