In April 2021, we lost a giant of African Civil Society in Innocent Chukwuma. In recognition of his immense contribution to civil society in Africa throughout the course of his life and in particular, the significant role he played in the founding of the Association for Research on Civil Society in Africa (AROCSA) and the establishment of the African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (LTFP), AROCSA is pleased to announce that the program has now been renamed the ‘Innocent Chukwuma African NGO Leadership Transition Fellowship Program (ICLTFP)’ as a way of honoring and immortalizing his memory and legacy.
Read our press statement announcing the change in the program’s name and a personal statement from his wife, Mrs. Josephine Chukwuma, on the role Innocent Chukwuma played in the birthing of AROCSA and the establishment of the LTFP here.