Who we are

Paul Erinne Foundation started informally in 1998, as a personal intervention by the Founder to bridge the gap in quality human capital and equipping youths with skills for the future. Paul followed the example of his late father by paying school fees for over 50 students which he had since transferred to the Foundation. Today, the number of beneficiaries has doubled.

Until its formal registration in 2015, the Foundation was run by the Founder who was following the footsteps of his educationalists and philanthropists’ parents – Mr. D.C. Erinne and Mrs. D.E. Erinne, both now of blessed memory, of Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State. His father was the first graduate in Okija who inspired generations of his people to pursue educational endeavours by supporting indigent students who had no blood ties with him. On his return from abroad, he did pioneer works in some leading schools in the former Eastern Nigeria and the Sports Commission until he was invited to the Commonwealth education office as deputy director.

The late D.C. Erinne described himself as a strong believer in human investment. No wonder upon his death at a relatively young age of 41, family and friends established the D. C. Erinne Foundation in his memory and honor for the purpose of upscaling education within the orbit of the old CMS Niger Mission.

Until its formal registration in 2015, the Foundation was run by the Founder who was following the footsteps of his educationalists and philanthropists’ parents – Mr. D.C. Erinne and Mrs. D.E. Erinne, both now of blessed memory, of Okija in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra State. His father was the first graduate in Okija who inspired generations of his people to pursue educational endeavours by supporting indigent students who had no blood ties with him. On his return from abroad, he did pioneer works in some leading schools in the former Eastern Nigeria and the Sports Commission until he was invited to the Commonwealth education office as deputy director.