As we have done annually, COFP carried-out another one-week intensive skill acquisition training on pastries, bakery and industrial production for the internally displaced women in Shuwari IDP camp, Maiduguri Borno state. The program ran for one full week from 13th to 20th October 2019 with a total number of 57 women from Christian and Muslim […]
Another free medical outreach was carried out for the less privilege persons living in Toge and Gosa communities in FCT Abuja. This marked the third and last outreach conducted by COFP in 2019. The outreach which lasted for two days, 27th & 28th November 2019 provided free medical attention to 438 children and 334 adults […]
After hitting the age of 75 in January 2019 as well as marking his 50th priestly anniversary (1969- 2019) in August 2019, His Eminence, John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, the President & Founder of COFP Foundation retires as the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja with the installation of his successor, Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama on December 5th 2019. […]
One of the most effective ways of motivating employees and volunteers to work harder is by presenting them with an elegant award in recognition of their services. For the first time, COFP presented awards in recognition of the efforts of some of her staff namely Mr. Augustine Nnakwe for his outstanding leadership skill and contributions […]
On December 18th 2019, the President & Founder of Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP) inaugurated the COFP Governing Council. The Council was made up of Nine (9) credible members drawn from diverse religious and cultural affiliations in the country. Speaking at the meeting, John Cardinal Onaiyekan emphasized that the Governing Council was introduced to […]
The year 2019 was a special one as the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace celebrated her Founder and President John Cardinal Olorunfemi Onaiyekan who celebrated his 75th Birthday in January and his 50th Priestly Anniversary in August 2019.
Youths Living Above Drug and Substance Addiction (YOLDA)program was initiated by the COFP Foundation in April 2018 as an avenue to support, help and assist reach out to the young people whose lives have been affected negatively through drug/substance abuse and addiction. Thirty-five (35) Youth benefited from this program which lasted one year – April 2018-April 2019.
Persistent conflict between Herders and Farmers in Nigeria have become a thing of great concern in the recent years due to its disastrous nature in terms of loss of life, property and its negative impact on rural livelihoods. With the conflict transformation and dialogue skills acquired by the COFP Fellows who are also members of these warring communities during the Fellowship program, a lot of mediation and peacebuilding activities are already going on in some of these communities.
The COFP Foundation has made it a point of duty to carry-out free medical outreach in various IDP camps in Nigeria. In partnership with the West Africa Community Missions, USA, the program took a different but wider scope this year.
While education is regarded as one of the basic rights of every child, not all children have access to quality education (unicef.org/nigeria.education). The rate of dropouts continues to be overwhelming even though primary education is officially free and compulsory as claimed by the Nigerian government.
