Oodua is a community and family oriented organization, our values are deeply rooted in our culture and Yoruba traditions. Yoruba tradition promotes mutual respect, and cherishes the members.We collectively believe in giving back to our immediate community as well the community we left behind in Nigeria. Our focal point is ensuring our children know and understand our culture to help them become a better person in any place they go around the world.
We promote Yoruba language through our summer break Yoruba language school. This class is open to all Yoruba and those who are interested in the language.
Our youths are empowered and sponsored yearly to organize picnic and community-based events such as car wash to demonstrate our support for community. We cherish healthy and vibrant families. Our organization support institution of marriage between man and wife. Institution of marriage and child bearing is important to Yoruba people, our organization promote this through our yearly marriage and courtships/workshop for our young adults.
Our organization embraces and promotes humanities through charitable works that includes but not limited to sinking of boreholes to supply clean water in areas where clean water is inaccessible to people in Nigeria. We provide clothing and shoes to less privileged or orphans in Nigeria, provide books and backpacks for school-age children. We collaborate with local churches and people in our community to fund our charities endeavors.
Bring your children to our annual spelling bee and let them show their talent and be discovered. We organize spelling bee every year for children in grade school, and they are always looking forward to participate and have fun while learning.
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