Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies (SJBMS)
Volume-2 | Issue-05 | 482-487
Review Article
Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria: Role of CSOs and VOPEs
Victor A. Malaolu, Jonathan E. Ogbuabor
Published : May 29, 2017
Abstract
This paper examines the roles of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Voluntary Organizations for
Professionals Evaluation (VOPEs) towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria. The paper
identified the roles of the CSOs to include: providing support towards improved public transparency and accountability;
creating awareness among government agencies and the general public about the SGDs; mobilizing private sector
involvement; monitoring of projects under the SGDs; empowering the marginalized populations by giving voice to their
concerns; and strengthening the fight against corruption. The paper identified the roles of the VOPEs to include: training,
re-training and capacity of staff; creating adequate and credible data management system to aid planning, monitoring and
evaluation; monitoring developmental projects to ensure accountability and standardization; organizing workshops for
cross learning and experience sharing among practitioners; and supporting monitoring and evaluation ownership and
utilization of evaluation results.