About IDE DC ODENIGBO
Ide Dominic Chinyelu Odenigbo(fondly addressed as D.C.) February 4, 1929 – November 20, 2006"
Ide Dominic Chinyelu Odenigbo was born on February 4, 1929 to the family of Mr John Okafor Odenigbo and Mrs Christiana Nwodu Odenigbo, of Uruagu Village, Umudioka, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. He was the only child of his parents. Ide was a man of brilliance, compassion, and humility.
These qualities of his were identified at a very tender age by the Catholic Missionaries. Due to his brilliance, he was sponsored by the Catholic Church to attend the St. Charles Teachers’ College in Onitsha where he trained as a Teacher. Following his graduation, his teaching career started, where he rose fast to the rank of a School Principal.
The IDE DC ODENIGBO FOUNDATION
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Honor the spirit of giving and support to the less privileged in accessing education which IDE DC ODENIGBO and countless other people of his generation exemplified.
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UMUDIOKA TOWN HALL RENOVATION
IDE DC ODENIGBO FOUNDATION supported the Umudioka town hall renovation with the sum of ₦500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand) Naira on the 27th of July, 2020
Ide DC Odenigbo Foundation for the Less Privileged donated 140 bags rice (10kg bags) to the UIU as palliative for the vulnerable ones in Umudioka during this period of COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuition Fee Support
From 2016 till date, we have been paying the fees of primary and secondary school students at the St. Anthonys Comprehensive Secondary School Umudioka, Dunukofia. The beneficiaries of the 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic sessions and amount spent can be found here
Our Progress
10000$+Tuition Fees Payed
70+Scholarship Beneficiaries
3+Projects Supported