The year 2020 threw a challenge to humanity. It was a time for reflection on who we are as human beings. It was also a time we questioned governments and their role in how they influence our lives. In a world of deep division, compassion was the answer. At Kathekon, we watched individuals and organisations come together to make life easier for neighbours and the immediate society. One act of kindness, one act of goodness, at such a trying period was beyond edifying. We watched a movement in Nigeria grow to become an emblem of hope that many young Nigerians put their faith in. It was a testimony to the belief we have, that many young Nigerians and Africans around the continent are hungry for urgent change that is visible and effective to their lives.

We saw a government unleash force on its citizens, weaponize fake news, and gag the media. These tactics which are an anti-thesis of what a democracy should be, are not only detrimental to the progress we want to see in society, but also relegate the little progress society has made in spite of governments efforts.

Kathekon launched towards the end of 2020 with the aim of funding organisations that are involved in bringing change to lives and the society at large. In Osun State, Felicia Destiny’s Children Home which houses, feeds and educates street children from the Northern part of Nigeria was one of the organisations we funded. We will be increasing funding this year.

We will fund five organsiations this year. We encourage organizations that have worked and proven themselves in their various areas of focus to apply for funding. Just like Kathekon, we seek organizations that know the grit that change demands. Our areas of focus are education, civil society, social welfare and the July 10 Scholarship for students of selected faculties from the Obafemi Awolowo University.

The July 10 Scholarship is in honour of the five students of the Obafemi Awolowo University who were murdered by cultists on July 10, 1999. We therefore encourage 200 level students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, from the faculties and departments of Law, Philosophy, Clinical Sciences, Arts, and Sciences to send in their application by clicking the link below:

As we look forward to your applications, we wish you a great 2021.

Kathekon will fund five organisations this year and we do encourage organisations that have worked and proven themselves in their various areas of focus to apply for funding.

Kathekon's Goal for Year 2021

For more than a decade, Mrs. Felicia Odeyemi, the founder of the school, moved children from Northern Nigeria (particularly Kano) to Ilesha in order to train and give them proper education. She first sought support from privileged individuals to give scholarships to these children in different private primary and secondary schools in Ilesha, and she did this for years until she started Felicia Divine Vision School. Her goal was to provide free quality education to these children.

In line with our vision of investing in education and finding innovative ways to bridge the quality gap in the education available to low-income families and their more privileged counterparts, Kathekon will provide ongoing support to Felicia Divine School as they continue on their mission of providing free, quality education to these children.

Here are some more images of Felicia Divine Vision School:

Kathekon funds Felicia Divine Vision School in Ilesha, Osun State for children from Nothern Nigeria.

Kathekon Funds Felicia Divine Vision School in Ilesha

We are faced with a new wave of oppression. Civil liberties and economic progress have been halted and, in many cases, regressed. Resistance is no longer a responsibility, it is a duty. At Kathēkon, we have watched the civic space in Nigeria shrink at an alarming rate. What looked like an inch of oppression is now an acre. What we deemed manageable is no longer tolerable. We realise, just as Dickens once stated, “that we are at ‘the worst of times. . . the age of foolishness, the epoch of incredulity. . . the season of darkness. . . and the winter of despair.” The government has failed the citizens, and the citizens have had to turn to one another for rescue from damnation. In Nigeria, where Kathekon is domiciled, we are witnessing an era we thought was long gone: dictatorship, press suppression, and a possible social media ban. But we are also seeing a fearless generation of young men and women who have died fighting for freedom from police brutality while demanding for better governance.

Kathekon doesn’t seek to play a forefront role. We believe that those with the right conviction, who see change not as a slight continuation of the status quo but an upending of it, should be given all the support they need. Many times, the stories we read of poor health systems, bad education, environmental pollution, corruption, and a general state of hopelessness, repeats itself over and over, not just in Nigeria, but across Africa. And so, we ask ourselves, when will this narrative change?

It is on this note that we ask individuals and organisations whose values are consistent with ours, whose goals for the future are reflected in ours, and whose vision for change is as radical, urgent and pragmatic as ours, to apply for grants.&nbsp;

As we launch Kathekon today, our focus is not on awards, or publicity. We are interested, deeply, in the grit that change demands. We will spare neither efforts nor funds where we see a potential for radical change. And we will cut funds where projects do not produce intended results.&nbsp;

Beyond material improvements, we are eager to also change mindsets. And while this is key to the future, it can only be done by consistently being aware of the goal ahead of us, a society where Kathēkon will no longer need to exist.

On 28 November, 2020 Kathekon was launched as a grant organisation with the aim of transforming society through investments in education, civil society and social welfare.

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