An Assessment Of Jama A Dialogue Forum As A Participatory Platform For Community Development In Niger State, 2008-2012

📄 Project Abstract

This dissertation assesses the use of Peoples Dialogue Forum (Jamaa Forum) as a platform for participatory community development in Niger State. The fact that communicating and implementing community development from the top-down is one of the challenges that can affect participation, ownership and sustainability of community development projects. Thus, Niger State government in an effort to ensure that the people enjoy the dividends of democracy and to make the people have a sense of ownership of community projects came up with a community dialogue forum strategy. This dialogue forum was established to enable government exchange ideas with people on what their needs are and how government can help in achieving them. This study paid critical attention to why most developmental projects implemented in the state are not sustainable, despite the fact that the stakeholders had adjudged the forum to be a laudable peoples participatory platform. Through the use of both quantitative and quali...