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David Okafor

Community leadership — Coletivo Esperança · Lagos, Nigéria

"Take care of your people, and they will take care of the cause."

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Message
Country of action
Nigeria
Languages
English, Yoruba, Français
Dedication
Full-time
Contact
idealist.mov/lucas

About

Leading Coletivo Esperança since 2011 and mobilizing the community to send, sustain and care for volunteers and activists across West Africa.

Recent activity

  • Commissioned two new volunteers3d
  • Published a volunteer-sending guide1w

Posts

David Okafor3d

We commissioned two families to the Sahel this Sunday. A sending organization is not one that gives money — it is one that goes with its people.

#mobilization#lagos
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Territory

Initiative name
Lagos mobilization base — training & member care
Objectives & targets
  • Send 10 volunteers to the Sahel by 2028
  • Run 4 partner-org trainings per year
  • Provide member care for 25 field volunteers
Current needs
  • Scholarships for 6 candidates (US$ 9k)
  • Counselling support for returning volunteers
How you can help
  • Security for volunteers in the Sahel
  • Unity among the partner organizations

Donations & Accountability

Recurring / one-time donation to the organization
Coletivo Esperança — Lagos mobilization base
Initiative ID: CE-LAG-2026-SB
Direct (P2P) donations
PIX · david@idealist.movWire · GTBank — 0123456789Bitcoin · bc1qdav...k42
Periodic financial report to donors
Quarterly — reviewed by internal finance board
Periodic impact report (Substack newsletter)
Monthly via Substack
Recurring online meeting with partners
Live call on the 2nd Sunday, 18h WAT
Financial approval / audit
Independent audit — Lagos (2025)

Schedule & availability

Public calendar (Google / Microsoft)
cal.idealist.mov/david
1:1 online meetings (Meet, Teams, Zoom)Available
Group online meetingsAvailable
Conferences / gatheringsAvailable
Visitors / volunteer teams on siteAvailable

Activities calendar

Upcoming activities partners can follow

  • AUG09
    Send-off ceremony — 2 new volunteers
    Community· Lagos, Nigeria
  • AUG18
    Partner-org training (module 2)
    Online
  • SEP06
    Member care retreat — returning volunteers
    Retreat

Idealist type

Idealist type
Linked to
Linked to
Coletivo Esperança (Lagos), Idealist Nigeria
Profession
Community leader & social work lecturer
Collective, group or community
Coletivo Esperança — Lagos, NG

Skills

Community care51 endorsements
Volunteer mobilization44 endorsements
Public speaking39 endorsements
Member care25 endorsements

Recommendations

"David does not just send — he stays with you, month after month."

— Lucas Ferrera · Field idealist

"A leader who turned a local collective into a mobilization base."

— Idealist Nigeria · Partner organization

Education

  • M.A. Social Work — West Africa Institute (2010)
  • Community Organizing Fundamentals (2013)

Certifications

  • Volunteer care essentials (2021)

Experience — Social impact work

  • Community leader — Coletivo Esperança, Lagos
  • Social impact board chair — Lagos civil society network

Cross-cultural experiences

  • 9 short-term volunteer trips (Niger, Chad, Benin)