The Paradoxes of International Service and Civic Nationalism in Nigeria and the Gambia
Community and National Service
This CSD Civic Service Research Fellows study investigated the Technical Aids Corps (TAC) Scheme established by Nigeria in 1987 to provide human development assistance to African, Caribbean and Pacific countries as a “practical demonstration of South-South cooperation.” Using in-depth interviews, the research explored factors that encourage participation in civic service, the effect of TAC on servers’ civic nationalism and the program’s impact on recipient and server communities.
Funding Partner: Ford Foundation
Principal Investigators
Wale Adebanwi
2005-2008 CSD Research Fellow
Contact
Lissa Johnson
CSD Associate Director; Director of Administration and Research;
Co-Director Financial Capability and Asset Building
- Email: ejohnson@nospam.wustl.edu