The V2P project is a voice and accountability project that empowered the poor and marginalized to hold duty bearers to account to achieve service delivery. The project focus was; Health, Education, Agriculture and Infrastructure. Centre LSD led the National level advocacy, ensured state and national level linkages (even international) and strengthened the capacity of partners.
Intervention Projects
Key Achievements
Capacity enhancement of implementing partners on key programming areas vide Centre LSD trainings.
Centre LSD researches on the policy process and procedures brought and offered policy recommendations to the issues affecting the poor and marginalized group in Anambra State to the fore.
The eleven (11) research reports on budget, procurement, due process, internally generated revenue, Paris club refund, bailout funds, southeast regional development, southwest regional development, and Local Government Elections Manual provided evidence that fed the advocacy and buy-in by influential stakeholders’ and ensured their involvement and engagement with the project
Centre LSD influenced the adoption of the V2P model and replication by other African Civil Society Organization in their clime through sharing of the V2P model in fora, particularly at the CIVICUS World Assembly.
Sharing of the V2P model also influenced the formation of a Civil Society Hub for expansive learning on replication for an effective Civil Society Voice in Africa.
Centre LSD skills training brought to fore the effectiveness of community organization in the monitoring of community projects. Group like the Community Empowerment Network (COMEN) became better organized and effectively monitored projects in their respective communities.
Centre LSD advocacy to Traditional rulers’ and other influential citizens from Anambra State, empowered and influenced their engagements with government officials to take up the V2P issues. This also emboldened COMEN in carrying out their activities at the grass root.
