By Nwanneka Nwokedi
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nwanneka Nwokedi is of the Ministry of Information and Value Reformation, Anambra State
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