{"id":18,"date":"2026-05-21T13:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brotherlyrelief.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:11:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:11:24","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brotherlyrelief.org\/?page_id=18","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT BRMI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">BACKGROUND<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">Brotherly Relief Mission Initiative (BRMI) Youth led, women focused non- governmental, non-profit, and non-religious organization dedicated to eradicate hunger (UN SDG 2), restore dignity to women, children, Adolescent and Young Persons (AYP) , elderly and vulnerable persons. Our commitment is to empower the vulnerable, uph\told moral values, and contribute to creating a better\tlife for everyone.\t\tBrotherly Relief\twas registered on the 2nd May 2023 with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) RC 6950643.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">Our thematic areas:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">1.\tAgriculture and Environmental protection<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">2.\tHealth<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">3.\tEducation<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">4.\tHumanitarian response.<br \/>\n<span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TableParagraph\" style=\"margin-right: 4.05pt; line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><a name=\"_Hlk193724979\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TableParagraph\" style=\"line-height: 14.25pt;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(55, 52, 53); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"TableParagraph\" style=\"margin-left: 36.65pt; text-indent: -15.95pt; line-height: 14.2pt;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(55, 52, 53); font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(55, 52, 53);\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">Guided by a robust governance structure\tBrotherly Relief has a formal organization structure, with defined work roles. At the apex of the organization is a team of competent and functional Board of trustees, cutting across development workers, lecturers and private consultants. The board of directors provides\tdirect\tsupervision\tover\tthe\tmanagement\tof\tthe organization on\tprograms, resource mobilization and allocation, policy formulation and Advocacy on project in the State\/communities.<br \/>\nExecutive Director, Program Coordinator, Program Manager and a team of sta ffand volunteers. Together, we ensure that our projects align with our core values and make a tangible impact on the communities we serve.<span style=\"line-height: 21px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">5 Member Board of Trustees<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">5 Permanent Staff<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">10 Volunteers<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold;\">BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS<\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: -0.1pt; font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;\"><\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;\">Membership into the board is drawn from professional men and women, and the organization operates through a board of trustees made up of the Chairman, Secretary, Legal Adviser and Members.<br \/>\nRev. Fr Moses Angbande\tChairman<br \/>\nMr. Amos Chia\tSecretary<br \/>\nBarr. Adewale Sunday\u2026\tLegal adviser<br \/>\nMrs. Maria Igah.\tMember<br \/>\nMrs. Esther Member Naga\tMember&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 20px;\">KEY STRATEGIES<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Charitable Activities: Carry out charitable activities to alleviate hardships, provide assistance to the less fortunate, and <\/p>\n<p>contribute to national progress.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Empowerment Programs: Launch empowerment programs for women, children, and the needy, including skills acquisition, vocational training, counseling, and outreach.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Advocacy: Engage in advocacy to change laws, policies, practices, and attitudes, promoting a just course and active support.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Capacity Building: Enhance the abilities of people, governments, communities, and non-governmental organizations to achieve measurable and sustainable results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Community Mobilization: Mobilize human and non-human resources to undertake developmental activities, improving health, hygiene, education, and overall standard of living.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Sensitization and Awareness: Conduct sensitization programs, sharing information, and stimulating associative learning to address issues and behavior deviating from norms.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Resource Mobilization: Generate resources through prudent management, grants, private donations, and training to support services.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Networking and Collaboration: Identify and collaborate with like-minded organizations to achieve common goals, complement activities, and create new opportunities.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Research and Development: Conduct research to establish facts, discover new knowledge, analyze information, and generate new concepts and methodologies.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Mentoring and Consultancy: Provide support, counseling, guidance, and expert advice to individuals, organizations, and communities.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Internships and Volunteer Engagement: Engage students, youth corp members, and international interns to support organizational activities.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Monitoring and Evaluation: Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation to assess progress, identify areas for improvement, and inform future project planning.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKGROUND Brotherly Relief Mission Initiative (BRMI) Youth led, women focused non- governmental, non-profit, and non-religious organization dedicated to eradicate hunger (UN SDG 2), restore dignity to women, children, Adolescent and Young Persons (AYP) , elderly and vulnerable persons. 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