It’s amazing what one pair of new shoes can do in the life of an indigent child. Many indigent children have different sad stories of how a torn or old shoe has made their life so difficult, from being laughed…
As the world celebrates Father’s Day we want to acknowledge and celebrate our founding father, Chris Oyakhilome, who is a beacon of light to indigent children all over the world. On Father’s Day each year, children acknowledge and appreciate their…
This week the United Nations commemorated World Day against Child Labor. As a core value of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), founding father, Chris Oyakhilome has held education at the center. Studies have repeatedly shown a link between poverty and…
As a child-centered organization, our mission at the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) is to create an environment where every child survives, lives above poverty, and becomes an active participant in socio-economic development irrespective of race, color, or gender. The…
American historian and activist, Howard Zinn, said: “We don’t have to engage in grand heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people can transform the world.” This is the vision of…
International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world every year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale‘s birth, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society. This year the theme was: Nurses: Respect, support, and appreciate them. These last few…
The commissioning of a tuition-free mission school in the Murbai Community, Taraba State, North-east Nigeria, under the auspices of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) is part of the vision of founder Chris Oyakhilome for breaking the cycle of poverty.…
Earlier last week, devastating floods and landslides affected Southern and South-Eastern South Africa, particularly the Provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, with a death toll of over 443 people in KwaZulu-Natal. Over 40,000 people have been displaced, while nearly 4,000…
Chris Oyakhilome shows us that Easter is all about love, sacrifice, and grace. In the spirit of Easter, the InnerCity Mission (ICM), under the auspices of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), will be spending Easter showing the needy that Jesus Christ has paid…
World Health Day is commemorated each year on the 7th of April. This year, after living through the COVID-19 pandemic, a polluted planet and an increasing incidence of diseases, the theme for #WorldHealthDay2022 is ‘Our Planet, Our Health’. We are…