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The Ovie Brume Foundation was established on 11th Novomber, 2003 by his family to commemorate the memory of Ovie by supporting his commitment to Nigeria’s development.  At the core of the foundation is its Youth Centre, which provides young people with a wide range of recreational, social and educational opportunities, through which they are encouraged to develop positive attitudes; discover their innate gifts and talents; recognize opportunities that are available to them, and reach higher levels of achievements in all their endeavours.

The Ovie Brume Foundation’s objective is to create a positive and safe environment where youths have access to a wide range of structured character building activities, meet appropriate role models, and obtain support and counseling at no cost to them.

The Ovie Brume Foundation is dedicated to creating an enabling environment for young people to reach their goals and give back to their communities.

Our vision is a society where everyone is educated and empowered

EDUCATION

We conceptualize, design, plan, implement, monitor and evaluate educational interventions locally and nationwide.

 

LIVELIHOODS

Our expertise is in building the leadership capacities and life skills of youth through vocational training, business development and mentorship programs

 

HEALTH

Our personal health and wellness programs are designed to raise awareness and educate the whole community on the most important issues in our environment

 

CULTURE

Our performing and visual arts programs in music, art and dance, draw on Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage, and focus on building self-confidence, discovering new talent and developing a sense of national pride in our members.

Ovie Brume Foundation is governed by Board of Trustees.

Ovie Brume Foundation is currently funded by donations received from grant seeking activities with international Donors, Development partners, individual donors, friends of the Foundation and corporate organizations.

The Foundation currently works in the six geo-political zones. We have offices in Lagos and Warri in Delta State.

This is a holistic scholarship project where sponsors are either individuals or corporate organizations.

 

Funding for 1 Child in Primary School over 6 years

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Total
174,350 191,785 210,964 232,059.85 255,265.84 280,792.42 1,345,217.11

 

Funding for 1 Child in Secondary School over 6 years

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Total

  185,350

 203,885

224,274

246,700.85

  271,370.84

298,507.92

1,430,088.61

 

The PNE also encourages monthly or termly sponsorship on a one-off basis; the most important thing is to educate a child. And this must be a child in public school. READ MORE (interactive link taking users to PNE in Detail)

Yes, Ovie Brume Foundation welcomes donations from well-meaning corporates and individuals who like the work we do and want to support us.

The Foundation makes regular calls for proposal from non-governmental organizations and civil society organizations for partnership in implementing various projects. The Foundation welcomes volunteering requests from individuals with specialties in focus areas.