CKCOHF - About Us

History

Following a needs assessment, social survey and need expression of the low income women folk of the Odolewu community, the Properietor of Christ the King Catholic College Odolewu, Most Rev Bishop Fasina, Bishop of Ijebu-Ode Diocese, through the effort of Rev. Fr. Patrick Balogun (Director of Education) at the time, Rev. Fr. Emmmanuel Matuluko (Principal at the time) and Mr Augustine Odukoya (Finance Director) established, what was then Christ the King Savings and Credit Scheme. This was to be a visible expression of the social responsibility of the College to the immediate community. The Scheme kicked-off on October 2, 2009 at the Odolewu office (oposite Chief Adefuye's residence) with some women traders from Odolewu, Igbaga, Odonoko, Odoragunsen, Ilara and Okela.

The Board registered the Scheme as a Foundation in 2014. With this, the name changed to Christ the King Catholic Odolewu Humanitarian Foundation.

The scope of the scheme has kept on expanding till date with more clients and branches. We now have branches in Ago-Iwoye, Sagamu, Ijebu-Ode, Abeokuta, Epe, Idowa, Mowe, Epe II - Lakowe, Ilaro and Ayetoro. The Head office is located in Ijebu-Ode.

Ck-COHF inaugurated the community primary health care scheme located in Odolewu. This scheme allows residents of the immediate community access medical care (consultation and medications) for free

Vision, Mission & Philosophy

Vision:

To create outstanding, viable and convenient intervention programs and packages that attend to people's needs premised on Catholic values in pursuit of a purposeful life.

Mission:

To care for humanity in their basic needs and make easier the burden of financial stress, economic difficulty and healthcare of individuals.

Philosophy:

We believe that every human being is created in the image and likeness of God. Every human being deserves a decent means of livelihood. They deserve basic healthcare. And so, our services are extended to all human beings irrespective of age, gender, race or creed. Liberation of every human being from any and all forms of economic, financial and medical oppression is our goal. We do not work to just “give fish” to our clients and thus turn them into perpetual dependants. Rather, we try to help and teach people “how to fish” themselves. Our operations are motivated and guided by the Catholic Christian value system.

Aims & Objectives

Aims

To provide humanitarian services in the human society.
Caring for widows and HIV/AIDS victims.
Raising the standard of living and working to reduce poverty in the society.
Offer and support health care programmes.
Offer and support Skills acquisition and youth empowerment programmes.
To provide basic education opportunities to indigent students through scholarships and other education support services.

Objective

CK-COHF sets out to attend to the welfare of people who are in dire need of support and assistance to attain and attend to the basic needs of life. Specifically, it is the objective of CK-COHF to:

Create packages of support to assist the needy.
Make funds available to qualified clients.
Monitor the progress of giving, implementation and payment of such funds with a view to achieving sustainability and economic independence.
Raise the standard of daily human living.
Provision of access to affordable education and medical care.