āto teach so that you and others may learn, and to do research so that you and others may come to knowā
Originating Trust in Education and Research
Introduction
The Originating Trust in Education and Research was established by Alvan Azinna Chibuzo Ikoku to honor his parents, Professor Chinyere and Dr (Mrs) Chinelo Ikoku, with an endowment partially derived from their lifelong work obtaining educations, teaching students, and conducting research in university, public and private spheres.
Spanning Continents and Decades
Their work spanned three continents and over six decades. Primary through university education in Southern and Northern Nigeria. Graduate education and university teaching in the United States. Training and consultancy in Europe. Then a move back to Nigeria, at the request of the countryās Vice President, with the task of establishing and teaching in the earliest departments of engineering and finance, at the University of Port Harcourt, where they developed a generation of Nigerians to become highly trained in their respective fields.
An Enduring Source of Inspiration
Prof and Dr Ikokuās work continues to serve as a source of inspiration for their communities of former students and three surviving children. But it also represents a wider history of teaching, research, and transformative work by peoples of varied African descent, who have substantively contributed to the material, cultural, and intellectual conditions of modern life in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
A Galvinizing Mission
The Originating Trust in Education and Research is thus dedicated to carrying out a central and galvanizing mission for recipients of support from The Ikoku Charitable Trusts and The Ikoku Foundations ā namely to teach so that they and others may learn, and to do research so that they and others may come to know; in settings and on subjects pertaining to Africa and its global diasporas, as well as to the most regularly underserved, underrepresented, marginalized, stigmatized, andĀ disenfranchised of the worldās communities.
The Trustās Finances
Introduction
The Originating Trust in Education and Research was established as part of the Declaration of Trust of the Chinyere and Chinelo Ikoku Charitable Trusts. It is therefore subject to the general fiduciary responsibilities outlined in the founding Declaration.
Annual Spending
These responsibilities include stipulations that limit appropriated spending in any given year to no more than 5% of the three-year average market value of the Trustās current principal.
Appropriated Spending I
The Declaration also stipulates that no less than half of such annual spending be dedicated to work on continental Africa.
Appropriated Spending II
It is also expected that such annual spending be overwhelmingly dedicated (greater than 75%) to being of direct benefit to low-income communities and individuals.
To Fund in Perpetuity
Such stipulations are in line with best practices to ensure that the Trust continues to exist in perpetuity and that it continues to have assets to carry out its charitable purposes during that time.
Reports: In Charts and Numbers
Reports: In Charts and Numbers
The Trustās Works
Introduction
Provided below is access to further information regarding good works conceived and funded under the rubric of this Trust. Note that the operations of said projects are typically the purview of The Ikoku Foundations, and so the links will often guide you to their sites.
The Database on Education and Research
The Distribution in Education and Research
The Core | Curriculum
The Core | Papers
The Core | Courses
The Core | Seminars
The Concentrations
The Report on Funding for Education and Research
The Report on Funding for Education and Research
The Fellowship in Education and Research
The Fellowship in Education and Research
The Grant in Education and Research
The Grant in Education and Research
The Ikoku Newsletter on Education and Research
Also at The Trusts
As stated earlier, The Ikoku Charitable Trusts is dedicated to fostering philanthropy and good works concerning Africa, its global diasporas and a range of shared societies ā toward the betterment of lives across the globe. And so in accordance with the above, The Trusts provides the following:
A Nonprofit Dedicated to Africa
An independent, private, non-profit organization that serves the public interest in Africa and its global diasporas ā by advancing education and research and by also supporting creative ideas, civic endeavors and emerging communities, organizations and societies.
Support for a Global and Just Future
A founding mission and ongoing emphases of support for good works that help the public understand Africaās essential place in a global future, one that is to be more knowledgeable, environmentally sustainable, equitable and of benefit across communities in just societies.
A Vision of the Public Good
A vision of the public good that accounts for the past while ensuring a just and shared future. That draws inspiration from peoples who, despite a history of systemic difficulties, maintain an unyielding belief that the betterment of their human condition will foster the betterment of those living around them and will enhance the present and futures of the regularly disenfranchised, marginalized and underserved.