Service above self: 'loving neighbours', 'inspiring the poor', and 'healing communities'. We can achieve these, with your support.
OUR VISION:
A better life for less privileged people, by inspiring true community spirit. ORGANISATIONAL OBJECTIVES:
Since starting out in 2003, Akiode Foundation (AF) has concentrated on the following objectives:
- To raise, educate and reward community ambassadors (leaders) that will join us to;
- Invest in and promote life changing education in rural places.
- Heal the wounds inflicted on p
oor people, households and communities and show them love and promote healthy living amongst them.
- Tackle the enemies of development - culture of inequality, social exclusion, poverty, corruption, crime and disasters with adequate information, education and fundraising to open doors unlimited change opportunities and benefits.
- Engage in poverty and development researches, organise productive events and training for other voluntary and rural community groups.
- Collaborate with governments, organisations, and other poverty and development stakeholders who’re genuinely working towards achieving the MDGs. OUR PROGRAMMES:
The following are the programmes of Akiode Foundation set to achieve the objectives:
- Education Help Initiative, Nigeria (EHIN)
- Youth Poverty Eradication Programme (YPEP)
- Community Health Improvement Programme (CHIP)
- Divine Empowerment Programme (DEP)
- Culture, Literature and Art Programme (CLAP)
- Rural Library Programme (RLP)
WHY WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW:
We have achieved a lot (see: https://www.facebook.com/akiodefoundation/ for some photographs of our past and ongoing projects), yet there is a lot more to do particularly now that recession has hit the Nigerian economy. Thank you, in advance of funding our campaign. Tobi Akiode
Founder/CEO
Akiode Foundation
(Registered NGO)
