Homes for vulnerable people · Etim Ekpo LGACompleted

ARISE Compassionate Homes (11 homes)

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I'm proud to share that work on ARISE Compassionate Homes (11 homes) in Etim Ekpo LGA is finished. Eleven homes for vulnerable residents, each beneficiary also receiving a N500,000 business grant.

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Eleven homes for vulnerable residents, each beneficiary also receiving a N500,000 business grant.

Key facts

Area of work: Homes for vulnerable people
LGA: Etim Ekpo
Status: Completed
Homes: 11
Business grant per beneficiary: N500,000
Home design: Two-bedroom bungalow, free of charge, fully furnished, with solar power, own water supply and an external kitchen
Communities with homes: Includes Obong Ntak, Uruk Ata Ikot Otok and Ikot Imonte
Inspection visit: October 2025, state team led by Commissioner for Information Aniekan Umanah

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About the project

ARISE Compassionate Homes are free houses built by the Akwa Ibom State Government for widows, elderly people and families living in very poor conditions. In Etim Ekpo Local Government Area, 11 homes have been built under the scheme.

The homes are in communities across the LGA, including Obong Ntak, Uruk Ata Ikot Otok and Ikot Imonte. The home at Uruk Ata Ikot Otok, the sixth in Etim Ekpo, was handed over on 24 June 2025.

Under the scheme, each home is a two-bedroom bungalow given free of charge and fully furnished. It comes with a solar power system, its own water supply and an outside kitchen. Each beneficiary also receives a business grant of N500,000 to help them settle in and earn a living. Beneficiaries are chosen from the wards, starting with those living in the worst conditions.

In October 2025 a state team led by the Commissioner for Information, Aniekan Umanah, visited several of the homes during an inspection of projects in Etim Ekpo.

The homes are meant to give the poorest families safety, dignity and a decent place to live. The scheme is a key part of Governor Pastor Umo Eno's ARISE Agenda.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

Homes11

Kind of workHomes for vulnerable people

ServesVulnerable citizens and 2 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

11 homes for vulnerable citizens
N500,000 business grant for each beneficiary

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

Vulnerable citizensHouseholds
Families of the beneficiariesHouseholds
Host communities

Where it helps

Housing and shelter
Trade and income

Etim Ekpo LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 13 projects recorded in Etim Ekpo.

Completed 8 (this project)Ongoing 5

Roads and bridges

Schools

Jobs and business support

Homes for vulnerable people

Health

Impact Analysis

An assessment of the impact of these accomplishments on the people and communities.

For families and communities

Decent housing can greatly improve living conditions and give stability to vulnerable citizens and their families. The homes are a form of social protection.