Evaluation Of Participatory Poverty Reduction Through Water Delivery Support Of Local Empowerment And Environmental Management Project (Leemp) In Rural Southeast Nigeria

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to evaluate Participatory Poverty Reduction by Utilization of Water

Delivery of Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP) in Southeast

Nigeria as a contribution towards finding water panacea to poverty associated with Livestock

Fattening (poultry and fishery), especially during dry season in water stress communities. Also, it was

meant to create awareness for Community Driven Development (CDD) Participation. Primary data

were obtained from water benefitting communities in LEEMP delivery support. Data were analyzed

using regression analysis, marginal analysis model and chi-square test. Result showed that the

farmers were composed of 43% females and 57% males. About 31% of the farmer had tertiary

educational; 29% of the them had secondary school education; 27% had only primary education

while 13% had no formal education. Most of the farmers were within 36-49 years. Large scale

poultry farmers (16%) and fish farmers (55%) used on the average 81% CDD water delivery volume

and generated 72% livestock income. The small scale poultry farmers (60%) and fish farmers (31%)

used on the average 6% of the water volume and generated 10% of the livestock income. The daily

timeliness per unit of LEEMP water delivery was 42 minutes on the average. LEEMP reduced

poverty through water utilization by 67%. The amount of poultry credit demanded significantly (p

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