The economic crunch in Nigeria has persistently made it more difficult or impossible for poor Nigerian children to have their basic right to education which is the reason why some indigent pupils/students drop out of school. In line with our vision and mission, the Foundation has continued to lend support through her Scholarship Program for destitute children which gives educational opportunities to children from indigent backgrounds. This initiative is geared towards fulfilling the dreams, aspirations and rights of most indigent children to acquire quality primary & Secondary School education, for according to Benjamin Franklin, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”.
Meanwhile, for the beneficiaries, an outstanding performance in their previous academic session is the criterion for a renewal of their scholarship package. To this end, 59 pupils & students in 12 schools within rural poor communities in FCT Abuja benefited from the scholarship program of the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP). As part of its efforts to mitigate the menace of unemployment in the country, the Cardinal Onaiyekan Foundation for Peace (COFP), has for the past four years paid salaries/allowances of teachers in Yemiti Internally Displaced Host Community School, so that indigent and internally displaced children can continue to learn and be in a school environment.
