NKA UFORO IBAN
AKWA IBOM STATE, USA INC.
MARKET WOMEN PARTNERSHIP
ECEWS/NKA UFORO IBAN’S MARKET WOMEN EMPOWERMENT PROJECT
THE ECEWS/NKA UFORO IBAN’S PROJECT 2009
In 2009, Nka Uforo Iban partnered with Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS), a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting the spread of HIV/AIDS in the rural communities of Nigeria..
Video of one of the first past recipients stating that she turned around all of the funds she received from NUI to purchase materials and reinvested them in her market. She wants to show NUI her achievements and thank NUI for everything that they have done.
Hon Grace Ebito VC OF Oron LGA thanking Nka Uforo Iban for the investment in their community.
Hon Grace Ebito VC of Oron LGA disbursing grant funds to beneficiaries.
The Representative of the Chairman Eket LGA thanking Nka Uforo Iban for the investment in their community
Chairman of the Market Association Addresses Beneficiaries at the Grant Distribution
REPORT ON ADVOCACY AND SELECTION OF BENEFICIARIES FOR THE ECEWS/NKA UFORO IBAN’S PROJECT 2022
Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) in partnership with Nka Uforo Iban Akwa Ibom State, Washington DC. is implementing the Market Women Empowerment Project to help improve the livelihood of ultra-poor households in Eket, Ikot Ekpene and Oron Local government areas of Akwa Ibom State by investing her small grant to improve their small-scale businesses. The project is scaleup from a pilot intervention earlier implemented in Uyo and Abak Local Government areas. The target populations are the widows, physically challenged, aged and vulnerable women.
ADVOCACY
ECEWS Team with Members of the Market Committee in Oron
The ECEWS Team caried out an advocacy visit to Eket, Ikot Pene, and Oron local government areas during which they met with local government officials, market executives and other critical stakeholders.
During the visits, the ECEWS team briefed the stakeholders on the project, target beneficiaries and criteria for beneficiaries’ selection. The meetings also afforded the ECEWS team wit the opportunity to receive input from the stakeholders to help in the implementation, and secure the buy in of the stakeholders who welcomed and pledged support for the intervention.
Beneficiaries were identified and selected with the help of the stakeholders for ownership and sustainability of the project. Also the stakeholdes were briefed on the stages of the project to include orientation, training, disbursement of funds, monitoring and evaluation. The criteria were:
- Ultra-Poor household
- Physically challenged
- Widows unable to care for their family needs
- Single parents who could not take care of other family responsibilities
- Women who made less than 350-500 naira per day as profit from sales etc.
NEXT STEPS
- Market Enterprise Training of selected beneficiaries
- Disbursement of grant funds to beneficiaries
- Monitoring and evaluation of the project
- Close out and Reporting
RECOMMENDATIONS
The project should accomodate more women in the future
EKET MARKET PROJECT
The Representative of the Chairman Eket LGA thanking Nka Uforo Iban for the investment in their community
UDUA NKA, EKET LGA MARKET BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING THEIR GRANT DISBuRSEMENT
A CROSS SECTION OF THE UDUS NKA, EKET LGA MARKET BENEFICIARIES
A cross section of the beneficiaries pose with the Local Government Representative at the event.
ORON MARKET PROJECT
The Representative of the Chairman Eket LGA thanking Nka Uforo Iban for the investment in their community
Mrs. Victoria Andy Disburses Funds to Beneficiaries
Cross Section of Oron Market beneficiaries
IKOT EKPENE MARKET PROJECT
Chairman of the Market Association Addresses Beneficiaries at the Grant Distribution
Beneficiaries receiving their grant disbursement at the Grant Disbursement Ceremony at Ikot Ekpene
A Cross Section of Beneficiaries at the Grant Disbursement Ceremony at Ikot Ekpene
NKA UFORO IBAN
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7600 Ora Glen Drive
Greenbelt, Maryland 20770
(667) 381-9090
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