Fund Raiser Campaign: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Illiteracy and Poverty Project

The photo on the left highlight the innocence, God’s gift of beauty and pure joy of the girl-child to humanity versus the pains and damages of FGM. Our souls weep for FGM of girls and all-girl victims of FGM. If you are at least upset by FGM, then act for a social change by supporting our campaign efforts or those of others to stamp it out. Getting angry or upset without doing anything is not good enough.

who we are

The fund raised from this campaign:

Will help to support a project for education, awareness and solutions against the problems associated with female genital mutilation (FGM), illiteracy and poverty around the world especially in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.

Millions of people and families are expected to benefit, including long-term sustainable direct and indirect exponential beneficiaries of some 31 million (estimate) children, young people and adults of more than 40 ethnic groups in the Niger Delta of Nigeria alone.

The fund will go to Gratis-Christi Trust UK (GCT) and Enaikidigha Foundation (EF) to implement the project. EF (Incorporation No.CAC/11/N0 49313) is a Nigeria-based national and international NGO

Our fund raiser campaign is a video production featuring talent exhibition of young and older generation Ijon (Ijaw) ‘oweigiri’ or ‘buttocks rhyme’ dance-music steps you probably never heard off or seen anywhere in the world. The closest to it you may have seen is the Asian ‘Belly Dance’. A snap preview of this nature’s marvellous dance-music rhyme for our talent exhibition video production can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP7fj9sBjp4 (YouTube and King Robert Ebizimo, 2009, acknowledged).

You Can Donate and/or Help us Tell the World about our Project By:

purchasing African dance and musical recordings, art works and fashion design materials from us

becoming our charity/NGO contact volunteer in your country, region, city or community to help us spread the news on our current campaign and project with your family, friends, and co-workers

 emailing, face-to-face meetings, or phoning families, friends, and colleagues about our campaign and project. You can paste on Facebook and Twitter the URL ‘https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/344147/‘ and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), Illiteracy and Poverty Project straight onto your page with a message.

volunteering for the current campaign DVD shooting, editing and/or production. Essential to have audio-video production or media technology experience.

donating audio-video production equipment or media technological resources for the current campaign DVD shooting, editing and/or production.

helping to link us to potential media, business and corporate sponsors’ opportunities for the current campaign and the project.

helping to donate or support the current campaign and project in any other way or amount you feel you may be able by contacting us to explore how you like to assist us. We acknowledge that we do not have all the knowledge and experience on raising funds for our campaign and project.

Perks As Thank You for Your Support

Group A

  • A Caring Personality: $1 to $6: A letter of appreciation.
  • A Citizen of the World: $6 to $9: A letter of appreciation and listing in the Book of Appreciation.

Group B

1-Supporters.$10: One A4 or one A3 size wall poster of the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps. For international donors please add $10 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

2-Motivators.$30: Perk 1 plus a digital copy of the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps soundtrack. For international donors please add $10 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

3.Benefactors. $50: Perk 2 plus an exclusive postcard set of the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps and a Bronze title in the contributors’ list. For international donors please add $15 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

4-Partner Level 1.$90: Perk 3 plus  one exclusive T-Shirt of the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps and a Silver title in the contributors’ list. For international donors please add $15 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

7. Partner Level 4. $200: Perk 6 plus one Ghanian and one Nigerian (e.g. Igbo, Calabar) dance steps and music in one DVD or a digital copy. For international donors please add $17 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

5.Partner Level 2. $120: Perk 4 plus the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps CD. For international donors please add $17 to your contribution to cover sending cost. To be listed in ‘Enaikidigha Institute’s Historical Book of Eternal Appreciation’

8. Partner Level 5. $300: Perk 7 plus  one optional free admission ticket (travel, accommodation and other expenses are your responsibility) per one person or per a couple to Nigeria or Liberia 2014 African new talents exhibition of traditional-cultural dance, music, fashion design and creative arts across Africa communities, featuring  also  Ijon (Ijaw) ‘owegiri’ dance-music  steps. Note: This a project in its early concept and consultation stage in London by Gratis-Christ Trust, UK, so if it couldn’t go ahead, refunds will be made to donors.

6. Partner Level 3. $150: Perk 5 plus a DVD of the Ijon (Ijaw)  ‘owegiri’ dance-music steps. For international donors please add $17 to your contribution to cover sending cost.

9. Patron/Matron. $500: Perk 8 plus Gold (instead of Silver) title in the contributors’ list,  and one hand-made African fabric or dress (see acknowledged sample below: http://www.allafricanclothes.com/african-dress.php) size and design will be pre-agreed what is available in our brochure before shipment. Please our choice and decision will be final to avoid getting into disagreement or spoiling your good intention of supporting our campaign.

The Project Team

Mrs Onyinye Oluitan

Operational Manager, Gratis-Christ Trust-Volunteer

Zikade Alale

Project Manager, Enaikidigha Foundation-Volunteer

Be part of a change in the World

An effort made for the happiness of others lifes us above ourselves.