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	As part of our community service, in 2006 and 2007, we volunteered at some schools in Clayton County, to meet and welcome students back to school while distributing pencils to them. We also volunteered to visit chosen schools, spoke with the pupils, read stories to them, and read articles of interest to them followed by questions and answers sessions. This was to assist the pupils and motivate them to be studious and become responsible citizens thereafter. Onima Institute is involved in this County School Board’s project every year and we are happy to be of service in the community.

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Activities and Local Needs

Consistence with our Vision, Mission and Goals, Onima Institute for Tradition and Development USA, Inc has a planed program of activities to assist in the stabilization of democratic governance in Africa. To this end are two Themes on the agenda. They are “Leadership and Human Development,” and “Strengthening the African Family.”

Onima Institute believes that bringing some African members of the ruling class in the various levels of human endeavors to the US, to acquire some knowledge and skills including exposing them to see what the human mind is capable of doing, will enhance their ability to do the right things upon their return to Africa. Therefore, in the Leadership and Human Development agenda, we have designed programs for the three arms of government including the media, law enforcement, Africans women, educators, business leaders, and financial analysts, etc., for those in these professions/avocations to come to our one week intensive training in the US and return to Africa to apply the knowledge gained from our programs:

Local Agenda

In an attempt to meet local need for African language experts, Onima Institute is planning to run languages classes on 11 indigenous African languages.

There is a prepared Proposal to write up the text books on the eleven languages to enhance the teaching and research here in the US and Africa where some of the languages are dying.

In order to bridge the gap in human understanding between the people of Africa and the United States, to allow for mutual respect, appreciation, and peace, Onima Institute conducts two weeks tours of Africa every year. These tours are designed to expose Americans to the various traditional grounds, African religion, and shrines in order that they may understand the true meaning of African heritage. Many attractions and, the price is very moderate.

To allow some American students have international exposure and experience Africa, to appreciate the opportunities they have in the United States, Onima Institute designed a 16 week Study Abroad Program for university students. 15 weeks of the 16 are for a 15 unit of credits towards graduation upon their return to the US, and one week is for touring to see the wonderful nature of Africa and what its heritage is all about.

Periodically, Onima Institute conducts workshops for the elderly as a way to assist their alertness and health in the community whenever we are able to receive funds or obtain sponsorship.

Assisting needy and indigent high school students locally, and in Africa where we have some on scholarships.


	Onima Institute for Tradition and Development USA, Inc is a non-profit organization whose aims and objectives are education, research and to foster African traditions and development.


,	..“Africa and Africans in The Diaspora: An Evaluation of the Impact They Have on Each Other,” is a book in which, in 1996, Dr. Ojior x-rayed the relationship between the people of Africa and those of the Diaspora. The book is an analysis of the psychological impact of the African experience worldwide"