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PICTURE FROM FIG 1 -11 SHOWS WOMEN UNITED FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (HEALTH CENTER) PROJECT AT ITUNG EKPIP COMMUNITY –ORUK ANAM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA –AKWA IBOM STATE

In 2006, WUEE went into partnership with Actionaid Nigeria, an international NGO, in a partnership called Partnership Against Poverty. The mission of this partnership is to liaise with the poor to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger in the state, using the rights based approach to development. In this partnership, WUEE is working in six communities in two LGAs in the state: Oruk Anam LGA- Itung Ekpip, Ediene Atai, and Ikot AkamaMkpat Enin LGA- Minya Ntak, Ikot Aka Nung Ikono/Ekpene Ubium. Our activities so far has included advocacy, capacity building and service delivery aimed at empowering excluded people and assisting them to access basic rights and amenities using the Rights Based approach to development. The “Reflect Circle”, a universal participatory development tool, is a key instrument in our work with rural communities. This circle consists of 25-30 members who include men, women, boys and girls. These Reflect Circle members participatorily conduct an analysis of their community, draw maps and identify community issues as well as identify root causes and solutions. In the last quarter of 2007, the people of Itung Ekpip community identified the need for a primary health care centre as a priority need through the reflect methodology. The members of the circle drew action points and in January 2008, with the support of WUEE and ActionAid, the foundation stone for the facility was laid.

The health centre building is about 90 percent complete now but the people are seeking new partners to assist them in the procurement of hospital equipment, hospital staff, and possibly a provision of borehole.

It is against this background that we solicit your support in affording the people of Itung Ekpip and neighbouring communities the access to basic health care. Remember “Gold that buys health can never be ill spent.” ~Thomas Dekker, Westward Ho, 1604

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