Delta State D-CARES Program: Empowering Citizens, Enhancing Economic Growth

Speaking at the event on Tuesday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, Governor Oborevwori emphasized that his administration seeks to create avenues for every Deltan to access opportunities that will expand their enterprise and prosperity. The Governor stated that the programme represents not just a continuation of the initiative but also a testament to his administration’s determination to build a state where every citizen feels a sense of belonging.
 

The governor reaffirmed his administration's commitment to ensuring that residents of the state do not suffer unduly from economic hardship occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic global economic meltdown. The Governor announced that over 97,000 beneficiaries will be empowered representing individuals, families, communities,  women, youths, artisans, skilled and unskilled Deltans with prime focus on raising millionaire Entrepreneurs that would consistently drive economic growth and creating wealth for their families 

He stated that the empowerment will be from grants to small businesses to providing support for poor and vulnerable households to deliver real change, and hope that this intervention will create ripples of development across Delta State.

Earlier in his address, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Chairman of the State CARES Steering Committee, Sunny Ekedenyen, formally announced a name change for the programme.
The Delta CARES programme was initiated as part of a broader national effort to mitigate the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftershocks. It was designed to strengthen the livelihoods of the poor and vulnerable while ensuring food security and promoting the recovery of small and medium-sized enterprises in Delta state.

The impact of the programme on the fortunes of the beneficiaries has been evident. 110,844 individuals have so far benefited from this programme, mainly through grants, livelihood support, and improved rural infrastructure. But Sadly, 75 members of this group between the third phase and now were lost.