United Families Make Sustainable Society
Problem Identification: Similar to illiteracy for which formal education is the cure; the ignorance of many about the significance of cultural practices, its relevance in families and extended implication in society have created a less than stable lives both in individuals, families and society in general.
Indicators of these ignorance is manifest in diaspora alienation from cultural identity, religious stigmatization of cultural practices, extortive unpleasant funeral proceedings, inheritance conflicts. These and its extended output are the concerns for which the cultural awareness programs of The Igiogbe would address.
Our Aim
Promote Cultural Awareness To Improve Cultural Integration
Estimated Target:78% Young People / 44% Aging SeniorsImprove and by some means eliminate the ignorance pervading young and aging population on cultural practices as well as its relevance for sustainability.
Get involvedOur Objectives
Provide Access to Cultural Educational Resources
Access to historical materials that contain verifiable norms related to funerals, inheritance, ancenstral orders, marriages, family and community leadership.
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Promote Understanding Through Media & Seminars
Assembling Culture Custodians, Religious Leaders, Academia and general puplic to engage and exhange knowledge that improves understanding of burial rites, marriages, inheritance, Ukhure, Igiogbe, ancestral veneration etc.
Get InvolvedHow you can help? See Below
Media Materials
Contribute verifiable resource materials, media files, pictures of event, written articles, books, publications, videos etc. We encourage the provision of authentic materials consistent with customary standard.
Refer us & Volunteer
Take initiative to refer family leaders, diasporans and local first sons, individuals with need for clarity on same subject matter. Whilst also participating in our seminars, forums and social media engagements to promote the desired awareness.
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The financial resources required to propagate this vital understanding cannot be overstated. Contact us to send in financial support in proportion to your passion and capacity, we'd do the needful with it and posterity will thank you for it.
In the path to a better tomorrow, some were born to lead the way!
From the original design of existence, leadership is structured in, to sustain and advance order in everything: from the 'Creator' to the Spirit of Men, Governments and Monarchs, Town Heads, Elders and Family Patriarchs. To this end, we aim to promote the internal leadership structure existent in cultural practices within families and also the immediate communities. Understanding the big pircture would enhance compliance and possibly eliminate needless conflicts in marriages, funerals and inheritance.
Being A First Child has its Privileges & Burdens!
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown! Especially, on the First Son rest the responsibility to chart a course and direction for a family. We believe recognizing the burdens and not just the advantages that comes with this privilege can help build support for family leaders. This would translate into a united and healthier families and thus, sustainable communities.
Take A StandSustainability & Community Development
Sustainability
Our descendatants must meet ancient landmarksThe concept of sustainability is hinged on the practise of preservation. Preserving family heritage and customs would further correct the overall challenges of beginning from ground zero. Our descendatant must meet the ancient landmark. The next generation deserve a worthy line of cultural order.
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Community Development
GOVERNMENT WILL NOT DOWHAT FAMILY MUST DOWe believe family is the bedrock of a thriving community and sustainable societal develoment, thus, we must identify factors that subtracts from our efforts in building our communities, with the aim of atleast reducing or perhaps, eliminating them if possible. Goverment would do what government would do. And family would do what family would do to realize a sustainable society.
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Embrace Your Heritage
CIVILIZATION DOESNT ELIMINATE CULTURE,IT REFINES IT
We do not worship ancestors, we acknowledge them. This understanding alongside the essence and relevance of the Igiogbe, Ukhure, Odion-Ukhure, Odionwere, Okaigbe and related concepts should eliminate the stigmatization of culture in religious spheres, alienation of diasporans owing to odd experiences with kinsmen. Harmonizing our belief with every faith and belief systems shouldnt be done at the expense of our identity.
Goverment would do what government would do. And family would do what family would do to realize a sustainable society.
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General Questions
Arise Education Scholarship Foundation is a registered and recognized non-government organization built on compassion, working specifically to Educate Africa, by educating one child at a time! It was Founded by Mr. Rex Osagiede and sustained by the collective efforts of like minds since 2007.
Everyone can access the annual report by making an official request through contact forms on our website or can have a printed copy of financial report on visitation at our nearest office.
Arise Education Scholarship Foundation is a non-government organization. We thrive based on compassion of volunteers, we do not get any fund directly from the government, except exemptions on taxes. This somewhat minimizes our overall expenses, however other costs abound. Meanwhile, Government agencies and ministries have been very supportive in providing access to actionable data necessary for our plans and projects.
Our expenses can be challenging at times. From traveling, managing resources, scouting deserved needy kids, monitoring activity and advertising. For our office management such as information system, furniture and other requirement, we sometimes get support from our partner at free or discounted rate and also our team render insource professional services.
We DO NOT ACCEPT DIRECT DONATIONS from sponsors for tuition! Rather, we prefer, a primary involvement of direcct sponsorship of deserving needy children. Thus, we direct all donors’ fund and resources to the children’s holistic educational development, we try to keep donors TUITION SUPPORT off our control by directing it to the School Administrators. Meanwhile, you can contribute anything of value to us to organize event and/or provide needed infrastructures to these partner schools.
There are more than few people, who make contribution in our projects. Therefore, it is not easy for us to prepare report regarding particular individual that comprises where his/her money is used. But, you can see the financial report on demand.
Yes, you can! However, this recommendation must satisfy necessary pre-requisites, regarding the eligibility of the child as deserving and also the individual recommending as a volunteer sponsor.
We do not wish that, neither do you. However, if that becomes the case, we have flexible exits you can use, without posing detrimental effects to the career of the beneficiary.
General Questions
Some full-time employee get salary, others work out of compassion for underprivileged childred. Generally, Most members of our team comprises talented professionals who offer their technical services for free as volunteers. You can become one of us in this capacity!
Although the Educating Africa is an expensive goal, the display of active compassion is invaluable. Thus, everyone’s little contribution will add up to become huge amount that can be invested to carry out the project and campaign in support of our vision.
The cost vary with schools and also the prevailing current tuition of the partner schools. Currently, Sponsoring a child throuhg High School for Males; Sessional Tutition per year; Edo College cost about NGN208,000; Females; Sacred Heart Girls Model Secondary School Ubiaja, cost about NGN212,000;
Outskirts the necessity to sponsor a child, direct donations for events or other projects can be effected by requesting for payment details using the contact form or via email on the website. A direct phone call request can also be made if you are moved with compassion to do same. Our Online donations platform is currently under development.
The Scholarship cost stated covers the High School Tuition, Cost of Boarding, Feeding cost, School Uniforms, Textbooks, Notebooks and extra classes FOR ONE YEAR. This means that, at the end of one year, if the cost is not reviewed by the school administrators, thesame amount is paid at the beginning of a new session.
There are myriads of African Children seeking aid to get High School Education, however, we cannot afford every of their needs following our current capacity. Thus, a child that shows excellent academic prowess and can demonstrate practical need thus qualifies as a DESERVING needy child.
No! We link deserving needy children with compassionate sponsors to attend High School. This is because of the pivotal and critical nature of High School Level in the education development trajectory of the child.
We are growing organization. Our team organizes various special and enjoyable events that grab attention of millions and this will automatically make your brand visible.
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