COPAF
Community Poverty Alleviation Foundation
Participate for change
ABOUT US
COPAF, is a concept and project that was hovering in the mind of founder, Ajanoh Roland Akame. The idea of the organization came after the death of his parents, which triggered a soft spot in his heart. Considering the urgency in the amelioration in the socio-economic and most especially the social domains of African families, children; Ajanoh wanted to develop something that would aid communities in acquiring funds to build and provide necessary social amenities, basic family needs to sustain livelihood, and educate children on the essence of good moral and educational upbringing.
The concept derives under the umbrella of fair national and international legislations towards the prevailing of socio-economic sustainability and posterity through growth.
OUR MISSION
COPAF is dedicated to helping those economically deficient in the United States of America, West and Sub Saharan Africa, the Congo Basin, Madagascar the Amazon Forest area and Caribbean islands such as Haiti.
Our main mission is to provide sustainable solutions to problems presented by poverty in these affected regions. We strive to promote infrastructural enhancement, support educational institutions, and equip less developed communities with skills that will have a considerable affect in their development.
Through the implementation of its programs, COPAF provides support to needy groups to help facilitate their full access to basic and fundamental social requirements, such as education and health care.
Simultaneously we enable people, of the various age group categories, to actively participate in their community by providing them with opportunities for knowledge, access resources and impact their community for posterity
OUR VISION
What We Do
Clean Water Project
COPAF's Clean Water Project is committed to fund the most appropriate, efficient and sustainable water solutions available in West and Sub Saharan Africa, the Congo Basin, Madagascar the Amazon Forest area and Caribbean islands such as Haiti.
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In response to the violence caused by political instability in Cameroon, COPAF diligently works to provide shelter and safety for the nearly 200,000 people who have fled their homes in English-speaking areas to the bush or French-speaking areas.
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COPAF is dedicated to helping provide food, education, physiological care, support, and helping fund families’ essential needs and ensuring legal support and protection for orphans in economically depressed areas in sub-Saharan Africa and Haiti.
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CAMEROON
According to reliable statistics Forty percent of Cameroon’s 23.7 million people live below the poverty line and human development indicators remain low.
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According to statistics from the United Nations Development Program, 24.7 percent of Haitians live in extreme poverty, which is less than $1.25 per day.
Learn MoreARIZONA, USA
Arizona has a significant homelessness problem, with an estimated 14,737 people experiencing homelessness, according to the 2024 point-in-time count. Maricopa County, where Phoenix is located, has seen a significant increase in homelessness, with over 9,700 men, women, and children affected.
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Our services
Clothing Distribution
COPAF organizes quarterly clothing drives for distribution and accepts clothing donations year-round to our designated agencies.
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COPAF collects non-perishable and canned foods for distribution to our agencies world-wide.
Learn MoreCommunity Outreach/Fundraising
COPAF is committed to continuously raising funds towards the growth and development of impoverished communities in Africa & Haiti.
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