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SOCIAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMMES AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AKWA IBOM STATE, A STUDY OF ARISE/ DAKKADA INITIATIVE PROGRAMMES

Despite the commendable efforts of the Arise/ Dakkada initiative and its associated Social Investment Programs (SIPs), Akwa Ibom State continues to grapple with several socioeconomic development challenges including education, Growth Of Small Scale Enterprises and Skill Acquisition Training, with this, the study developed 3 research objectives which were: to examine the impact of ARISE and DAKKADA Programmes on educational support, to examine the impact of ARISE and DAKKADA Programmes on the growth of small scale enterprises and to examine the impact of ARISE and DAKKADA Programmes on skill acquisition training in Akwa

Ibom State, the study adopted the human capital development theory as the theoretical framework. Survey and descriptive research was adopted in this study with a population of about 120,424 with simple percentage analysis as method of data analysis. From the findings of the study, it was revealed that the DAKKADA and the ARISE programme has brought about educational support and empowerment to the citizens of Akwa Ibom State as over 4,778 (four thousand seven hundred and seventy eight) Akwa Ibom students have benefited from the educational support. findings, also reveals that the between 2018 and 2024 about 38,390

persons were trained under the Tailoring/ Shoe, the Furniture Making empowerment programme, the iron welding category, the catering category, the ICT category who have benefited from the skill acquisition training programme embark upon by DAKKADA and ARISE Initiative. based on the findings, the study recommends among others that the ARISE Initiative Should Expand Scholarship Offerings and increase the number of scholarships available to cover tuition fees, accommodation, and living expenses for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and that the ARISE Initiative should Provide more Microfinance Loans and Offer affordable loans to entrepreneurs, especially women and youth, to help them start or expand their businesses.

KEYWORDS: Social Investment, Socio-Economic Development,

Arise/Dakkada/Initiative Programmes

Umo, Itoro Emmanuel And Eyo, Uforo Etim

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