39 communities share N272m in Zamfara

The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) has disbursed more than N 272 million to 39 communities in Zamfara State for the execution of various development projects.The CSDP General Manager, Alhaji Garba Muhammad stated this in Gusau in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).Muhammad said that the projects were executed in the last two years in the areas of education, health care, rural water supply, feeder roads and skills acquisition programmes.He explained that the communities had contributed 10 per cent of the total cost of the projects in their area, while the World Bank provided 90 per cent of the remaining fund.The general managed disclosed that the CSDP had about N500 million in its account, which would be disbursed to other communities that registered with the organisation.NAN reports that the CSDP was being funded by the World Bank to encourage community based development initiatives, reduce poverty and enhance rural economy.
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