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Established since 2000, Nigerian Community In Waltham Forest (NICOWF) has been an umbrella organisation that brings together ethnic minority groups in the Borough of Waltham Forest to provide a concerted and assidious approach to the Local Authority with their concerns on policies enacted locally or nationally. NICOWF is a charitable organisation born out of the necessity to foster and strengthen the bonds among local people living in the borough. According to records, Nigerians in particular settled in this area as far back as 1891. The current electoral register shows that about 4,500 Nigerians live in the borough. This figure ranks the Nigerian Community as one of the largest in the area. This is a sizable quorum that can be used as an active force for bringing changes to local and national policies. It has always been our objective and intention to use it for GOOD.
Feeling lonely and depressed? Need some one to talk to. Have an issue worrying you and would like someone to confide to?
Voluntering in community innitiatives benefits you as a person and also helps your local community immensly.
Having problems with kids' school work at home? Need someone with reaosnable knowledge on school curriculum for advice?
Rubish dumping, grafitti and teenage truancy in your neighbourhood? Illegal drug dealing and general nuisance in your area?
Are you concerned about the syllabuses and curriculum structure employed in our local authority shools and colleges.
A government for us in the local area with mandates to reflect our views on our local services. How they are managed and provided
They are accountable to us. And it is their responsibility to keep us save in where we live and local community areas
As a charitable organisation born out of the necessity to foster and strengthen the bonds among locals and Nigerians in particular living in the borough,community spirit and the desire to understand and appreciates each others fallibles is paramount in our thinking.We are dedicated to the improvement and empowerment of Black People in general and those of Nigerian descent in particular. We provide advice, support, guidance, counseling, advocacy and representation services for the aforementioned group. Now that we are up and running, our immediate task is to get as much publicity as possible of which you as an individual have an important role to play. This platform called the internet has bridged the gap that existed hitherto in publishing between the have and the have-not. It is our intention to leverage it to the fullest.
Our porfolio has been increasing at a steady rate since we started operating just over 6 years ago. One can only draw one inference from that explicit trend - issues affecting local residents is invariably increasing. Here are some recent projects if proof was needed
Want To Join Us? contact us. You Are Welcome
Nicowf provided us with all the information we needed to reduce drug usage and selling in our nieghbourhood
Nicowf helped us with advocacy and advice when we provided a detailed plan for a community centre to the council. They were brilliant indeed
Nicowf provided us with all the information we needed to reduce drug usage and selling in our nieghbourhood
Nicowf provided us with all the information we needed and who to contact when we had litigation issues with the borough
