A PLACE OF HOPE & RESTORATION
A past doesn’t
have to define
a future.
Everyone deserves the chance to begin again. We help people rebuild life after prison—with dignity, opportunity, and a community that believes in them.
REAL PEOPLE. NEW POSSIBILITIES.Growing in hope.
THE NEED & OUR PURPOSE.
BREAKING RECIDIVISM.
Freedom is a beginning.
Belonging makes it lasting.
The Crisis: Over 70% of ex-inmates in Nigeria relapse within 3 years due to heavy stigma, lack of marketable skills, and zero economic support. Rivers State correctional facilities are overcrowded, and many repentant prisoners are released without tools to rebuild their lives—fueling a devastating cycle of recidivism and insecurity.
Our Vision & Mission: At Ethan-Mercy Foundation, our vision is to see to the welfare of repented prisoners and restore their dignity. Since inception, we have partnered with correctional centers in Port Harcourt to counsel inmates, provide welfare items, and identify those genuinely repentant and willing to change.
IMPACT IN ACTION
Guided by purpose. Proven through commitment.
Every step we take opens a door for someone seeking a fresh start. Here is our work by the numbers.
Trainees Yearly
120 inmates per 6-month cycle at Abara Etche
Core Marketable Skills
Carpentry, Tailoring, Electrical/Solar, ICT & more
Relapse Without Intervention
Ex-inmates in Nigeria relapse within 3 years
Repented Prisoner Focus
Dignity, moral reformation & business mentorship
HOW WE MAKE ROOM FOR CHANGE
Hope takes many forms.
01Rehabilitation & reintegration
A place to begin again.
Refuge, compassionate support, and a path back into community for people rebuilding life after prison.
02Vocational training
Skills for a new chapter.
Practical learning and empowerment to help formerly incarcerated people work towards an independent future.
03Legal aid & advocacy
A fair chance at freedom.
Advocating for access to justice, prison decongestion, and a society that makes room for second chances.
ETHAN MERCY REHABILITATION & SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTER
9 Core Marketable Skills for Productive Citizenship.
A fully equipped center located at Abara Etche in Etche L.G.A, Port Harcourt in Rivers State, specifically designed to train only repented prisoners in marketable skills before they rejoin society. Capacity: 120 inmates per 6-month cycle = 240 beneficiaries yearly.
Carpentry & Furniture Making
From timber selection and precision joinery to modern cabinet making and upholstery, trainees master marketable skills to construct residential and office furniture, doors, roofing frames, and bespoke interior woodworks.
Key Competencies & Practical Modules:
Each trainee will graduate with starter packs, certification, and linkage to microcredit + business mentorship.
The 4-Phase Correctional Education Blueprint
Designed to transform repented prisoners through moral reformation, practical workshop apprenticeship, starter toolkits, and structured business mentorship.
Para-Military Fitness & Cognitive Development
Physical conditioning, self-discipline, and foundational cognitive training (speaking, writing, reading, listening, and quantitative reasoning).
Intensive Classroom & Workshop Practicum
Specialized trade theory, blueprint reading, materials science, and daily hands-on workshop training under master craftsmen.
Industry Apprenticeship & Internship
Real-world field placement with partnering manufacturing plants, construction contractors, and solar energy enterprises.
Graduation, Tooling & Post-Release Mentorship
Award of certified credentials, starter artisan toolkits, and transition into our 90-day community mentorship network.
BUILT & COMMISSIONED FOR RESTORATIONETHAN MERCY REHABILITATION & SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTER
A dedicated center to
train only repented prisoners.
Located at Abara Etche in Etche L.G.A, Port Harcourt in Rivers State, our fully equipped center trains 120 inmates per 6-month cycle (240 beneficiaries yearly) in 9 core marketable skills before they rejoin society.
Every trainee graduates with artisan starter packs, recognized trade certification, and direct linkage to microcredit and ongoing business mentorship to ensure lasting economic self-reliance.
Empowering Second Chances
A story of restoration, faith, and rebuilding life after prison in Rivers State.
“When we step in with compassion and real skills, we turn a release date into a genuine new beginning.”
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY TO HELP
Your part. Our shared future.
A little time. A shared skill. An act of generosity.
A new beginning can start with any of them.
Give your time
Walk alongside people rebuilding their lives. Become part of our volunteer community.
Become a volunteer 02Give a possibility
Support the practical work of rehabilitation, training, and reintegration in Rivers State.
Support the mission 03Bring us together
Connect your organization, legal expertise, or resources with a cause that matters.
Become a partnerTHE BELIEF THAT GUIDES US
No one’s story should end
where their second chance begins.
Faith in redemption. Dignity for every person. Hope put into practice.
A NEW CHAPTER STARTS WITH US