The ABIA-CSDP which is among 26 other actively participating CSDP states was established as an agency of the Abia state Government by law No. 2 of 2009 of Abia State and became disbursement effective on the 1^st of April 2009 consequent upon the approval and payment of the  first State’s commitment (contribution) of One Hundred Million Naira (N100m) by; his Excellency, Chief  Theodore A Orji (OCHENDO).

The Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) is one of the Development Projects in the World Bank country’s portfolios for Nigeria using the Community Driven development (CDD) approach which is a bottom “ top approach to development seeking to increase beneficiaries participation in project delivering. The project is leveraging on the experiences gained from two previous projects; the Local Empowerment and Environmental Management Project (LEEMP) and Community Based Poverty Reduction Project (CPRP).

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE CSDP IS;

CSDP PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES (PDO)

support empowerment of communities and Local Government Authorities (LGAs) for sustainable increased access of poor people to improved social and, natural resource infrastructure services.

Plan, part-finance, implement, Monitor Maintain sustainable and socially inclusive multi-sectoral micro-projects;

• Leverage federal, State and local government resources for greater coverage of CDD interventions in communities.