The Volunteer Medical Corps (VMC) celebrated its volunteers on World Trauma Day. These volunteers are actively involved in emergency medicine, intensive care, surgery, nursing, and the support staff who work together as a team to assess and manage trauma patients.…
The Humanitarian Action Conference 2020 (HAC), organized by InnerCity Mission, under the auspices of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), is a major convening of all critical players and stakeholders in the humanitarian and development sector. It is an avenue to…
17 October marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Chris Oyakhilome, with COFI calls everyone to action. This year is the 32nd anniversary of the Call to Action by Father Joseph Wresinski — which inspired the observance of…
Today, the 1st of October, the world marks the 30th anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons. The disproportionate and severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has wrought on older people around the world has not only affected their…
Tuesday saw a great day in the history of trauma management in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole, as the ground breaking ceremony of the Loveworld Medical Centre Aseese took place in the Loveworld Crusade Grounds, where construction is…
Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) strives to make an impact on the lives of those who the world forgets. Working in partnership with local organizations in both the public and private sector COFI works to eradicate poverty. The many different NGOs…
The International Day of Charity was established with the objective of sensitizing and mobilizing people, NGOs, like The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) and stakeholders all around the world to help others through volunteer and philanthropic activities. International days are…
The Future African Leaders Foundation (FALF) is an initiative aimed at exploring and expanding the leadership potentials in Africa for Africa. It is under the auspices of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) and was started as a way of identifying,…
World Humanitarian Day is an international day dedicated to recognize humanitarian personnel and those who have lost their lives working for humanitarian causes. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly and set as 19 August to mark the day on which the then Special…
Following the devastating explosions in Beirut on August 4, with many victims and injured, many countries around the world, including Nigeria, have expressed full solidarity with and support for the families of the victims, the Lebanese people and authorities. …