Post Covid: Delta State Empowers 97,000 Individuals With Grants To Kogi State

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The Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori has just launched the 4th phase of the Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus Programme, D-CARES. He said “As we roll out this 4th phase, we are proud to announce that over 97,000 beneficiaries will be empowered.

He emphasised that the figure represents individuals, families, and communities, who will benefit from the State’s programme, in a challenging time as this. He added that “From grants to small businesses, to providing support for poor and vulnerable households, we are delivering real change, and it is our hope that this intervention will create ripples of development across Delta State as we continue to do more for our people.”

It is noteworthy that the Delta CARES programme was initiated as part of a broader national effort to mitigate the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks. According to the Government report, “It was designed to strengthen the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable, while ensuring food security and promoting the recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises in our state”.

He noted that though the team is recorded to have lost 75 members between the third phase and when the team went to update the State’s records for the 4th phase, the State Government remains committed to empowering more people even though 110,844 individuals have so far benefitted from the programme, mainly through grants, livelihood support, and improved rural infrastructure.

Earlier in his address, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Chairman of the State CARES Steering Committee, Sunny Ekedenyen, formally announced a name change for the programme. He said the programme, formerly known as ‘Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus – NGCARES,’ has been renamed by the Federal Government to ‘Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus.’ The acronym, however, remains the same.

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