Education is key. But when there are competing demands from the Government, there is the need to change the narrative through interventions that are quite unusual but for the benefit of the rural poor.

And actually they decide what they need not anybody forcing it through their throats. The transformation in the Education Sector, through Community and Social Development Project, CSDP, being implemented by Plateau State Community and Social Development Agency, PLCSDA, with Support from the State Government and World Bank, has succeeded in making the difference.

Education is key. But when there are competing demands from the Government, there is the need to change the narrative through interventions that are quite unusual but for the benefit of the rural poor.

And actually they decide what they need not anybody forcing it through their throats. The transformation in the Education Sector, through Community and Social Development Project, CSDP, being implemented by Plateau State Community and Social Development Agency, PLCSDA, with Support from the State Government and World Bank, has succeeded in making the difference.

Construction and Equipping of 2 Blocks of Skills Acquisition Centre in Kakkek, Zagun Community, Bassa LGA, Plateau State.

Just like water is life, the provision of access roads to boost socio-economic activities in the rural communities cannot be over-emphasized.

Plateau State because of its rocky terrain has subjected rural dwellers to untold hardships. So, the intervention of CSDP in communities based on their ‘felt needs’ provided a high level of relief as movement of farm produce from the remote hinterlands to the nearest urban center is something was received with joy by benefitting communities.

Kwande is an emerging community in Quan-Pan Local Government Area, located in the Southern Senatorial District of Plateau State.

The community and in fact, most parts of Southern Zone of Plateau State, is known as a difficult terrain when it comes to portable drinking water. However, with due diligence, Plateau State Community and Social Development Agency has been able to break this jinx and today several communities are now proud owners of portable drinking water on a sustainable basis.

On November 14, 2018, in an unprecendednted move Governor Simon Bako Lalong of Plateau State presented cheques to 28  beneffiting communities for the execution of Micro Projects based on their felt needs. The 28 communities got their CDPs approved by the World Bank having complied with all the processes and proceduires of the CSDP.

This is one of the fastest growing community of jos east local government which  has been in black out for decades, but the intervention by CSDP increase their sources of income, businesses like viewing centers, grinding machine, welding , laundry etc erupted as a result of the electricity.

Yilbem is a community located in kanke Local        Government, CSDP intervened in the community by building a block of three classroom, office and         desks. This has improve school enrollment and 

The usually travel a distance of about 5km to get water for domestic purpose as their major source of water was from the stream, but with the intervention by CSDP by sinking 5 borehole across the community, the now travel less than a km to get water and thereby reducing water borne diseases and increase access quality drinking water