Our Story
Who We Are &
Why We Exist
Born from compassion and rooted in community, the Christiana Olawumi Foundation has been transforming lives across Oyo State, Nigeria since 2003.
Born from compassion and rooted in community, the Christiana Olawumi Foundation has been transforming lives across Oyo State, Nigeria since 2003.
The Christiana Olawumi Foundation began as a small community initiative in 2003, driven by the urgent need to respond to the health crises and child vulnerability challenges in Oyo State. What started as grassroots tuberculosis outreach quickly grew into a multi-programme organisation reaching thousands.
Formally registered in 2014, COF today runs five integrated programmes — spanning child care, disease prevention, and gender-based violence — serving some of the most marginalised communities in Nigeria.
COF was formerly known as the Positive Action Committee (PAC), a registered community-based organisation founded in 2003. Our activities include care and support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), HIV/AIDS programmes, tuberculosis prevention, malaria services, household strengthening, and economic empowerment of the less privileged — including widows and widowers.
We support people living with HIV/AIDS through prevention campaigns and enlightenment against stigma and discrimination, and we create awareness on TB prevention, active case finding, TB screening and referral of positive cases. We work in all Local Government Areas of Oyo State and other areas of South-West Nigeria, having entered our communities through advocacy visits to community, religious and market leaders, LACA managers and medical officers, through the Oyo State Ministry of Health and Ministry of Women Affairs.
Our work is grounded in the belief that every person has inherent dignity and limitless potential, and that sustainable change happens when communities are empowered from within.
We contribute to reducing the physical, social and psychological impact of HIV/AIDS and TB on people living with and affected by them, including orphans and vulnerable children, and to reducing society's vulnerability to HIV infection. We are working to make our society free of HIV/AIDS.
A society where the welfare of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS is assured, where affected children have a secure future, where stigma is completely eradicated, and where widows and the less privileged are economically empowered.
Community-led, family-centered, and partnership-driven. We work alongside government bodies, local leaders, and international partners to deliver measurable, sustainable impact.
Projects executed in Oyo State with our funding and implementing partners.
Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Oriire LGAs.
Strengthened COF's ability to deliver programmes in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Oriire.
Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere, Oriire, Oyo West, Atiba and Saki West LGAs.
Raised the economic status of beneficiaries, particularly women, across the Ogbomoso LGAs.
Built community capacity for HIV testing and counselling in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Oriire.
Awareness and prevention of HIV transmission in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Oriire.
Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Kajola LGAs.
Care and support for OVC in Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Ogo-Oluwa, Surulere and Oriire.
Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oyo West, Lagelu, Kajola and Surulere LGAs.
House-to-house TB case search, contact tracing, sputum collection, and treatment supporters for drug-resistant TB patients.
Assets and resources available at the organisation, all in very good condition.
| S/N | Asset | Quantity | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laptops | 6 | Very good |
| 2 | Desktop computers | 3 | Very good |
| 3 | File cabinets | 5 | Very good |
| 4 | HP printers | 4 | Very good |
| 5 | File cupboards | 5 | Very good |
| 6 | Plastic chairs | 305 | Very good |
| 7 | Projectors | 2 | Very good |
| 8 | Tables | 12 | Very good |
| 9 | Wooden chairs | 18 | Very good |
| 10 | UPS units | 3 | Very good |
| 11 | Ceiling fans | 7 | Very good |
| 12 | Stabilizers | 6 | Very good |
| 13 | Paper cutters | 2 | Very good |
| 14 | Laminating machine | 1 | Very good |
| 15 | Photo printer | 1 | Very good |
| 16 | Organisation vehicles | 2 | Very good |
| 17 | Photocopy machines | 2 | Very good |
| 18 | Generators | 3 | Very good |
| 19 | Public address systems | 2 | Very good |
| 20 | Wooden shelves | 8 | Very good |
| 21 | AFB microscope | 1 | Very good |
| 22 | Fridge | 1 | Very good |
Every child we shelter, every life we test, every community we reach — it is only possible because of generous people who care. Join us today.