Homes for vulnerable people · Ikot Abasi LGACompleted

ARISE Compassionate Homes in Ikot Abasi

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I'm proud to share that work on ARISE Compassionate Homes in Ikot Abasi LGA is finished. Homes built for vulnerable residents.

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Homes built for vulnerable residents. Ten homes are completed, and there are 11 beneficiaries. The new homes are brick bungalows with green or blue roofs, replacing old mud-walled houses. One has a furnished dining room.

Key facts

Area of work: Homes for vulnerable people
LGA: Ikot Abasi
Status: Completed
Where: Wards across Ikot Abasi LGA
Homes: 10 (11 beneficiaries)

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About the project

ARISE Compassionate Homes are free houses that the Akwa Ibom State Government under Governor Umo Eno builds for very poor and vulnerable residents. In Ikot Abasi Local Government Area the homes are spread across the wards. Ten homes are completed, with 11 beneficiaries.

Beneficiaries are picked at ward level from people living in the worst conditions in their communities. In Ikot Abasi, the homes went to widows, elderly people and persons living with disabilities who had lived in thatched or mud-walled houses.

Each unit is a two-bedroom brick bungalow with a toilet, a kitchen and access to a borehole. Under the scheme, homes come with solar lighting and a solar-powered borehole, and each beneficiary receives a business grant of N500,000 to start earning a living. One of the homes in Ikot Abasi has a furnished dining room.

The homes are meant to give families safe and decent shelter in place of old mud houses, and a fresh start in life. They are part of the social welfare pillar of the ARISE Agenda.

The project at a glance

StatusCompleted

WhereWards across Ikot Abasi LGA

Kind of workHomes for vulnerable people

ServesWidows and 4 more

Project timeline

Plannedannounced or approved

Work startedsite work begins

Ongoingwork under way

Finishedcompleted or commissioned

What was built

Two-bedroom bungalows
Toilet and kitchen in each home
Borehole access
Furnished rooms, as shown in a photo

Who it serves

People and places connected by this project.

WidowsHouseholds
Elderly residentsHouseholds
Persons living with disabilities
Families of the beneficiariesHouseholds
Host communities in the five clans

Where it helps

Housing and shelter
Trade and income

Ikot Abasi LGA at a glance

Where this project sits among all 11 projects recorded in Ikot Abasi.

Completed 4 (this project)Ongoing 5Planned 2

Roads and bridges

Health

Homes for vulnerable people

Schools

Government and public buildings

Impact Analysis

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

For families and communities

The homes give shelter and dignity to some of the most vulnerable residents. Families have moved out of leaking houses, and beneficiaries now take more part in community meetings.

For work and income

Local artisans were engaged to build the homes, which put income into the communities. The new owners are also spared the cost of patching old houses each rainy season.