Our Work to date...
The Dapo Agoro Foundation for Peace is a nonprofit organization that seeks to create a forum for the community to address the problem of youth violence in our communities and a support group for families that are victimized as result of youth violence.
The Dapo Agoro Foundation for Peace's programming currently focuses on
the following areas:
• To support and disseminate programs that teach the world about youth violence
in our communities
• To build a national and international network of organizations that support
families that are victimized as result of youth violence
• To Present an annual Peace Award to a student at Lester B. Pearson Catholic
High School
• To Keep the memory of Dapo Agoro alive and spread his message of non violence
• To provide a forum and support for youths who are facing youth violence
in their community
• To advocate for stricter sentences on violent crimes involving knives
The Dapo Agoro Foundation for Peace is focused on collaborating with
other organizations, public and private, in carrying out its mission.
OLADAPO AGORO PEACE AWARD
at
LESTER B. PEARSON
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
The annual award is compliments of the Agoro family and is awarded in June of each year to a graduating student chosen by the school.
The award for the recipient consists of a plaque and a cheque.
Recipients of the award are as follow:
Class of 2010: Gabriela Umanzor
Class of 2009: Lauren Whalen
Class of 2008: Nigel Grant
Class of 2007: Adeline Mutembanema
Class of 2006: Virgil Vong
Class of 2005: Jebbeh Haslet
Class of 2004: Lynn Moreau
Class of 2003: Zachary Leroux and Chamila Fernando
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"True peace
is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice."
-- Martin Luther King Jr.



