Our Role

Woods International is a leading advocate for the role that communities of faith play in health and sustainable development.  We actively engage in capacity building for faith based organizations and help partner resources from international health financing institutions with religious communities to achieve impact. 

Nigerian Religious Leaders Sign Peace Decalaration Ahead of 2019 Elections - Tom Woods Receives on Behalf of International Community

Abuja, Nigeria September 18, 2018

 Faith based radio reaches millions of listeners in southeast Nigeria.  Tom Woods visits Bishop Sunday Onuoha.  March 2016

NIFAA Co-Chairs Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and the Sultan of Sokoto together with Executive Director Bishop Sunday Onuoha.

The Promise of Interfaith Action

Brookings report points to conflict prevention benefits of Woods International's health related interfaith efforts in Nigeria.  See part of the policy conclusion here.

Bishop Sunday's Commentary in the UN Special Envoy's Newsletter - October 2014 - Faith Community's Role in Improving Health

Interfaith Health Development in Nigeria - Woods International supports the Nigerian Interfaith Action Association as it expands healthcare.  See NIFAA Executive Director's Commentary

Bishop Sunday Onuoha meets with UN Special Envoy Ray Chambers

Nigerian Faith Summit for Children - May 6, 2014 - Abuja

Sec.Gen.Christian Association of Nigeria, Mark Dybul Global Fund, Tom Woods, Sultan of Sokoto, CAN President Oritsejafor, Sec.Gen. NIREC, Bishop Sunday Onuoha NIFAA.

  "So across Africa, we see examples of people tackling these problems. In Nigeria, an Interfaith effort of Christians and Muslims has set an example of cooperation to confront malaria."

- President Barack Obama

The White House Press Office: "A New Moment of Promise in Africa"

March 2013, Faith Community Consultation on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Abia State, Nigeria.

See for Yourself: Woods International's work with NIFAA

Jul 2010 in Abuja, NIFAA holds its first board meeting.

Co-chairs of the Nigerian Interfaith Action Association (NIFAA) His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto and Catholic Archbishop of Abuja John Onaiyekan joined to create a national religious sector response to malaria in Nigeria (above left).

Dec 2009, Tom Woods and NIFAA Executive Director Bishop Sunday Onuoha answer questions during national faith leader training at the National Mosque in Abuja. Photo: CIFA/Sarah Day



Sept 2009, Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair helped to examine the role of religious institutions in the fight against malaria in Africa. Photo: Michael Marsland, Yale University.

Archbishop Onaiyekan and His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto. Photo: CIFA/Sarah Day

Dec 2009, UN Special Envoy for Malaria Mr. Ray Chambers meets with Nigerian Faith Leaders, Nigerian Minister of Health Osotimehin, and Mr. Ed Scott Chairman of the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty. Photo: CIFA/Sarah Day