Mission: Providing relief and recovery services to conflict-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), host communities, and at-risk communities through a rights-based approach. We work to build resilience with safety and dignity.
Olive Care Foundation - Building Resilience with Safety and Dignity
Olive Care Foundation (OCF) is a national NGO established in March 2019 by a group of humanitarian and development professionals with extensive individual experience in relief, recovery/resilience, and development activities in Nigeria.
These professionals unified their technical experiences and expertise to form OCF, with the mission to help conflict-affected Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), affected host communities, and at-risk communities of natural disaster.
OCF shall remain to be a humanitarian and developmental organization that is committed to provide immediate relief services to people affected by conflicts or natural disaster through a right-based approach, we shall alleviate human suffering, protect the lives of vulnerable people, foster people-driven development and contribute to durable solutions.
OCF envisions a community where people affected by conflict or natural disaster received immediate relief services, improved means of livelihoods and capacity building for people-driven community development towards building community's own resilience strategy.
Comprehensive Humanitarian and Development Programs
Promoting meaningful access to safe and portable water, improving sanitation facilities and good hygiene practices in conflict-affected communities.
Promoting access to available, affordable and nutritious food and improved livelihoods for vulnerable populations.
Improving identification of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), Unaccompanied and Separated Children (UASC) for meaningful referral for case management.
Working to protect individuals and advocate for access to justice for conflict-affected populations.
Engaging communities aiming to resolve injustice in nonviolent ways and transform structural conditions that generate conflict.
Increasing access to basic and alternative education for vulnerable people in conflict-affected areas.
Our trained Counselors conduct HCT and create awareness on HIV preventive measures. We train organizations on PEP kits and making referrals for ART services.
The Foundation of Our Work
Commitment to transparency and accountability in all activities, adhering to humanitarian principles and standards.
Collaborative approach based on equity, participation, and mutual support in all our operations.
Continuously seeking innovative solutions to address humanitarian challenges in conflict-affected areas.
Working in partnership with communities, government, and other organizations for effective humanitarian response.
Integrating protection principles across all our programs to ensure safety and dignity of affected populations.
Engaging communities at grassroots level and building their capacity towards realizing people-driven development.
OCF's Role and Activities in Supporting Safe and Dignified Returns
OCF staff worked closely with other humanitarian partners to assist the returning families in a safe and dignified way.
Their key contributions included:
OCF assisted Danish Refugee Council (DRC) and Center for Advocacy, Transparency & Accountability Initiative (CATAI) in providing immediate food (wet feeding) to the returnees upon arrival. This met urgent basic needs like meals for tired families after their journey.
OCF team members spoke directly with women among the returnees. They explained the importance of enrolling children in school and why education is essential for their future. This awareness effort aims to help families prioritize schooling as they rebuild their lives.
OCF assisted Grassroot Initiative for Strengthening Community Resilience (GISCOR) in guiding the repatriated people from the reception point to their assigned shelters or homes. The accommodations were provided by the Borno State Government to support quick and smooth reintegration.
Through these activities, OCF contributed to making the return process more supportive for vulnerable families, especially women and children. Immediate food help reduced hunger upon arrival, education talks encouraged long-term recovery through learning, and help with relocation eased the transition back home.
This work shows OCF's commitment to teamwork with partners like DRC, CATAI, and GISCOR, and to building resilience in conflict-affected communities in Borno State.
Latest Updates and Upcoming Activities
OCF to completes 10 solar-powered boreholes providing clean water to 15,000 people in Borno. Adamawa and Yobe States communities....
Emergency food assistance and agricultural support to reach 5,000 households in Northeast Nigeria....
50 community workers will be train on child protection, case management, and psychosocial support for vulnerable children....
A community marathon to promote peace and unity among youth from different backgrounds. The event includes a 10km race, cultural performances, and pea...
Visual Stories from Our Humanitarian Work
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Dedicated Professionals Committed to Humanitarian Service
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Mobile: +234 806 553 5961
Leading OCF with extensive experience in humanitarian response and development programming....
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Mobile: +234 808 681 9426
Managing administrative and financial operations with expertise in humanitarian finance management....
Highly experienced and technically-sound board with decades of field and management progressive expe...
Get in Touch with Olive Care Foundation
No. 21 Bitam Road close to Maiduguri International School. Damboa Road, Maiduguri
C/O Taimako Community Development Initiative, No. 1, Second Floor, Kagum Plaza, Opposite Governor's Office, Bukar Abba Ibrahim Way, Damaturu, Yobe State.
ocfnq1@gmail.com
Rahila Jibrin (PhD): +234 806 553 5961
Barka Kachalla Durkwa (AFD): +234 808 681 9426
Your donation helps us provide life-saving assistance to conflict-affected IDPs, host communities, and at-risk populations in Northeast Nigeria