Government Programmes in Nigeria - Head of State

Family Support Trust Fund

This Fund was established by the Family Support Trust Fund Decree 1995 (Decree No. 10) of 15 June 1995. Section 1 (3) states that it is under the authority of the Head of State. The Family Support Trust Fund Management Board is the organ in charge of the management of the Fund (section 2 (1)). According to section 5, this Board is, inter alia, concretely responsible for the following functions:

1. receiving monies accruing to the Fund;

2. disbursing monies from the Fund to such programmes as may be determined, from time to time, by the Head of State;

3. promoting decent health care delivery with the general purport of reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity through improved health care delivery system for the family;

4. assisting families identify economically viable enterprises for income generation and provide technical and financial support for their implementation;

5. assisting rural families increase their agricultural productivity and other skills for the improvement of their well-being;

6. enhancing the capacity of parents to act as role models to their children through guidance and counselling and public enlightenment programmes;

7. creating, arousing and sustaining the interests of the Federal, State and Local governments, the Nigerian people, and the international community on the activities of the Family Support Programme;

8. sensitizing government on the need to provide adequate shelter for all Nigerians;

9. promoting and improving the welfare of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged groups in the society, notably women; and

10. carrying out public enlightenment campaigns for the general public on matters of human decency, civic responsibility and concern for the welfare of the disadvantaged.