A few words
About Us
History
Iya circle foundation
Iya Circle is not for Profit NGO registered in Nigeria aimed at promoting the ideals of showing concern about the plight and condition of less endowed women and children, encouraging them to take action to improve their status through the process of reorientation and empowerment so that they can eventually support themselves. It also seeks to promote the welfare of women and children of care and protection.
The Circle was established in recognition of the fact that every act of kindness can make a difference. Every act of kindness generated by one person is acknowledged to resonate as a pebble dropped in water; it’s ripples spread far beyond the original gesture. The Circle will move to help the individual by creating a circle of support round the individual concerned.
To improve the lot of the disadvantaged, the Circle calls for a combination of individual initiative and collective effort to bring about positive change and promote their advancement and interest.
VISION;
Promoting change through participation and self help.
Aims & Objectives
Initiator
Area of concentration
- Widows
- Abused women & Children
- Exploited Women & Children
- Indigent Women
- Childless Women
- Uncared for Aged Women
Our Sope of Services
- Iya Circle Foundation realises that for there to be a change, not only must there be self by those who are disadvantaged to address the various levels of inequalities.
- Iya Circle will identify the levels at which changes are needed and work to achieve it. Some of these levels are the individual, households, communities etc.
- The Foundation will encourage the individuals to develop their power from within so as to bring changes in their confidence and consciousness.
- Iya Circle will also encourage the power to develop and increase skills and abilities to earn income and have access to markets and networks.
- During these processes it is believed that empowering the individual would be a gradual progression through a welfare scheme where the level of material welfare would change for the better.
Chief Mrs. Iyamide Francess Gafar was born in Freetown,Sierra Leone 75 years ago to Mr. Collins Ayodele and Mrs Gladys Macaulay; both late. Her father from the famous Macaulay family of lagos and Freetown settled in Freetown after completing his secondary school education in Freetown Sierra Leone before moving to Lagos for her University education as an African American institute scholar.
CHIEF MRS. IYAMIDE FRANCESS GAFAR