Rochas Foundation

Rochas Foundation is non - governmental,non-profit and charitable organization founded in 1998[1] with headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. It was founded by Rochas Okorocha, a Nigerian Businessman and politician.[2][3][4] Rochas Foundation has several subsidiary foundations which include Rochas Foundation College of Africa. Rochas Foundation focuses on empowering less privileged children on the streets of Africa through access to quality education through provision of free education scholarships.[5][6] It has 21 tuition-free schools across 12 states in Nigeria. In October 2019, Rochas Foundation budgeted one billion Naira (about 360 million US Dollar) to help out of school children in Nigeria.[7] In 2018, it offered scholarships to one thousand children in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in Benue State.[8][9]

Rochas Foundation
Founded1998
FounderRochas Okorocha
Typenon-profit organization
charitable organization
HeadquartersAbuja, Nigeria
Websitehttps://www.rochasfoundation.org

References
  1. Nasir, Jamilah (16 February 2018). "Flavour to perform as Rochas Foundation marks 20th anniversary". The Cable.
  2. IV, Editorial (2019-09-27). "Rochas College celebrates founder's 57th birthday in Kano". Blueprint. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  3. Published. "Okorocha floats READ". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  4. Chukwu, Ebere (2017-11-08). "Rochas Okorocha Foundation hosts Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Thursday". TODAY. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  5. "Rochas Foundation gives scholarships to 899 students in plateau". Daily Nigerian. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. "I've Never Experienced Anything Like Rochas Foundation – Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf". Channels Television. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  7. "Rochas Foundation earmarks N1bn to tackle out of school children challenge". Pulse Nigeria. 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  8. says, Ezekiel Okeke (2018-02-26). "Killings: Rochas Foundation offers scholarship to 1,000 Benue children". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  9. admin (2018-02-26). "Reprieve for Benue IDPs as Rochas Foundation Offers 1,000 Scholarships to Displaced Children". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
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