On behalf of the executive, the board of directors, the esteemed membership of this great association, and the general public, I want to welcome you all to our newly reconstructed website. As you browse through, I hope you will enjoy its contents and share it on all social media platforms. Thanks
Brief History
It all started in the summer of 1994, July, to be precise, when a group of young people of Okwelle origin in America organized themselves and met in white plains, NY, at the basement of High Chief and Chief Mrs Luke Ashamole’s residence to form what is today known as Okwelle Association in North America (OANA).
It was subsequently registered and incorporated in the State of Kansas on June 28th, 2004, as a non–profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue service code. Thus, your donation is always tax deductible under this code.
Our Mission Statement
As enshrined in our constitution, is to bring together the indigenes of Okwelle in North America with the aim of preserving the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo in general and enhancing the lives of our members through cultural awareness and humanitarian services.
For those of you who have never heard of Okwelle before, it’s informative to let you know that Okwelle town is strategically located along the Owerri–Okigwe road in Onuimo LGA. There are four autonomous communities that make up Okwelle. They are Umoko Dike, Ikwuato, Obinulo, and Okwelle ancient kingdom. There is a fast–growing professional class of Okwelle sons and daughters in all areas of discipline like Banking, Accounting, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Government, and Academia. It is also the home of many prominent Nigerians.
On behalf of the executive, the board of directors, the esteemed membership of this great association, and the general public, I want to welcome you all to our newly reconstructed website. As you browse through, I hope you will enjoy its contents and share it on all social media platforms. Thanks
Brief History
It all started in the summer of 1994, July, to be precise, when a group of young people of Okwelle origin in America organized themselves and met in white plains, NY, at the basement of High Chief and Chief Mrs Luke Ashamole’s residence to form what is today known as Okwelle Association in North America (OANA).
It was subsequently registered and incorporated in the State of Kansas on June 28th, 2004, as a non–profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue service code. Thus, your donation is always tax deductible under this code.
Our Mission Statement
As enshrined in our constitution, is to bring together the indigenes of Okwelle in North America with the aim of preserving the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo in general and enhancing the lives of our members through cultural awareness and humanitarian services.
For those of you who have never heard of Okwelle before, it’s informative to let you know that Okwelle town is strategically located along the Owerri–Okigwe road in Onuimo LGA. There are four autonomous communities that make up Okwelle. They are Umoko Dike, Ikwuato, Obinulo, and Okwelle ancient kingdom. There is a fast–growing professional class of Okwelle sons and daughters in all areas of discipline like Banking, Accounting, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Government, and Academia. It is also the home of many prominent Nigerians.
On behalf of the executive, the board of directors, the esteemed membership of this great association, and the general public, I want to welcome you all to our newly reconstructed website. As you browse through, I hope you will enjoy its contents and share it on all social media platforms. Thanks
Brief History
It all started in the summer of 1994, July, to be precise, when a group of young people of Okwelle origin in America organized themselves and met in white plains, NY, at the basement of High Chief and Chief Mrs Luke Ashamole’s residence to form what is today known as Okwelle Association in North America (OANA).
It was subsequently registered and incorporated in the State of Kansas on June 28th, 2004, as a non–profit organization under section 501(c)3 of the internal revenue service code. Thus, your donation is always tax deductible under this code.
Our Mission Statement
As enshrined in our constitution, is to bring together the indigenes of Okwelle in North America with the aim of preserving the rich cultural heritage of Ndigbo in general and enhancing the lives of our members through cultural awareness and humanitarian services.
For those of you who have never heard of Okwelle before, it’s informative to let you know that Okwelle town is strategically located along the Owerri–Okigwe road in Onuimo LGA. There are four autonomous communities that make up Okwelle. They are Umoko Dike, Ikwuato, Obinulo, and Okwelle ancient kingdom. There is a fast–growing professional class of Okwelle sons and daughters in all areas of discipline like Banking, Accounting, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Arts, Government, and Academia. It is also the home of many prominent Nigerians.
Our Achievements
Since our inception, we have launched several successful fundraising events during our annual conventions in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Sacramento, and Austin TX, just to name a few. Donations realized at these events has helped us over the years to achieve these:
2010
Renovation and equipment of quarters at Okwelle motherless babies home.
2011
Organizing an HIV and AIDS awareness workshop for youths and adults in the Okwelle community.
2012
Building and equipping with chairs and desks six blocks of classrooms at Saint Andrew's primary school, Okwelle.
2013
Launching an empowerment levy among our members, which netted over sixty thousand dollars ($60,000.00) at our convention in Dallas, TX.
2014
With the resources from the convention, we subsequently assisted in the procurement of a police patrol van for the NPF stationed in Okwelle,
2014
Sponsored the Okwelle soccer tournament that ran till 2018,
2015
Donated foodstuff through OANA women poverty alleviation program to vulnerable
groups in Okwelle,2016
Built a five room self-contained housing quarters for NPF stationed in Okwelle,
2018
Gave financial assistance to the Okwelle carnival for two years prior to the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic,2023
And finally, we launched our $30,000.00 three-year medical mission to Okwelle from 2023 to 2025.