UFUK Dialogue, a non-profit organisation with special interest in the promotion of dialogue and a culture of peaceful co-existence, recently played host to HalimaFactor Community Initiative, also a non-governmental organisation dedicated to the enhancement of education, health and environment in Abuja.
At the visit led by the founder of HalimaFactor Community Initiative, Halima Usman, the President of UFUK Dialogue, Mr. Emrah Ilgen, briefed the delegation on the several activities it has embarked on since its establishment in Nigeria over a decade ago.
They are aimed at promoting peace and unity across the country’s religious and ethnic divides, as well as women empowerment, promotion of education through its Nigerian Tulip International Colleges (NTIC) and others.
Mr. Ilgen stated that over the years, Ufuk dialogue has organised several event jointly chaired by leaders of the two major religions in Nigeria and also had the presence and commitment of federal and state governments, traditional rulers and other well intentioned Nigerians on how to work together to ensure that peace through dialogue and spearheading social intervention projects in health, education, water and sanitation, orphanages and more.
Lgen said other arms beings used to carry out their many humanitarian services as a give back to the Nigerian society including NTIC Foundation, Near Foundation and others, all designed to heal the sick, feed the hungry, provide succour for the fatherless and the motherless, protect communities against preventable diseases, provide nutritional support for destitute households among others.
In her remarks, Usman expressed gratitude to UFUK Dialogue and the arms for their efforts in not only promoting unity and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria, but giving back to the society, an activity she said is in line with what her initiative does to promote education, health and environmental sustainability.
She said the initiative has continued to lead the advocacy for inclusivity in education which it has exemplified by setting up the annual North-East Festival of Literature, Culture and Creativity aimed at promoting educational values through creative writing, arts, and culture.
