BRAVO TO AGBALANZE ONITSHA USA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION

Agbalanze Onitsha USA is the only Onitsha organization or association in Onitsha Kingdom or diaspora that has instituted an elaborate education empowerment program to help Onitsha youth in Onitsha.

Realizing that education is the cornerstone of the development of any community, Agbalanze Onitsha USA set up a Foundation in 2022, called Agbalanze Onitsha USA Scholarship Foundation (AOUSASF), to raise funds to provide all levels of education to economically-disadvantaged young Onitsha indigenes. The principle behind the formation of the Foundation is simple: "Give fish to a man, and you feed him for one day. Teach a man how to fish, and you feed him forever."

In 2023, Agbalanze Onitsha USA Scholarship Foundation raised funds to successfully train and graduate the first batch of 20 economically-disadvantaged Onitsha youth in Information and Communication Technology (ICT): 13 of the students were trained in Website Design and Development, and 7 of the students were trained in Graphic Design. The ICT students were trained at Innovation Growth Hub Onitsha Branch: The students started classes on August 16, 2023, and graduated in December 2023Below is the list of the recipients of the 2023 Agbalanze Onitsha USA Scholarship Foundation for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and their villages:

 WEBSITE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT:

1.    Anwulika Blessing Ogbogu (Ms.) – (Umudei village, Onitsha)

2.    Chibuzor Chukwurah (Ms.) - (Ogboli Olosi village, Onitsha)

3.    Ogomegbunam Edeogu (Mr.) - (Ogbeoza village, Onitsha)

4.    Ifeanyi Odukwe (Mr.) - (Ogboza village, Onitsha)

5.    Obianuju Ibegbu (Ms.) - (Umudei village, Onitsha)

6.    Doris Ikeme (Ms.) - (Ogboza village, Onitsha)

7.    Emmanuel Ikechukwu Mmaka (Mr.) - (Obikporo village, Onitsha)

8.    Charles Somke Anazonwu (Mr.) - (Ogboza village, Onitsha)

9.    James Okosi (Mr.) - (Ogbeabo village, Onitsha)

10.Joshua Odira Omenye (Mr.) - (Ogboli Eke village, Onitsha)

11.Obianuju Umerah (Ms.) - (Odoje village, Onitsha)

12.Anthony Ogomegbunam Iwobi (Mr.) - (Ogbeodogwu village, Onitsha)

13.Steven Azubuike Ikeomu (Mr.) - (Ogboza village, Onitsha)

GRAPHICS DESIGN

1.    Henry Chukwudubem Oranye (Mr.) - (Umudei village, Onitsha)

2.    Ifeyinwa Anyaoke (Ms.) - (Ogboli Olosi village, Onitsha)

3.    Rita Ifeoma Obiozo (Ms.) - (Isiokwe village, Onitsha)

4.    Alex Tobechukwu Anazonwu (Mr.) - (Ogboza village, Onitsha)

5.    Patrick Ebuka Ekweogu (Mr.) - (Umudei village, Onitsha)

6.    Edward Chukwukasi Aghadiuno (Mr.) - (Umudei village, Onitsha)

7.    Confidence Ujunwa Uyanwa (Ms.) - (Umudei village, Onitsha)

In 2024, Agbalanze Onitsha USA awarded a second batch of scholarships to 10 ICT students. But in addition to the ICT scholarships, Agbalanze Onitsha USA also awarded Nursing Scholarships to 4 students to pursue nursing programs at various institutions in Nigeria. The recipients of the 4 Nursing Scholarships are:

1.   Ms. Ifeoma Ngozika Agbakoba

      University on the Niger, Iyienu Campus,

      Umunya, Anambra State.

     Dept. of Nursing (5 years duration, Bachelor of Science)

2.  Ms. Ifeanyi Dominica Anyadiuno

      Anchor College of Nursing Sciences,

      Asaba, Delta State 

     National Diploma / BN of Nursing (4 years duration)

3.   Ms. Jessica Chiamaka Nwanolue

      St. Charles Borromeo Specialist Hospital, College of Nursing Sciences,

      Onitsha, Anambra state

      National Diploma in General Nursing (3 years duration)

4.   Ms. Henrietta Makuachukwu Iwobi

      Diocese on the Niger, College of Nursing Sciences,

      Iyienu Mission Hospital, Ogidi, Anambra State 

     National Diploma in General Nursing (3 years duration)