Connect
FON maintains a membership database of RPCVs and staff who served in Nigeria as well as all others who are members of the organization. The database is accessible to the membership.
Stay Updated
FON publishes a quarterly newsletter that features articles by FON members, updates on FON Meetings, news from Nigeria, obituaries, and book reviews. Periodically, FON also publishes a Membership Directory.
Get Involved
A small portion of your dues supports the fixed costs of printing and mailing the newsletter and Membership Directory, and maintenance of the website. More than 80% of your dues and donations is distributed in grants to grass roots organizations in Nigeria, most of which have a focus on health education and provision of health services in rural areas.
Friends of Nigeria
Purpose
To be the Peace Corps Nigeria alumni association
Mission
To promote a sense of community among Nigeria Peace Corps alumni and other friends of Nigeria,
to support the interests of the Nigerian people, and to educate the public about Nigeria
Goals
- Foster communication among our members through tools such as a newsletter, websites, and interactive listserve
- Promote the creation of publicly accessible archives of historic photos, recordings, memorabilia, and documents
- Sponsor and promote reunions of FON members
- Fund projects that have as their aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians
- Promote a better understanding of Nigeria
Our work
Projects
Friends of Nigeria has a long history of supporting development projects in Nigeria. From 1999 through 2019 we have raised and distributed more than $290,000 as grants to 12 organizations. All membership dues not required for operational expenses go to development projects. 100% of donations go to development projects.
Meet our committees
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Meet the FON Board
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Connect
FON maintains a membership database of RPCVs and staff who served in Nigeria as well as all others who are members of the organization. The database is accessible to the membership.
Stay Updated
FON publishes a quarterly newsletter that features articles by FON members, updates on FON Meetings, news from Nigeria, obituaries, and book reviews. Periodically, FON also publishes a Membership Directory.
Get Involved
A small portion of your dues supports the fixed costs of printing and mailing the newsletter and Membership Directory, and maintenance of the website. More than 80% of your dues and donations is distributed in grants to grass roots organizations in Nigeria, most of which have a focus on health education and provision of health services in rural areas.
Our goals
Purpose
To be the Peace Corps Nigeria alumni association
Mission
To promote a sense of community among Nigeria Peace Corps alumni and other friends of Nigeria,
to support the interests of the Nigerian people, and to educate the public about Nigeria
Goals
- Foster communication among our members through tools such as a newsletter, websites, and interactive listserve
- Promote the creation of publicly accessible archives of historic photos, recordings, memorabilia, and documents
- Sponsor and promote reunions of FON members
- Fund projects that have as their aim to make a positive impact on the lives of Nigerians
- Promote a better understanding of Nigeria
Our work
Projects
Friends of Nigeria has a long history of supporting development projects in Nigeria. From 1999 through 2019 we have raised and distributed more than $290,000 as grants to 12 organizations. All membership dues not required for operational expenses go to development projects. 100% of donations go to development projects.
Meet our committees
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Meet the FON Board
Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book