WHO QUALIFIES FOR ROCHAS FOUNDATION EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP? BE PART OF FIND- A-CHILD PROJECT NOW!!!

JOIN THE VOLUNTEER CORPS TO GIVE HOPE TO 1000 AFRICAN CHILDREN THROUGH THE ROCHAS FOUNDATION SCHOOLS IN JOS, IBADAN, OWERRI, OGBOKO AND KANO!

You have a chance to help a less privileged child attend secondary or primary school comprehensively free.

Just look around your community, is there a child from a very very poor background who as a result is not in school yet?

Nominate him/ her to us by sending these quick facts to us on info@rochasfoundation.net
1. Full names
2. City of residence
3. Age (must be 11 or 12 years old) (6 Years old for Primary)
4. Who do they live with? - Parent, Both parents, Guardian
5. Last school attended
6. Contact's phone no.

You can change a life by just nominating a child for a 6 years comprehensive education scholarship.

PS: Nominees must be living in any of these cities Ibadan, Jos, Kano, Owerri or Ideato South of Imo State as the schools are non-boarding.

Do note that Children for secondary school consideration must be no more than 11 years old and admission is only open to JSS 1 entry. Enquiries call -092913092.

FACE OF HOPE TV SHOW: We are coming on air! Yay!

We are proud to announce our partnership with the FACE OF HOPE TV Series coming soon. FACE OF HOPE is a Charity TV program that x-rays the humane part of society, rewarding helpers while encouraging more participation to salvage Africa from poverty and ignorance.

The Rochas Foundation Volunteer Corps (RFVC) is partnering with the FACE OF HOPE TV production crew to bring on activities of the Rochas Foundation Schools to Nigerians and Africans at large on some of the episodes. 

For more details: watch this page! 

If you have in any way benefited from a humanitarian cause or currently engaged in humanitarian services and want to tell your story, send an email to faceofhopetv@gmail.com and we would make sure the crew contacts you.

Face of hope...It's OK to help!

Yes! You can donate a book for a child Project DoBook

PUT A SELFLESS SMILE (PASS) PROGRAM

PROJECT #1: RFVCP/ B1 Donate a Book (DoBook)

This program is an educational book sourcing program geared at encouraging the public and private sector to contribute to a child’s education by providing books. These books will be channeled towards furnishing the Libraries and Media centres of all the 6 Rochas Foundation schools as well as provide for other less privileged children of school age in Oyo, Plateau, Kano, Imo and the FCT in Nigeria. 

To donate a book: Send an email notifying our Volunteer office at rfvc@rochasfoundation.net and deliver to

Head of Volunteer Corps

Rochas Foundation Head office, Unity house, Plot 24 Nkwere street, off Ahmadu Bello Way, Garki Area 11, Abuja, Nigeria.

Enquiries call 09-2913092, 08074789687. You can also fill out our enquiry form on this page.

 Thank you for donating!

Unveiling the FIND A CHILD Project 2013: How you can participate

OUR  2013 STRATEGY

Community Impact Re-orientation Drive

1       EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN (EFAC) PROGRAM (RFVCP/ A1)

Project 1: FIND a Child (FIND) This is a project aimed at getting children who deserve the Rochas Foundation education scholarship and truly come from very disadvantaged backgrounds.

This project will run for 6 weeks starting from March 2013 and will run concurrently in the following states:

OYO

Kano

Plateau

Imo

There will be a 1-week StreetFIND, 1 day Walk-for-Life and 4 weeks In-class grooming for all scholarship prospects.

Volunteers with passion for granting free comprehensive education to underprivileged children have a chance to work their cause by participating in any of these categories:

Street – FIND

Duration: 1 week

Volunteer responsibility:

-       Interface with all Head of communities, Village heads, Local government chairmen, Security personnel, media, sponsors etc

-       Participate in finding less privileged children and admitting them

Sponsors

-       Plan and provide transport for volunteers movement into the communities

-       Brand t-shirts for all volunteers and sponsors

-       Provide refreshments for all volunteers

            FIND WALK-FOR LIFE

Duration: 1 day

Responsibility:

-       Participate in the walk

-       Coordinate the children-beneficiaries

-       Communicate the FRSC and security to accompany the walk

-       Define WALK FOR LIFE start up location and destination

-       Participate in sharing the vision of the Rochas Foundation and the FIND project

Sponsors:

-       Brand t-shirts for all volunteers and sponsors

-       Provide food for all participants

-       Provide bottled water for all participants

-       Provide bus services to convey the children

-       Provide First Aid services

-       Provide Food & energy drinks (glucose)

      FIND IN-CLASS TEACHING

Duration: 4 weeks

Volunteer responsibility:

-       Coordinate the children

-       Teach a subject

-       Counsel the scholarship prospects

-       Evaluate them for education eligibility

Sponsors

-       Donate books and learning aids

-       Provide food for all the children and teachers for 4 weeks

-       Provide water

-       Provide bus services to convey the children

-       Pay volunteer stipends for the project

  FIND Evaluation

Duration: Not determined

            Responsibility:

-       Provide technical aid to the project

-       Provide capacity building for all participating staff and volunteer

-       Advise on structures

Note: The number of volunteers for StreetFIND will be 15 per school location. 4 volunteer teachers will also be part of the In-class grooming session for the selected children for the scholarship. The in-class grooming program will teach basic language skills, reading skills, mathematics and general studies. There will be weekly evaluation and a further background assessment to verify their eligibility. After the 1 month grooming class, a shortlist will be done based on set criteria and an informal admission list will be released to the school for final scrutiny.

To Volunteer or sponsor, send your Full names, Location, Phone nos. and responsibility chosen to rfvc@rochasfoundation.net or call the programs office on 09-2913092, 08074789687.