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  • Comment: Still an overblown advert. I note you have cut a small amount but you resubmitted it for review. Patently obviously it was declined. Please do 100% of the work required. It's as if you are testing the boundaries by deleting a little but and trying again. This is the road to rejection and/or deletion.
    As for the picture you added, words fail me. It adds no value of any description. Pictures must add value. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 13:05, 1 November 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: All you need to do, all, is to show that this organisation passed WP:NCORP
    Instead you have chosen to showcase every single thing it has ever done. Little wonder, then, that two revies now have seen it as an advert.
    You have also gone overboard with references. It's as if you think more is better. A fact you assert, once verified in a reliable source, is verified. More is gilding the lily.
    Please sort this out. You have concealed any true notability behind walls of text, a bombardment of references. Now it is time to get your editing hat on and cut, cut, and cut again
    And stop including copyright pictures. Apart from the pictures you chose doing nothing to add value to the draft they show that you have a total misunderstanding of the laws of copyright. 🇺🇦 FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 🇺🇦 16:46, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora Foundation
FormationApril 29, 2016 Nigeria,

June 4, 2018 Australia

0ctober 3, 2023 United Kingdom
FounderChris Ifediora
TypeNon-profit organization
PurposePromotion and advancement of health, Advancement of education, Advancement of public and social welfare.
HeadquartersAwka
Gold Coast
Liverpool
Membership
Charity/Not-for-profit/Non-Governmental
Director General
Assoc. Prof. Chris O. Ifediora
Websitewww.ocifoundation.org

The OCI (Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora) Foundation is a not-for-profit, non-governmental international charity organization that aims to “Promote and Advance Health,” “Advance Education,” and “Advance Social and Public Welfare.[1][2]

It is a full member of the Union of International Cancer Control (UICC).[3]

History

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The OCI Foundation officially registered in Nigeria on April 29, 2016,[2] Australia on June 4, 2018,[4] and the United Kingdom on October 3, 2023.[5] Its respective headquarters are in Awka (Nigeria),[3] the Gold Coast (Australia),[4] and Liverpool (United Kingdom).[6]

It was Founded by Associate Professor Chris Ifediora,a Harvard-trained Nigerian-born medical practitioner who lives and works in the City of Gold Coast, Australia.[7]

The organization programs are centered on a tripod of activities designed to “Promote and Advance Health,” “Advance Education,” and “Advance Social and Public Welfare.[8][9]

Most of their activities are research-driven.[8][10]

They collaborate with partners and associates from Nigeria, Australia, Canada, Sweden, Germany, and the USA.[11][12]

Campaigns and products

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A. HEALTH

The OCI Foundation collaborates with multiple partners on its health initiatives. Some of these include a former Nigerian First Lady and the Nigerian First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC),[13] the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS),[14][15] the Anambra State Government and its other institutions like the Anambra Broadcasting Service or ABS and the Post Primary Schools Service Commission or PPSSC).[16][17]

They also work with some Nigerian Federal Government Institutions including the Federal Ministries of Education, Health and Women Affairs, the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), are also partners of the OCI Foundation on its health programs.[14][18][19]

The Arm Our Youths Anti-Cancer Health Campaign

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The foundation's Arm Our Youths (ArOY) Anti-Cancer Health Campaign that is designed to tackle breast and cervical cancers.[20][17][21] The Campaign has supports from the USA’s Harvard Medical School, the WHO Country Office in Nigeria, Dr. Aisha Buhari (former Nigerian First Lady), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), the Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS), the Anambra State Government of Nigeria and some institutions based in Canada, the USA, Australia and Sweden.[15][22]

Other collaborators include Chief Femi Adesina (Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari), the Nigerian First Ladies Against Cancer (FLAC), the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), the Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation, Nollywood Nigeria (led by Mrs Ebele Okaro Onyiuke), the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, the Sweet Home Africa Humanitarian Foundation (SHAHF) and some other national and international organizations.[18][23][24]

The ArOY Anti-cancer Health Campaign is technology driven,[1][13] with targets being Nigeria and other Low to Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) or cancer disadvantaged communities within some High-Income Countries (HICS).[3][8]

In September 2019, the ArOY Health Campaign has successfully introduced anti-breast and anti-cervical cancer programs into the curriculum of all 261 public senior secondary (high) schools in Anambra State, one of Nigeria’s 36 states.[3][22][25]

The ArOY Anti-Cancer Legislative Bill

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In July 2023, the OCI Foundation worked with associates in the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS) to pass a Legislative Bill that will make the ArOY Campaign teachings compulsory for all public senior secondary schools (public and private) and Colleges of Education in Nigeria.[8][26][27]

That Bill, titled “Mandatory Inclusion of Teachings on Breast, Cervical, and Prostate Cancers into the Curriculum of Senior Secondary Schools and Colleges of Education in Nigeria Bill, 2023”, was fully passed by both chambers of the Nigerian National Assembly (NASS), and is currently awaiting presidential assent before it becomes a Federal Republic of the NASS.[28][26][29]

The overall plan is to inject the anti-breast and anti-cervical cancer teachings into the academic curriculum of all senior secondary schools in Nigeria’s 36 states (and the FCT).[18][22][30] After that, they plan to include most of Africa and other disadvantaged communities beyond that.[8][15]

ArOY Campaign in Senior Secondary Schools

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In October 2021, the OCI Foundation introduced the ArOY Health Campaign Schools Challenge (AHCSC), an annual quiz competition involving public senior secondary schools in Anambra State of Nigeria.[21][25] It is expected to become a national program when the rest of Nigerian adopts the campaign.[25][31]

The AHCSC's Grand Finale holds on (or around) February 4th every year as part of Global World Cancer Day activities.[23]

ArOY Campaign with the NYSC

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Since then, talks on the ArOY Campaign and other activities have been delivered to Nigerian youths annually as part of the NYSC orientation activities across Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT.19,33

In 2022, the OCI Foundation finalized a partnership with Nigeria’s National Youths Service Corps, NYSC, a program that sees fresh graduates from all tertiary institutions in Nigeria participate in a one-year compulsory service to the country.[2][32]

That NYSC-OCI Foundation partnership was flagged off by the then Nigerian First Lady, Dr Aisha Buhari (represented by the Second Lady, H.E., Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo) in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory On February 3, 2022.[18][23][33]

Since then, talks on the ArOY Campaign and other activities have been delivered to Nigerian youths annually as part of the NYSC orientation activities across Nigeria’s 36 states and the FCT.[19][33]

ArOY Campaign and the CerviBreast Mobile Phone App

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The OCI Foundation developed the CerviBreast Mobile Phone Application, an anti-cancer app that is freely available in the Google and Android Play stores.[11][3][21]

The App, is designed to allow to access to preventive information against breast and cervical cancers.[3]It has won awards in Sydney (Australia),[1] London (England),[11] Lusaka (Zambia),[11] and Abuja (Nigeria), and is configured to send users regular and customizable reminders about breast and cervical cancer screenings.[3][32]

ArOY Campaign and the Gynocular Cancer Project

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Through a partnership with the FCT’s Primary Health Care Board, the OCI Foundation facilitates digital cervical cancer screenings for Nigerians through its ArOY Health Campaign’s Gynocular Project.[13][33] The then Honorable Minister of State for Nigeria’s FCT, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, commissioned the first Gynocular Cancer Centre on February 2, 2022, in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT).[13]

B. EDUCATION

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The OCI Foundation offers six different sets of educational scholarships.[34][35][36] At least five of these six annual scholarships are interlinked to offer incentives to students from secondary schools until they graduate from a tertiary (university or polytechnic) institution.[9][37][38]

The sixth, the Literary Award for Medical Students (LAMS), has been functional in Nigeria since 2021. Working with the Nigerian Medical Students’ Association (NiMSA), it aims to inspire improved literary and research skills among undergraduate medical students.[39][40][41]

The OCI Foundation outfits in Australia and England also plan to introduce a modified version of LAMS for medical students in these countries called LARAMS or the Literary and Research Award for Medical Students.[42]

In late 2024, the OCI Foundation also introduced the “Distinguished Award for the Best Three Students in Pathology”, one of the subjects taken at the “Third MBBS Examination” for medical students at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.[43]

C. PUBLIC AND SOCIAL WELFARE

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Some of the OCI Foundation’s Public and Social Welfare activities include efforts to advance the interests and rights of women and girls, the disabled, and the marginalized, as well as providing empowerment and support for gifted individuals not in formal education.[2]

The Foundation contributed to the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria by raising awareness of the virus and donating face masks and hand sanitizers to groups and individuals across multiple states in 2020.[4]

It also sponsored social activities across various NYSC orientation camps in Nigeria, including pageantry and quizzes, cultural, singing, and eating competitions in 2022[33][44] and supports sports and various low-level skill acquisition programs.[4]

They recently appointed a female Education Ambassador in the Northeastern region as a way to minimize gender-based violence[2][45][46] and assist with post-recovery efforts in a part of Nigeria affected by militant insurgency.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Campaign and Legislative Bill

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Through this bill, the OCI Foundation promotes women-friendly activities in Nigeria.[46] Like the Anti-Breast and Anti-Cervical Cancer Bill, the Foundation in Nigeria initiated the “Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) Bill” in 2023.[2][47] The SGBV Bill introduces relevant teachings into the curriculum of all secondary schools (junior and senior) in Nigeria.[46][47]

Few Awards and Honors

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1) 2024 (July 22): “Best Collaborative Partner with the NYSC” (3rd position) award at the NYSC CDS “2024 Director General’s Award”.[44][48]

2) 2022 (October 8): Winner, “Advancing Health with Technology” at the “2022 Zenith Global Health Awards”; London, United Kingdom.[11][49]

3) 2022 (October 8): Finalist, “International Healthcare Professional” at the “2022 Zenith Global Health Awards”; London, United Kingdom.[11][49]

4) 2022 (September 2): Winner, 2022 Emerging NFP (Not for Profit) of the Year, Australian Third Sector Awards.[50][1]

5) 2022 (April 23): Award Winner for “Advancing Health with Technology”. At the Africa Health Care Awards and Summit, Lusaka, Zambia: 2022.[11]

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