Borno state CSDP commence project Implementation to 45 Communities funded by World Bank through the State Agency.

Koibe community Skills Acquisition center and A store

The National Coordinator of National Social Safety Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Mr Iorwa Apera, disclosed in an interview with AriseTV, 3^rd April, 2020 how the Federal government of Nigeria has made efforts to reach the poor and vulnerable in our country as part of the palliative measures to cushion the effects of #covid19 containment measures.

The Federal Project Support Unit (FPSU) of the Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) carried out a workshop to build the capacity of staff on environmental and social safeguards. The workshop was carried out between 16^th and 21^st of March, 2020 and the participants were divided into 2 batches

The National Coordinator of CSDP, Dr. Abdulkarim Obaje, in his bid to face the new technology realities posed by the Novel COVID-19 Pandemic, has initiated a Fiber Optics Internet in the entire Federal Project Support Unit of CSDP, which now gives a clear and fast internet connection sufficient for hosting Virtual Meetings, live Webinars, online Monitoring and Evaluation and even Interviews.

Towards the race against time, to prevent the ongoing COVID 19 Pandemic from making its was into the Vulnerable communities, CSDP has strategized on how best to tackle the Psychosocial component of Disaster Management at the Poor and Vulnerable level in the Communities.

The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) is partnering with the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) to provide technical assistance on psychosocial support at community level.