Project 7: Ways of Curbing Poverty "A Global Perspective of West Africa as a Case Study"

 

 

he aim of this project is to look at issues of poverty as it affects people, households, and their local and international communities. A comparative study will be done between the developed economies and the less developed economies. Policies will be formulated based on the information and data gathered from the advanced countries in order to help curb poverty in the less developed economies.

• Stage 1 - Research Works on poverty in the school (in pictures) 
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  A cross-section of Dowen College students researching on curbing poverty in West Africa.

• Stage 2 - Research Works 

        Some of the site researched for information on this topic;

• "Poverty Alleviation Programs In Nigeria" https://nigerianfinder.com/poverty-alleviation-programs-in-nigeria/

• "About Us — endPoverty" https://www.endpoverty.org/about-us

• "Nigeria | Oxfam International" https://www.oxfam.org/en/what-we-do/countries/nigeria

• "40% of Nigerian population live below poverty line, says report | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News — Business — The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News" https://guardian.ng/business-services/40-of-nigerian-population-live-below-poverty-line-says-report/

• A cross section of Dowen college students researching on curbing poverty in west Africa.(PDF) National Poverty Eradication Programme (NAPEP) in Nigeria: A Critical" https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338990882_National_Poverty_Eradication_Programme_NAPEP_in_Nigeria_A_Critical

• Stage 3 - Theoretical Framework

               Causes of poverty in Africa 

• Slave Trade that took about 20 millions West Africans in their youth age to work in the Americas, is a fundamental source of poverty in the west coast of Africa.

• Colonialism which drained Africa's resources is another major source of poverty in the West Africa.

• Mental slavery     audio clip on Africans mental slavery.mpeg

• Colonialism which drained Africa's resources is another major source of poverty in the West Africa.

• Religion as a cause of poverty in Africa Causes of poverty 1.mp4            

• Colonialism, weak leadership, lack of unity and above the death of Pan-Africanism is a major source of the poverty issues in Africa.              Colonialism, Weak leadership ....mp4

• Disunity of the African people by Prof Plo Lumumba.mp4

• Stage 4 - Visitations and consultations of Government Agency 

• The ISA group on poverty eradication visiting the Amuwo Odofin Local Government. That is the AOLG council manager Engr Afolabi giving the students a brief lecture on Poverty alleviation programs of the AOLG.

• A group photo  of the Dowen students ISA group, with the chief of staff of the Local Government, council manager, heads of dept and information staff. Poverty eradication Project

• Class presentation on poverty @ Amuwo LGA by Eniola Ogidan - SS 1C.pdf

• Stage 5 - Feeding the Poor Project

• Dowen College students with Pastor Dotun Ojelabi at the Covenant Harvest Christian International Ministry. The feeding the poor project, In line with the British Council ISA project on Curbing Poverty in West Africa.

• A JSSI student of Dowen College Lagos, executing the ISA project on Curbing Poverty in West Africa focus on Nigeria at the Covenant Harvest Christian International Ministry, Landmark area Lekki Lagos.

• A cross section of the Dowen students getting set to feed the poor at the Covenant Harvest Christian International Ministry, as part of the ISA project on Curbing Poverty.

• A video on feeding the poor project.mp4

• Stage 6 - Visitation to the Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA) ministry @ Alausa, Ikeja.

 

Permanent Secretary and senior Directors of WAPA hosted the students and explaining the functions of WAPA

Group photograph of WAPA officials and Dowen students

• Stage 7 - SS1C  Civic Education Week 5 Topic ‘Employment as the solution to the problem of Poverty’. 

    This topic is related to the Activity 7 topic of the ISA project, which Is Curbing Poverty         in West Africa focuses on Nigeria as a case study.

    The students took turns doing their class presentations as part of their CA record.

    See video here

                            

• Stage 8 - Savings culture as a means of curbing poverty. See video here 

• Stage 9 - Students make a presentation on Poverty Alleviation and visit to Government Agencies and NGOs. see video here

• Stage 10: Student Policy prepared by the senior students - Nwofor Chibuikem (SS 1A) and Ogidan Eniola (SS 1C). Click here for the policy

•     A video on POVERTY .mp4