THE IMPACT OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION ON POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN LONDON CIKI COMMUNITY OF JERE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BORNO STATE, NIGERIA.

This study examines the impacts of non-governmental organization on poverty alleviation in Nigeria using London cikt community as a study area. The specific issues treated in the study include: types of poverty and how nongovernmental organization can alleviate or reduce it Causes of poverty in Nigeria, impact of non-governmental organization on poverty alleviation in Nigeria, as well as the consequences of poverty on the livelihood in or among the resident of London ciki. The Data were obtained through primary and secondary sources the secondary sources are the books, journals, magazine and internet. They were consulted to find out nature, causes and impact of non-governmental organization on poverty alleviation in Nigeria. While the primary data sourced through the issued questionnaires were one hundred (100) questionnaires were distributed to the unit of analysis, but only ninety six (86) were retrieved due to some constraim. The findings of the study reveals that poverty has negatively affect peoples in the Area under study and the major factors responsible for poverty in Nigeria were unemployment, poor Agricultural system and poor implementation of government policies and lack of empowerment programs. These factor makes people to become poor, which make it necessary for the non-governmental organization to bring policies in other to assist the government since government cannot do it alone. And the study finds that poor people are not in politics, this make them not be part of decision making, No developmental programme to their community and makes them not to influence any government decision or policy. The studies also employ power theory to explain the phenomenon of poverty, As an explanatory model power theory sees exploitation of resources as the major or main causative agent of poverty. The study shows that Government has been trying to curb the episode through the implementation of poverty reduction programes like NPower, Youth and Women Empowerment Programmes and presidential youth Empowerment Programme. To reduced poverty among the residence in the study area. Finally the study gives recommendations on how to eradicate or alleviate poverty through: Employment, proper implementations; evaluation and monitoring, and creation of awareness on the importance or benefit of poverty alleviation programe. It further recommends infrastructural facilities in rural and urban areas, good governance, and poverty alleviation from the government proactive programmes respectively. The study also recommends that, people should be involved directly in poverty alleviation program and policy, diversification of economy, people 's obedience on the newly implemented policies as well as self-reliance to reduced overdependence on government because it makes people to become lazy or poor