About IOF

About us

The Ina Omakwu Foundation (IOF) is a subsidiary of Family Ministries International (FMI) – an organization whose subsidiaries include the Family Worship Center (FWC), and The Royal Family Institutions. The IOF is named after FMI’s founder, Pastor Inalegwu Omakwu.

Since IOF’s commencement in 2013, it has engaged in humanitarian and development work, through its Missions Department. As of 2013, FMI Mission’s department has spent approximately N850,000,000 funding various activities including:
Building, renovating and supporting schools, churches, widows’ homes and orphanages in Nigeria (e.g. Jigawa, Kaduna, and Kano) and abroad (e.g. Uganda);

  • Providing relief support to victims of religious violence and other crises in places like Jos, Kaduna and Bauchi State;
  • Providing resource support for Nigerian prisons such as the Keffi prisons in Nasarawa state;
  • Pioneering monetary support and skills training for various widows and orphans; and
  • Engaging in community development initiatives such as digging wells in Kaduna state.

During his lifetime, Pastor Ina hoped to expand FMI’s charitable work. He dreamed of founding an organization called Operation Good Samaritan that would conduct large-scale humanitarian and development work on national and international levels. The IOF is the culmination of that vision and FMI’s most recent subsidiary.

The IOF commenced in September 2013, and is based in Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria. Through IOF, Pastor Ina’s dream of using resources to touch humanity with God’s love is being fulfilled.

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Our Vision

Our Vision is to demonstrate God’s transforming love, and to honour the legacy of Pastor Inalegwu Omakwu, by touching humanity with acts of kindness.

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to transform the landscape of faith-based NGOs in Nigeria and Africa through humanitarian and development work for the poor, vulnerable and needy.

Core Values

Love

Ensuring we demonstrate God’s love through resources and acts of kindness, to the poor, vulnerable and needy.

Integrity

Remaining committed to the ethics of Family Ministries International and the legacy of Pastor Ina Omakwu.

Transparency

Being accountable to our partners and donors by ensuring our actions are open, and subject to scrutiny.

Excellence

Demonstrating love with the highest standards of professionalism and excellence.

Dynamism

Constantly evolving to remain relevant to our partners, donors, aid recipients, etc through the use of technology and other contextually relevant means.

Thematic Focus

Relief

To provide relief to victims of conflicts, natural disasters and other emergencies

Women & Girls

To promote women and girl’s human rights in Nigeria and Africa, and to enhance their living standards

Health

To engage in health projects in Nigeria and Africa

Justice & Good Governance

To engage in societal development and justice projects in Nigeria and Africa including but not limited to: a. Providing pro bono legal services to prisoners, persecuted and indigenous persons b. Conducting research and awareness campaigns on human rights issues (such as religious liberty conditions) in Nigeria and Africa.

Education & Development

To empower Nigerians and Africans through education, and to promote sustainable development in Nigerian and African societies by: a. Building and renovating primary and secondary schools b. Providing scholarships and grants c. Conducting educational and career seminars, capacity building workshops, and training for individuals and institutions.

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