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Israel Eyo EKANEM,

Social Worker · b. Mar 22, 1963

Social Worker, Prograrrunl Coordinator, Grassroot Empowerment Network (GEN); LGA: ltu; Born: Mar. 22,1963; Pa: Chief Eyo Ekanem and Alice E. _....li ..... __ .. Ekanem (d); Married to Mrs. Ekirna I. Ekanem; Child: Ofonime (3); Education: African Church Secondary School, Oku, Itu, 1974-78, GCE; The Polytechnic, Calabar, 197984 , HND Business Admin; Other Qualifications: Cert in Rural Development Management, NCEMA, July 1995; Career and Work History: COIlUllUnity Development Officer, CODEP, Port Harcourt, 198588 ; Programme Officer, ST ARCRAFTS, Ikot Ekpene, 1988-91 ; Programme Officer, IF AD/ NlRADO, Lagos/Uyo, 1992; Programme Coordinator, GEN, Ikot Ekpene, 1 992-present; Consultant, UNDP, Lagos, Uyo, 1992; Career Related Activities: Training of Communities on Self Help, CODEP, STARCRAFTS, IFADINIRADO, Lagos and four states in South East Zone, 1988-92; Training in thirty States, Nigeria Export Network/Peoples Bank/GEN, lbadan and five LGAs in AKS, 1994-96; Training of Entrepreneurs in AKS, UNDP, Programmes, 1996-present; Special Work Related Achievements: Organised the first Alternative Trade Movement, 1992; Participated in Common Wealth…

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NGO Liaison Unit Constitution Drafting Committee, 1995; Participated and presented paper in World Summit on Social Development, Denmark, 1995, and Third Annual World Bank Conference, Washington D.C., 1995; Publications: Military Dictatorship in Nigeria, 1995 and several others; Civic Activity: Women Rights Advocacy, GENfUN Centre for Human Rights, Four S6uthern Nigeria States, 1995-present; Honour: Listed as a National Expert with National Planning Commission, Multilateral Division and World Bank, Washington D.C. and UNICEF, Nigeria; Professional Memberships: Mem, American Management Asscn, USA; Mem, International Federation of Social Worke rs, Canada; Religious Affiliation: Christian; Hobbies: Counselling Women and Youths on Health and Basic Righi:s ; Office: Grassroots Empowerment Network, 49 Thong Road, P. O. Box 328, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. Tel.: (085) 400328; Homt 49 Ibong Road, Ikot Ekpe ne, Akwa Ibom State.

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Surname
EKANEM,
First Name
Israel
Other Names
Eyo
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
Mar 22, 1963
Profession
Social Worker
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