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CAYDOC is a major programme of the Ayétòrò-Yewa community, chartered to organize the annual Ayétòrò-Yewa Day celebration and coordinate related fundraising and civic projects.
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REPORT OF THE CELEBRATION OF 2025 AYETORO-YEWA DAY BY THE CENTRAL AYETORO YEWA DAY ORGANIZING COMMITTEE (CAYDOC)
The 2024 Ayetoro-Yewa Day Celebration featured cultural, educational, sporting, religious, and humanitarian activities. Highlights included scholarships for 70 students, free healthcare, awards, cultural displays, and football competitions. A ₦500 million development fund was launched, generating ₦7.895 million to support community development.
### HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2023 AYETORO-YEWA DAY CELEBRATION The **2023 Ayetoro-Yewa Day Celebration** was successfully held from **6th to 12th November 2023**, featuring traditional, cultural, educational, sporting, religious, humanitarian, and developmental activities. The celebration began with the **Gbedu drum, 21-gun salute, traditional rites, prayers, historical visits**, and football competitions at the palace of the Alaye of Ayetoro. Clubs, societies, chiefs, and community leaders also paid homage to the Alaye, alongside charity and humanitarian activities. Educational activities included **quiz and speaking competitions, motivational talks, cultural programmes, scholarships for 70 students**, and the presentation of furniture and generators to selected schools. Free healthcare services were also provided. A special **Jumaat service** was held at the Ayetoro Central Mosque, followed by the Inter-Artisan Association football final. The **Yarin/Award Night** honoured six distinguished indigenes and friends of Ayetoro, including two deceased recipients. The **Grand Finale and reception in honour of Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, Minister of State for Environment**, attracted a massive gathering. The event featured vibrant cultural displays of songs, drumming, chanting, and dancing. A **₦500 million development fund** was launched, generating **₦28,343,555**, including pledges. Free screening and treatment for hypertension, diabetes, and malaria were also provided. The celebration concluded with a **Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul African Church, Ayetoro**, with prayers for the progress and development of the community.
### HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2021 MODIFIED AYETORO-YEWA DAY CELEBRATION The **2021 Modified Ayetoro-Yewa Day Celebration** featured a week of traditional, cultural, educational, sporting, religious, and developmental activities, bringing together indigenes, residents, leaders, and friends of Ayetoro-Yewa. The celebration commenced with the **Gbedu drum, 21-gun salute, traditional rites, prayers, historical visits**, and football competitions. Other activities included homage by clubs, societies, chiefs, and community leaders, charity visits, quiz and speaking competitions, motivational talks, cultural displays, literacy programmes, and the distribution of school uniforms, notebooks, and instructional materials. A major highlight was the **Ayetoro Development Summit and launch of the 10-Year Ayetoro Development Plan**, themed *“Community Efforts for Development, Complementing Government Programmes.”* Papers were presented on economic development, ICT, women empowerment, human capital and entrepreneurship, healthcare, poverty alleviation, and mining. Free medical services were also provided. The programme continued with a special **Jumaat service**, a football final attended by the Alaye, chiefs, Baales, residents, and indigenes, and a **Thanksgiving Service at St. Paul African Church**, where prayers were offered for the progress and development of Ayetoro-Yewa.
### HIGHLIGHTS OF THE 2019 AYETORO-YEWA DAY CELEBRATION The **2019 Ayetoro-Yewa Day Celebration** was held from **5th to 10th November 2019**, with a special Thanksgiving Service on 11th November. The week-long programme featured traditional, cultural, educational, sporting, religious, humanitarian, and community development activities. The celebration commenced with the **Gbedu drum, 21-gun salute, traditional rites, prayers, historical visits**, and football competitions at the palace of the Alaye of Ayetoro. Clubs, societies, chiefs, and community leaders also paid homage to the Alaye, alongside charity and humanitarian activities. Educational programmes included **quiz and speaking competitions, motivational talks, scholarships for 70 students**, and the presentation of furniture and generators to selected schools. Other activities included a **secondary school marathon, cultural evening, Ayo competition, and inter-primary school competitions**. A special **Jumaat service** was held at the Ayetoro Central Mosque, followed by the Inter-Artisan Association football final. The **Yarin/Award Night** honoured four distinguished indigenes and friends of Ayetoro, including one deceased recipient. The **Grand Finale** attracted a massive gathering and featured vibrant cultural displays of songs, drumming, chanting, and dancing. A **₦250 million development fund** was launched, generating **₦7,895,000**, including pledges. Free health screening for hypertension, diabetes, and malaria was also provided. The celebration concluded with a **Thanksgiving Service at First Baptist Church, Ayetoro**, with prayers for the progress and development of the community.
The **2018 Ayetoro-Yewa Day Celebration** was held over several days and featured a wide range of traditional, cultural, educational, sporting, religious, and humanitarian activities. The programme began with the **Gbedu drum, 21-gun salute, traditional rites, prayers, and historical visits** at the palace of the Alaye of Ayetoro. Other activities included football competitions, homage by clubs and community leaders, charity visits, quiz and speaking competitions, motivational talks, scholarships for **70 students**, and donations of furniture and generators to selected schools. A marathon race, cultural evening, Ayo competition, and inter-school sporting activities were also held. The **Yarin/Award Night** honoured four distinguished indigenes and friends of Ayetoro. The grand finale featured vibrant cultural displays and attracted a large gathering. A **₦250 million development fund** was launched, generating **₦7.895 million**, including pledges. Free health screening and a thanksgiving service were also held.
