IMPACT OF THE CARTER CENTRE ON ITS TARGET COMMUNITIES IN EDO AND DELTA STATES OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This study focused on the assessment of the impact of The Carter Centre (TCC) on its target communities, in order to measure and evaluate how TCC programmes and activities have improved the quality of life of the people of these communities .A survey research was adopted in this study by distributing structured questionnaires to two hundred and seventy eighty (278) participants of TCC programmes and activities in Edo and Delta states. The study employed descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and Stepwise regression for the empirical analysis. The empirical findings from the Stepwise regression techniques reveal that a significant relationship exists between TCC activities and the enhancement of the quality of life of their target communities. Also, a significant relationship exists between sustainability of TCC activities and the heavy cost of the programmes. The study recommends that more TCC programmes should be extended to other communities where TCC programmes have not been implemented because the programmes help to improve the quality of life of the populace. The study also suggests that the Carter Centre (TCC) programmes should be extended to other senatorial of other states of Nigeria.