Care
Being attentive to the needs of fellow community members.
Social Welfare
Standing Together When It Matters Most
OLICON’s community is built on unity, solidarity, and care — standing with Liberians in Nigeria, including during difficult seasons. This page shares that commitment without inventing programs the organization has not published.
Introduction
Community Means Caring for One Another
That mission is the foundation for how OLICON understands community life. Solidarity is not only gathering for celebration — it is also remaining attentive when members face hardship far from home.
“To promote the unity, solidarity and cohesion of Liberians living within the borders of Nigeria.”
What Social Welfare means
What Social Welfare Means to OLICON
These themes interpret OLICON’s documented community values — they are not presented as a formal five-point policy document.
Solidarity
Standing together when members face difficulties.
Dignity
Supporting people without reducing them to their circumstances.
Compassion
Responding to hardship with humanity.
Community
Recognizing that members do not have to face challenges alone.
Standing with one another
A culture of care, not a catalog of schemes
Documented community stories show Liberians opening homes, offering practical help, encouraging those facing hardship, and helping resolve conflict. These accounts illustrate the culture of care OLICON seeks to preserve — they are not listed here as an official welfare program menu.
Featured story
A Helping Hand When It Is Needed
High Chief Mrs. Tina Waripamoere Keme
Former Chairwoman, Rivers State
The story
She describes serving by opening her home to those in need, providing transportation, offering support during difficult times, helping resolve conflicts, and lending a helping hand when members faced hardship or unfair treatment.
What it represents
A strong community, she says, is built through compassion, unity, and service to one another — service offered for love of people, not for recognition.
“Let us remain a community that listens, cares, supports, and uplifts one another… a shoulder to cry on, a helping hand in times of need, and a source of strength and encouragement.”
Excerpt from High Chief Mrs. Tina Waripamoere Keme’s message in the 2026 Convention Program Souvenir. Her personal acts of care are shared as culture and testimony — not as an official OLICON welfare program list.
Community support
Support can begin with something as simple as showing up
Depending on circumstances and what the community is able to offer, community support can include different kinds of care. This is not a guarantee of every form of assistance.
- Practical assistance
- Emotional encouragement
- Community connection
- Advocacy
- Helping someone navigate a difficult situation
- Connecting people to appropriate support
- Mobilizing community members
Support during difficult times
No One Should Have to Face Hardship Alone
Community voices in the 2026 souvenir express the hope that OLICON remain a fellowship that listens, cares, supports, and uplifts — a helping hand in times of need and a source of strength for Liberians living far from home.
Member-to-member support
Welfare Is a Shared Responsibility
Care is not only an administrative function. National leadership, regional coordinators, state chairpersons, chapter executives, members, and supporters all help shape a culture where people look out for one another — without assigning every officer a formal welfare duty beyond what the source documents.
Gender & Social Welfare
Gender, Welfare & Community Wellbeing
OLICON’s National Executive includes responsibility for Gender Affairs and Social Welfare. The 2026 convention program included a Report — VP, Gender Social Welfare — as part of national proceedings. That structure signals care for members as an organizational responsibility, not an informal afterthought.
Social Welfare leadership
Mrs. Brenda Enechionyia
National Vice President, Gender Affairs
Convention protocol also refers to the office as Vice President of Gender and Social Welfare. She is additionally identified as Eastern Region Coordinator (Acting).
A history of service
A Legacy of Caring for Others
Community welfare and service are not new among Liberians in Nigeria. The souvenir preserves historical examples of people who cared for others — presented here as legacy, not as current OLICON program claims.
Mr. Lawrence Ogbaji Yegwa
Longest-serving Commandant of Oru Liberian Refugee Camp; remembered for compassionate leadership, partnership with humanitarian organizations, upholding dignity, promoting self-reliance, and building peace with host communities.
Represents: Dignity and steadfast care for people in displacement.
Apostle Jackson B. C. Tugbeh
Founded Liberian Refugees Gospel Invasion in 1990, described as caring for the souls and welfare of Liberian refugees and supporting many through education and open hospitality.
Represents: An open door — practical and spiritual care for people in transit.
Mother Danlette Bedell Okafor
Assisted Liberian refugees in Enugu, advocated for them, offered temporary accommodation, and helped establish organized Liberian community life there in the early 1990s.
Represents: Local solidarity that helped people rebuild.
Those who served before us
Service as part of our community legacy
Tributes in the souvenir remember people who served Liberians in Nigeria with selflessness and loyalty. This section honors that legacy without turning the page into a memorial.
Madam Joecelia Monica Queepnn
Former National VP for Gender and Social Welfare
Remembered for selflessness, wisdom, and unwavering loyalty — carrying the burdens of others and standing for the unity and dignity of Liberians in the diaspora.
Mr. Ram Myers
Former Chairman, Anambra State · Former Eastern Region Coordinator
Remembered for giving his time and energy to uplift the community, with passion for the Liberian cause and belief in a united OLICON.
Need community support?
Reach out with dignity
If you need to connect with OLICON about a community concern, contact the organization through the published channels below. Contacting OLICON does not guarantee a particular form of assistance — it is a pathway to be heard.
Personal circumstances shared with OLICON should be treated with care. This website does not publish private support requests or case details.
Contact OLICON Call 08061279514
Published contact channels from the organization. No private case details are collected on this page.
Chapter connection
Community Care Starts Close to Home
Local chapter relationships can help members stay connected and aware of community needs. Regular gathering is one way solidarity remains living throughout the year.
How this page relates
Care, connection, and contribution
Support OLICON
Help Strengthen the Community
Those who wish to support OLICON’s broader community work can learn more about contributing. Donations are not presented here as funding for a named welfare scheme unless the organization establishes that relationship.
Volunteer
Give More Than Money
Community support can also come through time, skills, presence, encouragement, and service.
Membership
Community Begins With People
Joining OLICON is a pathway to participate in the organization’s community life. Membership is not presented here as a requirement for seeking community connection.
Become a MemberA Strong Community Looks After Its People
Participate in building a community where people remain connected, support one another, and contribute time, skills, or resources with dignity.