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…
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…
This week we celebrated the United Nations International Day of Happiness. The day serves to remind us that we can all help to build a more compassionate world. This can be done through outreach programs or donations where one can…
At a time of great uncertainty in our world today, there are millions of displaced people all over the world who need our help. The founder of Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), Chris Oyakhilome was quoted as saying: “Global poverty…
School meals are helping to keep indigent children in school, reducing absenteeism caused by hunger. Hunger is more than just having enough food to eat; it’s about having enough nutritious food to eat. At the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI),…
Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI), made a statement recently; “Global poverty is one of the very worst problems that the world faces today, the poorest in the world are often hungry, have much less…