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Centre for African Settlement Studies and Development (CASSAD)

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Office of the Special Adviser on Africa

Purpose: Advocacy; promote government and people's interest in sustainable and healthy communities; conduct policy-oriented research on all aspects of human welfare and settlements; initiate demonstration community development projects; offer short-term training courses; promote networking among NGOs and CBOs.
Illustrative Project: Through the adoption of five model communities in three-states (Oyo, Osun and Ekiti) in Nigeria we now use laboratories to implement holistic community development strategies aimed at demonstrating poverty alleviation and citizen mobilization for sustainable development.
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