World Bank supports community-based poverty reduction in Nigeria.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 December 2000-WORLD BANK: World Bank supports community-based poverty reduction in Nigeria (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:20122000 WASHINGTON -- The World Bank approved today a US$60 million credit that will help the Federal Government of Nigeria and local communities increase their capacity to work together in developing poverty reduction activities.

The Community Based Poverty Reduction project will improve access of the poor to social and economic infrastructure and increase the availability and management of development resources at the community level. It will help the government move from a top-down, supply-driven and non-participatory mode of delivering services to communities to a demand-driven approach to poverty...