About LikeMinds
The story of a brotherhood built on purpose, united in love for Nomeh Unateze, and driven by the timeless spirit of Ofu Obi Umunwanne.
Who We Are & Why We Exist
The Nomeh Unateze Community Development LikeMinds 1980–1986 Association is a non-profit, non-political organization of indigenes of Nomeh, a proud community in Enugu State, Nigeria, who were born between the years 1980 and 1986.
Bound together by birth, community, and a deep love for our homeland, the members of LikeMinds have solemnly resolved to provide for ourselves a constitution and to be governed by its provisions, channelling our collective energy, resources, and professional expertise toward the development of Nomeh.
Our motto — Ofu Obi Umunwanne — captures our founding spirit perfectly. No matter where life has taken us to, we remain one people with one heart for Nomeh.
"We do firmly and solemnly resolve to provide for ourselves a constitution and to be governed by the provisions therein contained."
Non-Profit
Organization
Non-Political
Association
Age Bracket
1980 – 1986
Base
Enugu, Nigeria
How LikeMinds Began
A phone call. A shared laugh. A decision that made history.
It should not end here. Since we are all within 1980 to 1986, let us form an Age Grade so we can keep the spirit, one love, growing.
— The suggestion that started it all, May 2024
A Call That Was Never Meant to Be Historic
Sometime in May 2024, a few friends, Nomeh indigenes born between 1980 and 1986, got on a call to share pleasantries and jokes. Laughter filled the atmosphere. The kind of warmth that only old friends can stir swept through every voice on the line, gladdening every heart. Nobody planned for that call to change anything. And yet, it changed everything.
The Idea That Took Root
In the middle of the merriment, someone paused and said something that would outlast the laughter: "It should not end here." That simple thought was all it took. Since everyone on the call was born within the same window of years, 1980 to 1986, it would be beautiful to formalise what already existed between them: form an Age Grade, so that one love could keep growing. The idea landed with warmth and unanimous agreement. The friendship would not remain just a phone call. It would become a movement.
A Name and a Declaration
In the days that followed, a name was adopted: LikeMinds - Ofu Obi Umunwanne. It was more than a name, it was a declaration. Ofu Obi Umunwanne means "one heart, one brotherhood," and it perfectly captured what these men already were to one another. With that name came a sense of responsibility: to channel their collective talent, resources, and passion toward the development of Nomeh Unateze, the community that raised them.
The First of Its Kind
What began as a phone call made history. LikeMinds 1980–1986 became the first known Age Grade group in Nomeh Unateze, and the first formally registered Age Grade with the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, in the community, bearing registration number RN. 7810996. Great things rarely begin with grand plans. They begin with people who love each other, who choose not to let a good thing end.
Ofu Obi Umunwanne.
Aims & Objectives
The aims and objectives of the Association shall include but are not limited to:
To engage in social and community projects.
To embark on welfare and empowerment programs and ancillary activities as a means of giving back and inspiring the people of the community.
To engage in, participate and encourage charitable, benevolent and other philanthropic activities within the association's location and jurisdiction.
To maintain and nurture a spirit of brotherhood, patriotism, love and cooperation among members.
To defend and protect the rights and interests of the age grade and the entire members wherever they are domiciled.
To encourage the progress and welfare of the age grade and Nomeh in general.
To contribute to peace, unity and progress of the members and their families.
To demonstrate empathy, sympathy and benevolence to members in particular and others in need in the community in general.
Core Objectives
Social & Charitable Works
To engage in social and charitable works, render assistance to the needy and less privileged in the society.
Youth Empowerment
To empower youths and all categories of unemployed or underemployed youth and adults for more productivity.
Entrepreneurship Development
To encourage entrepreneurship development, capacity building and skill acquisition.
Eradicate Poverty & Crime
To engage in activities that will eradicate poverty, idleness and crime in our community.
Community Development
To leverage the developmental process of the community by assisting, cooperating, and encouraging the community and town.