Effects of Sustainable Development Goals Projects on Poverty Alleviation in The Selected Local Government Areas of Benue State.

Abstract:

This study examined the effect of sustainable development goals projects on poverty alleviation in Benue State. The population of the study consists of 1,332,200 beneficiaries of sustainable development goals projects in selected local government areas of Benue state. The study made use of purposeful sampling to sample 400 beneficiaries drawn from six local governments areas from the three senatorial zones in the state comprising of zones A, B and C. The data was sourced with the use of structured questionnaire. The data was analysed using binary logistic regression. Findings from the study revealed that SDGs projects on water were significant as residents had access solar powered/hand pumped boreholes as their source of drinking, projects on health centres were found to be significant as residents had access to primary health centres, projects on educational facilities were found to be significant as there were improvement in the physical condition of the schools, projects on skills acquisition centres were insignificant as residents were not gainfully employed. The study recommends that the government should place priority on borehole maintenance, adequate building and advance sustainable water resource management. Also, local residents’ engagement in the formulation and implementation of SDGs based projects.