Poverty Elevation Amidst Poverty Alleviation Programmes In Nigeria

Poverty alleviation programmes in India: a social audit.

The review highlights the poverty alleviation programmes of the government in the post-economic reform era to evaluate the contribution of these programmes towards reducing poverty in the country. The poverty alleviation programmes are classified into (i) self-employment programmes; (ii) wage employment programmes; (iii) food security programmes; (iv) social security programmes; and (v) urban p...

Poverty Alleviation in Rural India – Strategy and Programmes

3.2.1 At the beginning of the new millennium, 260 million people in the country did not have incomes to access a consumption basket which defines the poverty line. Of these, 75 per cent were in the rural areas. India is home to 22 per cent of the world’s poor. Such a high incidence of poverty is a matter of concern in view of the fact that poverty eradication has been one of the major objective...

Income-generating Programmes for Poverty Alleviation through Non-formal Education

Governance and Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: Problems and Prospect

Nigeria is rich in land, people, oil and natural gas and other resources needed to bring about her development. Inspite of these abundant resources, majority of the people are still wallowing in poverty. The problem of governance readily comes to mind as Nigeria needs not remain at the present level of under development, at this stage of her national life. Therefore, lack of good governance has...

Impact of Microfinance Bank on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria

This study aimed at providing full coverage on the impact of microfinance Bank on poverty Alleviation in Nigeria. Microcredit firms provides small loans to poor people and small enterprises. This study provides an overview of the role and performance of micro finance in Nigeria. The major objective of the study is to examine the microfinance sector their performance and its impact on different ...