Is this a genuine NGO?
Name: Initiative for Global Change
Head office: No.8 Kusimo Street Aguda, Surulere, Lagos

They added me to their WhatsApp page and below is part of the message extracted from the document send. Help me confirm its genueiness please

“There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest
good”.
-Woodrow Wilson
ABOUT US:
Are you passionate about social justice and would want to make a positive impact in Nigeria?
Are you one of the concerned individuals who are desperate to see that justice is established
in all facets especially to the less privileged? Then IGC is a place to be.
IGC, Initiative for Global Change registered under Nigerian law with RC. 759685 is a non￾governmental organization that is out to change the lives of individuals especially the
helpless, the voiceless and indigent ones who have one way or the other fallen victims of the
social injustice in the society. And with regards to the volunteers, you must be someone who
is compassionate and human enough to bear the burden of others without necessarily
wanting something in return.
The organization, IGC also has a school called IGC Business School which is the training arm of
all our organizations where we train and retrain volunteers and it’s headed by the founder
and President, David Wole Owaboye, a legal practitioner, who is also the CEO of Morning Star
Group and Principal Partner of a law firm Wole Owaboye & co. He is also the Senior Pastor of
Restoration of Dominion Church and is well respected globally as an author and public
speaker and has written many books including; how to become an Excellent Entrepreneur,
Rules of Success, Taking Dominion, Becoming a Pacesetter amongst others.
● Vision:
The NGO was born out of burning desire to give voice to the voiceless, help to the helpless
and give the oppressed a fair chance at justice while enlightening the public to their
human/civil rights.
Primary focus: Individuals whose rights have been infringed and trampled upon and cannot
afford the service of a lawyer; those people are our targeted audience.

MISSION:
▪ Protecting and promoting the respect for human rights, rule of law and democratic
institutions through judicial process.
▪ Capacity building through symposia, workshops, seminars, lectures by training people on
entrepreneurial skill acquisition.
▪ Awareness creation through organizing national and international conferences through
publications vide newsletter, articles in magazines and newspaper.
▪ To create and enhance maximum impact amongst the youth with a view of fostering mutual
relationship and unity amongst same, taking into consideration and religious values.
● Trainings:
IGC organizes trainings twice a week that are on Wednesdays and Saturdays at their Head
office; No. 8 Kusimo Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos State. While Wednesdays are physical
meetings, Saturdays are online trainings that are viewed globally.
● Sponsors:
The organization at the moment is self-sponsored, though it has other affiliated bodies that
through them gets mobilized like MORNING STAR PROPERTIES & WOLE OWABOYE & CO.
Legal practitioners.
● DUTIES OF IGC VOLUNTEERS:
1. To attend both our virtual and physical meetings
2. To co-present with us in our programs, trainings, conferences etc.
3. Offering of Invaluable ideas towards fulfillment of the objectives of the IGC.
4. To be an IGC ambassador in their different communities.
5. To recruit other volunteers to join hands in our foundation.
● IGC VOLUNTEERS BENEFITS:
As a volunteer, you have a lot of benefits which include wide range of knowledge from all our
trainings which will help you tackle issues. You can be a beneficiary of our Business
Empowerment grant and intervention fund on critical health challenges either directly or you
recommend someone. You are also entitled to a branded T-shirt, accreditation cards to all our
meetings/symposiums and a chance to attend all our events, general meetings and dinner
plus a chance to meet with our MD/CEO and other important personalities.
Please note that volunteers can only gain from these benefits when they have actively
volunteered with us for at least six (6) months, which includes attending our meetings either
physically or virtually while those outside Lagos are expected to show commitment by always
being part of the virtual meetings and recruiting more volunteers within same period.
DISCLAIMER:
IGC is a voluntary organization; a voluntary association of individuals and group working to
serve humanity. The structure of the project allows the volunteers to work without any form
of contractual agreement or permanent staffing. The organization to the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, IGC entities, shall not be liable for any, indirect, incidental,
special, consequential or punitive damages or any loss of profit or Revenues whether
incurred directly or indirectly or other intangible losses resulting from:
1) Your ability or inability of service in the organization or otherwise or whether or not IGC
entities have been informed of the possibility of any such damage. Also, the management
has the right to remove anyone from the group who is found wanting in any capacity without
the person’s permission and can as well add anyone they deem fit to be part of it.