Origin Of IANA

ORIGIN OF THE NAME ISSELE ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
Indigenes of Issele-Uku came together in July of 1999 in Chigaco for our inaugural meeting. Twelve members of Issele-Uku were charged with the responsibility of drawing up a Constitution and bylaws. Part of the mandate of the 1999 Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) was to recommend an appropriate name for the association.
The CDC, through a rigorous review process recommended the name Issele Association of North America, which was later adopted by the general membership at the 2000 National Convention in Houston Texas. The name Issele Association of North America was ratified at the 2001 National Convention in Denver Colorado.
As a matter of background, the 1999 Constitution Drafting Committee was made up of 17 members, male and female, all from Issele-Uku and yet, they consciously decided in their recommendation to include, in our constitution and by-laws, Issele-Uku, Issele-Mkpitime & Issele-Azagba as beneficiaries of our fund raising efforts.Then the birth of the Issele Association of North America (IANA) Organization occurred.
IANA is a registered non-profit (charitable) organization with its headquarters in Washington D.C. IANA was established in 1999, and has a 501C number in the United States. The association currently has 5 different Chapters across the USA. IANA holds bi-annual National Conventions.
ISSELE comprises Issele-Uku, Issele-Mkpitime, and Issele-Azagba Towns located in Aniocha Local Government Area in Delta State, in the mid-western region of Nigeria. ISSELE has a combined population of approximately 200,000 people. There are no major industries in the immediate area.
Since inception, IANA has supported the Issele community through the execution of the following projects:

• Equipping local primary schools with student desks, chairs, reading and writing materials, blackboards;
• Renovating the roofs, windows, and floors of local SecondarySchools;
• Installing wells for drinking water in local Secondary Schools
• Shipping a 40-foot container of hospital beds, medications, equipment, blood pressure monitors, pain pumps, bed pans, cardiac monitors and miscellaneous medical items to Issele-Uku general hospital.
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There are still numerous socioeconomic challenges facing the ISSELE community. IANA strives to continue in its effort to promote education, health, and the overall socioeconomic status of our ISSELE community. IANA is committed to supporting sustainable development projects in Issele and its environs. Your generous donations bring IANA closer to its goal.