Assessment of Action against Hunger’s Contribution to Clean and Portable Water in Nigeria: A Case of Child Development Grant Programme II (CDGP II) Intervention in Jigawa State

Abstract

The study assesses the contribution of Child Development Grant Programme of Action Against Hunger to beneficiaries’ access to clean and portable water in Jigawa State, from 2018-2022. Three Local Government Areas were selected for the study. The study elicited data from 381respondents who were purposively and randomly selected from three rural communities. The data were subjected to Wilcoxon Signed Ranked Test as the paired variables failed normality test. It was employed to unravel statistical evidence of the mean difference before and after the beneficiaries had received CDGP II intervention. The work is predicated on
dependency theory (dialectics of dependent development theory). The study also found that Action Against Hungers’ Child Development Grant Programme II has significantly improved beneficiaries’ access to clean and portable water and health care service. The study also found that the intervention has been significantly relevant to the needs of the beneficiaries in Jigawa
State. The study recommends among others that International Non-Governmental Organisations ( INGOs) should be dedicated to ensuring that there is continuity in providing social services to community dwellers through effective policy programme, INGOs should role out health programmes that focuses on rural communities to improve people’s access to health care services at the local level, INGOs should collaborate with government and other relevant bodies at all levels to put in place strategic development programmes that provide rural communities with adequate access to clean and portable water. The state government should
close rank with INGOs and leverage on the development programme achievements and replicate same to other rural areas.