Entities

OICs of America

OICs of America (OICA), based in Philadelphia, PA, USA, is a PVO with over 75 local affiliates in 30 states and the District of Columbia. OICA has more that 40 years of experience in serving youth, the unemployed and underemployed. OICA local affiliates prepare people for today’s work with quality life skills development, superior job skills training, and fundamental education, counseling and employment readiness services.

OIC International

With headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, USA, OIC International (OICI) is a PVO devoted to improving the lives of the disadvantaged worldwide. In over 35 years of service, OICI has built one of the largest community-based job skills training networks in the world, establishing 40 training programs in 18 countries. Local OICI affiliates in Africa, Poland and the Philippines have trained thousands to become productive farmers, skilled workers and prominent members of their communities.

IFESH

Based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, IFESH (International Foundation for Education and Self-Help) is a PVO that focuses on empowering individuals of developing nations through the operation of literacy, education, capacity building and health care programs. Working in sub-Saharan Africa, IFESH’s major programs and projects are Teacher’s for Africa, Schools for Africa and the Best and Brightest Banker’s. IFESH also play’s a major role in assisting the government of Benin improve its educational system and HIV education programs in Nigeria’s delta.