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Do not fill this in! ===Humanitarian work=== There is a rehabilitation programme for [[Insurgent|militants]] from Nigeria's volatile [[Niger Delta]] region, repentant armed robbers<ref>{{Cite news | first = Oge | last = Okonkwo | title = 'He provides for 1 million people daily' – Journalist writes exposé on cleric | url = http://pulse.ng/religion/t-b-joshua-he-provides-for-1million-people-daily-journalist-writes-expose-on-cleric-id3398648.html | work = Pulse (Nigeria) | date = 10 January 2015 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162002/http://pulse.ng/religion/t-b-joshua-he-provides-for-1million-people-daily-journalist-writes-expose-on-cleric-id3398648.html | url-status = live }}</ref> and sex workers who came to the church for 'deliverance'.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Nkem | last = Ikeke | title = How I Slept With Pastors – Prostitute Confesses | url = https://www.naij.com/405755-how-i-slept-with-pastors-prostitute-confesses.html | work = Naij.com (Nigeria) | date = 15 March 2015 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155939/https://www.naij.com/405755-how-i-slept-with-pastors-prostitute-confesses.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | first = Ihechukwu | last = Njoku | title = SHOCKING!!! HIV/AIDS POSITIVE PROSTITUTE CONFESSES TO T.B. JOSHUA HOW SHE INFECTED HUNDREDS OF MEN | url = https://www.360nobs.com/2014/05/shocking-hivaids-positive-prostitute-confesses-to-t-b-joshua-how-she-infected-hundreds-of-men/ | work = 360 Nobs (Nigeria) | date = 14 May 2014 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155232/https://www.360nobs.com/2014/05/shocking-hivaids-positive-prostitute-confesses-to-t-b-joshua-how-she-infected-hundreds-of-men/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Joshua provided two [[transformer|electrical transformers]] to a local community after theirs was burned beyond repair.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Amita | last = Jones | title = TB Joshua Donates Transformer To Neighbouring Community | url = https://www.modernghana.com/news/256468/1/tb-joshua-donates-transformer-to-neighbouring-comm.html | work = Modern Ghana | date = 24 December 2009 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 2 April 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190402181952/https://www.modernghana.com/news/256468/1/tb-joshua-donates-transformer-to-neighbouring-comm.html | url-status = live }}</ref> He donated over N26m to help restore electricity and put an end to over two years of power outage in four councils in the [[Akoko]] area of Ondo State.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Oluwaseun | last = Akingboye | title = Akoko youths commend T.B. Joshua over N26m donation for power restoration | url = https://guardian.ng/news/akoko-youths-commend-t-b-joshua-over-n26m-donation-for-power-restoration/ | work = Guardian (Nigeria) | date = 7 October 2017 | access-date = 9 November 2017 | archive-date = 10 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061538/https://guardian.ng/news/akoko-youths-commend-t-b-joshua-over-n26m-donation-for-power-restoration/ | url-status = live }}</ref> The cleric made donations to police forces in Nigeria,<ref>{{Cite news | first = Abiodun | last = Badejo | title = Synagogue Pastor donates patrol vehicles to Ondo Police | url = http://dailypost.ng/2015/02/18/synagogue-pastor-donates-patrol-vehicles-ondo-police/ | work = Daily Post (Nigeria) | date = 18 February 2015 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173752/http://dailypost.ng/2015/02/18/synagogue-pastor-donates-patrol-vehicles-ondo-police/ | url-status = live }}</ref> and Ghana.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Kwame | last = Botchway | title = TB's Joshua's SCOAN gives Ghana Police trucks, motorcycles | url = http://citifmonline.com/2015/10/17/tbs-joshuas-scoan-gives-ghana-police-trucks-motorcycles-photos/ | work = Citi FM (Ghana) | date = 17 October 2015 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 11 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160311014232/http://citifmonline.com/2015/10/17/tbs-joshuas-scoan-gives-ghana-police-trucks-motorcycles-photos/ | url-status = live }}</ref> SCOAN has a 'scholarship program' which caters for the academic needs of students in their thousands, ranging from primary to tertiary education.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Timi| last = Frank| title = A Burning Passion For God And Mankind| url = http://leadership.ng/columns/523068/burning-passion-god-mankind| work = Leadership (Nigeria)| date = 3 May 2016| access-date = 13 January 2017| archive-date = 16 January 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162955/http://leadership.ng/columns/523068/burning-passion-god-mankind| url-status = live}}</ref> In 2012, Joshua sponsored a Nigerian student doing a PhD in [[Oxford University]], with Nigerian media reporting she received £100,000 from the church.<ref>{{Cite news| first = Adeola| last = Adeyemo| title = Prophet T.B Joshua Sponsors Nigerian Student Yinka Oduwole With N26 Million For A PhD At Oxford University| url = http://www.bellanaija.com/2012/11/19/prophet-t-b-joshua-sponsors-nigerian-student-yinka-oduwole-with-n26-million-for-a-phd-at-oxford-university/| work = Bella Naija| date = 19 November 2012| access-date = 13 February 2013| archive-date = 21 January 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130121233202/http://www.bellanaija.com/2012/11/19/prophet-t-b-joshua-sponsors-nigerian-student-yinka-oduwole-with-n26-million-for-a-phd-at-oxford-university/| url-status = live}}</ref> He also gave a scholarship to a young [[Motswana]] to study at [[Harvard Law School]] in America.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Motswana Woman Gets TB Joshua Bursary| url = http://www.gabzfm.com/motswana-woman-gets-tb-joshua-bursary| work = Gabz FM (Botswana)| date = 12 May 2014| access-date = 13 January 2017| archive-date = 16 January 2017| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116184750/http://www.gabzfm.com/motswana-woman-gets-tb-joshua-bursary| url-status = live}}</ref> After the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], Joshua sent a team of medical personnel and humanitarian workers to the affected area, establishing a field hospital called 'Clinique Emmanuel'.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Emmanuel TV Haiti Earthquake Relief | url = http://www.modernghana.com/news/293685/1/emmanuel-tv-haiti-earthquake-relief.html | work = Read Us | date = 27 August 2010 | access-date = 14 July 2011 | archive-date = 12 October 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012083930/http://www.modernghana.com/news/293685/1/emmanuel-tv-haiti-earthquake-relief.html | url-status = live }}</ref> The 'Emmanuel TV Team' assisted victims of the earthquake that struck the nation of [[Ecuador]] in April 2016, providing over $500,000 worth of humanitarian aid.<ref>{{Cite news | title = TB Joshua Thanked By Ecuador For Donations | url = http://www.news24.com.ng/National/News/tb-joshua-thanked-by-ecuador-for-donations-20160720 | work = News 24 | date = 20 July 2016 | access-date = 17 September 2016 | archive-date = 21 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160721122212/http://www.news24.com.ng/National/News/tb-joshua-thanked-by-ecuador-for-donations-20160720 | url-status = live }}</ref> Joshua funded the building and running of a school in Lahore, Pakistan named 'Emmanuel School'. He also rebuilt a school in a rural area destroyed by the [[2016 Ecuador earthquake]], travelling to Ecuador for the opening of the school in June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Prophet TB Joshua as you have NEVER seen him! | url = http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-religion-byo-113019.html | work = Bulawayo 24 (Zimbabwe) | format = video | date = 28 June 2017 | access-date = 17 November 2017 | archive-date = 17 November 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171117070800/http://bulawayo24.com/index-id-News-sc-Religion-byo-113019.html | url-status = live }}</ref> Several groups of Nigerians attempting illegal travel to Europe through Libya have been supported at SCOAN following their deportation from the North African nation with only the clothes on their backs.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Iheoma | last = Hendy | title = TB Joshua Splashes Cash On Nigerian Deportees From Libya | url = http://buzznigeria.com/tb-joshua-assists-nigerian-deportees-from-libya/ | work = Buzz Nigeria | date = 18 June 2016 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116162947/http://buzznigeria.com/tb-joshua-assists-nigerian-deportees-from-libya/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Stories of the harsh conditions they encountered and Joshua's subsequent assistance made headlines in several local newspapers.<ref>{{Cite news | title = We drank water from a well with a corpse inside, deported Nigerian migrants recount ordeal | url = http://thenationonlineng.net/drank-water-well-corpse-inside-deported-nigerian-migrants-recount-ordeal/ | work = The Nation (Nigeria) | date = 22 October 2016 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 16 January 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170116175839/http://thenationonlineng.net/drank-water-well-corpse-inside-deported-nigerian-migrants-recount-ordeal/ | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2009, Joshua started a football club, My People FC, as part of efforts to help the youth. Two members of the team played for Nigeria's Golden Eaglets in the [[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]. [[Sani Emmanuel]], who apparently lived in SCOAN for several years,<ref>{{Cite news | first = Uchenna | last = Ajah | title = TB Joshua's Altar Boy is Eaglets' Joker | url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200911091116.html | work = All Africa | date = 9 November 2009 | access-date = 14 July 2011 | archive-date = 4 June 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604141522/http://allafrica.com/stories/200911091116.html | url-status = live }}</ref> was Nigeria's top-scorer and the tournament's MVP. Emmanuel and his colleague [[Ogenyi Onazi]] signed professional contracts with [[SS Lazio]], Onazi a key player for the Nigerian Senior Team, the Super Eagles.<ref>{{Cite news| title = TB Joshua Said I'll Score Against Venezuela| url = http://www.punchng.com/sports/tb-joshua-said-ill-score-against-venezuela/| work = Punch (Nigeria)| date = 18 November 2012| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121205075421/http://www.punchng.com/sports/tb-joshua-said-ill-score-against-venezuela/| archive-date = 5 December 2012}}</ref> WBO International Light Middleweight boxing champion [[King Davidson Emenogu]] said that Joshua has financially supported him throughout his career and purportedly prophesied that he would be a world boxing champion.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Adam | last = Leitch | title = Nigerian Prophet Predicted King's World Title Win | url = http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/9797718.Nigerian_prophet_predicted_King_s_world_title_win/ | work = Daily Echo (UK) | date = 4 July 2012 | access-date = 13 February 2013 | archive-date = 31 January 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130131052158/http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/9797718.Nigerian_prophet_predicted_King_s_world_title_win/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Joshua was involved in the meeting of the family of the late president of Liberia, [[Samuel Doe]], with the former warlord [[Prince Yormie Johnson]] who was responsible for Doe's death. During this meeting the family publicly forgave Johnson<ref>{{Cite news| title = Son Forgives Man Who Butchered President Doe | url = http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=86&art_id=qw97489038074B252 | work = IOL| date = 22 November 2000}}</ref> who said it was through Joshua's prayers that he stopped drinking alcohol and turned to Christianity.<ref>{{Cite news | first = Simon | last = Akam | title = The Comeback | url = https://newrepublic.com/article/95493/prince-johnson-liberia | work = New Republic (Liberia) | date = 28 November 2011 | access-date = 13 January 2017 | archive-date = 7 September 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220907144328/https://newrepublic.com/article/95493/prince-johnson-liberia | url-status = live }}</ref> The cleric also played a prominent role in reconciling broken homes and restoring families torn apart by false accusations.<ref>{{Cite news | title = T.B Joshua exposes demons behind Ghana's trokosi tradition | url = https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/T-B-Joshua-exposes-demons-behind-Ghana-s-trokosi-tradition-504746 | work = Ghana Web (Ghana) | date = 28 January 2017 | access-date = 20 October 2017 | archive-date = 21 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171021003713/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/religion/T-B-Joshua-exposes-demons-behind-Ghana-s-trokosi-tradition-504746 | url-status = live }}</ref> In recognition of his humanitarian activities, he was awarded a National Honour by the Nigerian government in 2008<ref name="allafrica12">{{Cite news |last=Umem |first=James |date=23 December 2008 |title=Adeboye, TB Joshua Absent At National Awards |work=Vanguard |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200812230193.html |access-date=14 July 2011 |archive-date=29 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529074133/http://allafrica.com/stories/200812230193.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as receiving a letter of appreciation from the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Makaka |first=Sam |date=30 January 2014 |title=Prophet TB Joshua Gets UN Recognition |work=Nyasa Times (Malawi) |url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/30/prophet-tb-joshua-gets-un-recognitio%E2%80%8Bn/ |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223020552/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/01/30/prophet-tb-joshua-gets-un-recognitio%E2%80%8Bn/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was further honoured as an Ambassador of Peace by the [[Arewa Youth Forum]], a predominantly Muslim organisation,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ido |first=Akan |date=4 August 2013 |title=TB Joshua Receives Peace Award From Arewa Youth Forum |work=Y Naija |url=http://www.ynaija.com/t-b-joshua-receives-peace-award-from-arewa-youth-forum/ |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-date=23 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223021347/http://www.ynaija.com/t-b-joshua-receives-peace-award-from-arewa-youth-forum/ |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as being recognised with an 'award of excellence' by [[ZAKA]], Israel's primary rescue and recovery voluntary service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anyanwu |first=Tai |date=4 November 2016 |title=Israel Honours T B Joshua For Humanitarian Exploits |work=New Telegraph (Nigeria) |url=https://newtelegraphonline.com/news/sunday-magazine/faith/israel-honours-t-b-joshua-humanitarian-exploits/ |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-date=16 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116191242/https://newtelegraphonline.com/news/sunday-magazine/faith/israel-honours-t-b-joshua-humanitarian-exploits/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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