The Patience Umo Eno Golden Initiative For All (GIFA) has recorded a remarkable milestone—impacting 53,987 lives across Akwa Ibom State in just two years.  This was announced by the Board of Trustees Chairman and Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, during GIFA’s second anniversary celebration held on February 20, 2026, at Ibom Hall, Uyo. The

Lady Helen Eno Obareki Hosts PWDs, Encourages Them to Thrive In a heartwarming show of inclusion, the Patience Umo Eno Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) welcomed a cross section of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) community on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the Women Development Centre, Uyo. The event, themed “Lean

The Patience Umo Eno Golden Initiative for All (GIFA) recently completed its three-day Wheels of Hope Medical Outreach, bringing free healthcare to pregnant women and children under five in Uyo, Onna, and Ika Local Government Areas. The outreach kicked off at Ikot Ebido Primary Health Centre, Uyo, where residents received

Lady Helen Eno Obareki, Coordinator of the Office of the First Lady, Akwa Ibom State, has officially commissioned a solar-powered water facility in Ikot Offiong, Ikono Clan, Uyo Local Government Area, as part of the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA) “Water of Life” project. Describing the project as a symbol

The Golden Initiative For All (GIFA) has extended support to multiple birth families in Akwa Ibom State with baby and mother care packages, as well as cash assistance, to help ease the demands of raising twins, triplets, and other multiples. Speaking at the empowerment programme held at the Banquet Hall

To commemorate the 2026 International Day for Education, the Coordinator, Office of the First Lady, Lady Helen Eno Obareki, held a special reading session with pupils of St. John Paul Montessori School, Shelter Afrique, Uyo. During the session in the school library, Lady Obareki, who also serves as Chairperson of

The Coordinator, Office of the First Lady and Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Patience Umo Eno Golden Initiative For All (GIFA), Lady Helen Eno Obareki, has praised the Personal Assistant to the Governor on General Duties, Ofonime Essien, for supporting rural school children with educational materials in

As part of events marking its second anniversary, the Patience Umo Eno Golden Initiative For All (GIFA) on February 8, 2026, organised a friendly football match between the Commissioners and Special Advisers’ Wives Association (COSAWA) and the Association of Local Governments Vice Chairmen (ALGOVC) at the Uyo Township Stadium. Speaking

It is indeed a great pleasure for me to be part of the First anniversary celebration of Golden Initiative For All (GIFA). Founded to complement the efforts of government through undertaking.

The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), led by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has given ₦200,000 each to 250 elderly citizens in Akwa Ibom State as part of the second edition of the RHI Elderly Support Scheme. This program provides financial assistance and medical checks to elderly citizens annually across

Mrs. Helen Eno Obareki, Coordinator of GIFA, marked the International Day of the Girl Child 2024 with a visit to Itak People’s High School in Ikono Local Government Area. During the event, she presented gifts to the female students and delivered a keynote centered on the theme, “Girls’ Vision for

The Wife of the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, has called on the Traditional Institution and stakeholders at the grassroots to join hands in the fight against drug abuse to rid the state of the negative effects of substance addiction. The Governor’s Wife made the call