Education Support
Back To School Support For Cross River South Students in Higher Institutions
Asuquo Ekpenyong through the ASUQUO EKPENYONG FOUNDATION (AEF) supported Two Hundred and Fifty Cross River South Students studying in higher institutions across the State with ₦5,000,000 as financial aid to assist them as the return back to school.
Asuquo Ekpenyong said investments in knowledge acquisition serves as the bedrock upon which nations grow and develop, he said the token is to assist students remain focused on their academic pursuit.
Capacity Building
Facilitates CBN AGSMEIS Loan For 1,000 C Riverians
Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation facilitates CBN AGSMEIS Loan for 1,000 Cross Riverians seeking capital to fund a business idea or for money to expand an existing business. This was achieved by the foundation in collaboration with the NIRSAL Bank’s approved Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Moure Consult in the Agric Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme, AGSMEIS, established by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as an empowerment programme.
In achieving this, Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation set up 3 days training workshop to equipped the participants that applied for the loan. The training fees for all participants and prospective beneficiaries which covers lunch for the training days, venue and resource persons as well as facilitation fees for application assistance as well as business plan development to facilitate access to the grants was paid by the foundation. This participants and prospective beneficiaries was selected across the 18 LGA of Cross River State.
Empowerment & Business Support
Facilitates FG Grants - Survival Fund Covid-19 Stimulus MSME Grants Offtake Scheme For Cross River Citizens
As part of supporting the survival of the small and medium businesses in the state, Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation assisted in ensuring that all eligible business owners in Cross River State took advantage and participated in the Federal Government grant aimed at cushioning the effect of COVIC-19 pandemic on businesses.
The Foundation set up Front Desk Offices across the state with approved Desk Officers to sensitize and help eligible business owners applied for the second phase of the Federal Government of Nigeria SURVIVAL FUND COVID-19 STIMULUS MSME GRANTS AND OFFTAKE SCHEME.
Medical Outreach
Free Medical Outreach in Odukpani LGA
The Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation (AEF) in partnership with Association of the Nigerian Physicians on the America (ANPA) and Child Survival and Development Organization of Nigeria (CSDON) organized a two (2) day ANPA-CSDON FREE Medical Outreach on May, 19th and May, 20th, 2021 at the Primary Health Care Centre, Odukpani.
Empowerment & Business Support
Distributes Micro Grant to 1,000 Women in Cross River State in Partnership with CROWEI
Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation in partnership with Cross River Women Emancipation Initiative brought joy to women in Cross River State when it distributed micro grants of NGN 50,000 to each beneficiaries.
This business support project contributed immensely to the growth of micro/macro enterprise in the state. The beneficiaries were women across the 196 wards in the state.
Capacity Building
Facilitates Basic Digital Literacy for Rural Clusters in Cross River State
As part of Nigeria’s National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy (2020-2030) Vision to transform the country into a leading digital economy providing a better quality of life for all Nigerians in 10 years.
Asuquo Ekpenyong Foundation in partnership with the Nigerian non-profit organzation, Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) conducted training on Basic Digital Literacy for Rural Clusters in Cross River State aimed at Enhancing Pandemic Resilience
This training programme had over a thousand beneficiaries who participated across the State and drawn from vulnerable people (50%), People living with disability (30%) and 20% vulnerable groups. 60% of the beneficiaries are in the age groups of 8-18 years and 45-65 years while 30% of the beneficiaries are married and 7 of every 10 are pursuing an educational career.