2023/2024 COFP Fellows’ Community Peace Work and Success Stories Learning is definitely incomplete without opportunities to apply knowledge from the classroom to practical life situations. This principle underpins the annual peace projects undertaken by COFP Fellows in their communities after their second module. Supported by a seed grant from the Foundation during their school year,
80 Hearty Cheers to a Champion of PeaceH.E. John Cardinal Onaiyekan CON Hearty cheers to His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on his 80th birthday! The festivities in honor of this extraordinary octogenarian, whose life has been dedicated to fostering faith, peace, justice and interfaith dialogue, included the launch of his thought-provoking book, “Religion for Peace:
COFP Scholarship Scheme Continues In an effort to empower the next generation, the COFP Foundation continues to champion education for underprivileged children across the FCT and Nasarawa State. To ensure equal opportunities, the staff of COFP diligently visits schools to evaluate academic performance, ensuring that deserving students receive vital educational support. In the 3rd Term
COFP Appoints a Deputy Director In January 2024, the COFP Foundation’s Governing Council and Board approved the appointment of Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo Achor as the Deputy Director, responding to the need for expansion amid the busy schedule of the Executive Director Rev. Sr. Agatha Chikelue, DMMM. A COFP Fellow and priest of the Catholic
Sister Agatha O. Chikelue, DMMMBags International Award The Executive Director, of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), Sr. Agatha Ogochukwu Chikelue has been honored with the Religions for Peace (RfP) Women of Excellence in Multi-Religious Actions Award, achieving second runner-up status. Building peace and community resilience is what she is called and trained to
COFP’s Executive Director Participating in a High-Level Forum on the Role of Faith in Advancing Positive Outcomes for Children, Families, and Communities As one of the panelists during the Multi-Religious and Multi-Stakeholder High-Level Forum on the Role of Faith in Advancing Positive Outcomes for Children, Families, and Communities held from 26-27 March 2024 at the
Induction & Graduation of Fellows After 3rd Module From April 28th to May 4th, 2024, forty-seven (47) Fellows from Nigeria and several African countries including Uganda, Zambia, Niger, Cameroon, and Ethiopia gathered at the Ajuji Greenwich Hotel in Abuja for the final module of the 2023/2024 Fellowship program. The first four days of the program
Sr. Agatha Chikelue Joins in the Celebration of the 2024 Golden Rule Day and the Commemoration of World Interfaith Harmony Week As part of the Foundation’s effort in promoting interfaith collective action in Africa by fostering peace, human dignity, development, and preservation of the environment, and also to counter hate speech, violence, and xenophobia, the
JRS and COFP Foundation Join Forces for Collaboration The COFP delegation, led by the Executive Director, Rev. Sr. Agatha Chikelue, in the accompany of the Deputy Director, Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo, and the Program Officer, Mr. Nicholas Dike, on 23rd May 2024 visited the office of the Country Director of the Jesuit Relief Services to
COFP’s Deputy Director Celebrates Democracy Day With Benue State Government In honour of the invitation for the 25th Anniversary of uninterrupted Democracy in Nigeria, the Deputy Director of COFP, Rev. Fr. Boniface Neibo was invited by the Benue State Government through Dr. Patrick Terna, the Director General, Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency to participate