ANSOCU MOVES TO HARMONISE SOCIAL REGISTER DATA FOR POOR, VULNERABLE ACROSS SOUTH-EAST

By Nwanneka Nwokedi
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‎The Anambra State Operations Coordinating Unit (ANSOCU) has been urged to collaborate with its counterparts across the South-East to harmonise the State Social Register (SSR) and strengthen the tracking of poor and vulnerable populations displaced across state boundaries by economic and security challenges.
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‎The recommendation was made during a workshop on the application of the Regional Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for ministries and agencies in the South-East, held at a hotel in Enugu on July 10.
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‎The workshop, themed “Sub-National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) Customised for Social Safety Nets in the South-East Zonal Bloc,” was organised by Kemlude Options Nigeria Limited in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning.
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‎Participants were encouraged to leverage regional data to help states identify and respond to location-specific vulnerabilities, particularly those arising from insecurity and economic shocks, while enhancing the effectiveness of the SSR for poor and vulnerable households.
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‎ANSOCU was also advised to establish a quarterly data-sharing forum with other State Operations Coordinating Units (SOCUs) in the South-East to benchmark data collection practices, improve cross-border coordination and monitor regional migration trends.
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‎ANSOCU is the Federal Government-supported agency responsible for developing and maintaining the state social register, which serves as the database for identifying poor and vulnerable households for social intervention programmes in Anambra State.
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‎ Nwanneka Nwokedi is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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