The Role of the Church in Anambra State in Promoting Decent Work and Economic Growth: Prospects and Challenges

摘要

The study sets out to x-ray the past and the present contributions of the Church in the economic development of Anambra state. A holistic query into the historic development of the state and indeed many states of Nigeria points to the elaborate contributions of the Church. Decent work and economic growth as the focal of this research is fortunately the number eight in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Undoubtedly, this goal highlighted has tremendous impact and connection to some other goals for sustainable development even more so for Africa. This research is however poised to search out those areas that the Church has continued to reinforce and affect opportunity for work and positive economic growth. This clearly goes with emphasis on provision of alternatives for unemployment. The method of this qualitative research is historical and analytical as it considers those challenges mitigating expected result and growth. It identifies inadequate collaboration and partnership, corruption, decline in morality and insecurity as those obstacles. Findings showed that collaboration, integrative ethical education strategy, adequate funding as well as monitoring of these schemes and projects founded by the Church will improve the probability of the success.