The advent of the city life has affected a lot of the
villagers who find themselves out of place in
Ibeku with the neighboring clans and development.
There must be a
way to play catch in other not to make situations worse.
Ibeku
is located in the
umuahia Ibeku,
eastern part of Nigeria.It
was a
part of the old Bende Division.
Many
people cannot decide if to abandon their known life style
for the unknown big city life which the future is not known and
uncertain. Thus we have the rural projects to help maintain certain
things and
ease the transition for others. Some of these Ideas include
These themselves are not stand alone. They feed and help each
other
We will manage a number of funding
programs geared to the rural
areas of the Island, tackling issues as diverse as :-
[1]
School development--. this will really
tackle the at risk children and
bring education closer to them. [2] Drinking Water
projects-- clean drinking water is very hard to come by in rural area
coupled with city pollution. This will reduce health risks
associated with water contamination.
[3] Better Housing Scheme -- not only makes better housing
affordable but also improves construction that make these
units lasts longer.
[4] Health / Hospitalization
..education creates awareness and very many people will now be
able to tackle heath issues and concerns. Many people due
to no attention given to simple issue like cough, to major issues
like pregnancy. New babies and nursing mothers are the hardest
hit.
[5] Farming and food preservation ... new
methods of farming and rotations will give more yields to the available
land and better preservation methods make products last.
[6] Paved roads for better transportation...can
help bring mechanical modes of transportation closer to people. this
will reduce the amount of time allotted to traveling to destinations
and be more productive on other issues..
[7] childcare
and training …the death rate of children in rural areas does not give
ladders to grow and train children to school level. to [8]
environmental projects and green tourism--will clean up the surrounding
and make it attractive to live in. This will in turn invite other
for a visit
[ 9] Culture / Heritage
preservation...-- All these will be done while
maintaining the heritage and culture of the people.
Projects can be delivered
through sources of funding, grants, Donations
and the Rural
Development Program which between them will provide income
for rural projects in Ibeku.