Civil Society and Development Assistance: USAID-Northern Education Initiatives (NEI) in Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.53555/ans.v2i1.117Keywords:
civil society, donor agencies,, development assistance,, northern education initiatives,Abstract
The paper examined the impact of civil society groups in actualizing the developmental goals of donor agencies with specific reference to USAID-NEI project in Northern Nigeria. The article argues that civil society organizations involvement in implementing development programmes has significantly improved the life of the poor residence and brought about change in education system management. Thus, the civil society as agent of development has become a symbol of development assistance and also celebrated its unique attributes of emancipatory project. Within the case of USAID-NEI, the article has explained the implication of civil society active participation in development project and finally discussed the success offered by civil society groups in addressing problems associated with basic education in educationally disadvantaged society of Nigeria.
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