Evidence indicates that no stratum in the social set-up is spared the problem of drug abuse, the youths being one of the most affected vulnerable groups together with prostitutes, touts and street children. Drug abuse among students is associated with a number of adverse healths, educational and social consequences. We need to begin by learning why people abuse drugs; too often we fight symptoms rather than the reasons of drug abuse, consequently we fail to solve the problem. It is in this light that this book specifically aims at expaining the extent and relationship between school...

Analyses and examinations of under development in the late 70s and 80s began to offer different explanations to the causes of peoples poverty and to suggest different forms of project design. Poor people were seen as excluded from broader societal participation and also from direct involvement in development initiatives. Development policy makers and planners began to devise strategies where poor people could become more directly involved in development efforts.The focus is increasingly on community participation in the development process to address the specific conditions and problems in...