Globally, winds of intolerance are blowing strongly, fanned by such things as racial prejudice, religious extremism and the global socio-economic pandemic of COVID-19. Today, Chris Oyakhilome together with the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) unite together to combat the darkness in…
Christmas gives us the opportunity to touch lives with God’s love and through the ‘Send Portions’ campaign this is made possible. Our founding father, Chris Oyakhilome has said in the past: “The fight against poverty isn’t about charity,…
Literacy is most commonly defined as the ability to read and write. It gives people access to information and plays a significant role in reducing gender, race, nationality, and religious inequality that favors one group over another in access to education, property, employment,…
“Every Child is Your Child”, is a profound statement made by our founder Chris Oyakhilome in 2004. This statement is the foundation that birthed the InnerCity Mission (ICM) for Children. This statement is our driving force as we believe that…
The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) commemorated the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on the 17th of October. Despite the rise in the number of people living in poverty, we believe that everyone deserves to live in dignity.…
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by world leaders in 2015 embody a roadmap for progress that is sustainable and leaves no one behind. Today, education is at the heart of…
World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October to celebrate all teachers around the globe. Eighteen months into the COVID-19 crisis and global pandemic, the #WorldTeachersDay2021 will focus on the support teachers need to fully contribute to the recovery…
The second edition of the InnerCity Mission 2021 Humanitarian Action Conference themed “Charting New Frontiers in Humanitarian Aid: Rethinking Collaboration, Transformation and Ownership” will be held on the 14th of October 2021. If you’re a volunteer, NGO, or stakeholder in…
Each year the International Day of Peace is observed on 21 September around the world. The theme this year is: “Recovering better for an equitable and sustainable world”. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the underprivileged and marginalized groups the…
On the 8th of September, the world celebrated International Literacy Day (ILD). We commemorated this day to remind the international community of the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies. We at the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), put a…