The purpose and benefits of the project are numerous. Top among them are the following:

• To establish and maintain a contemporary community – centered cultural & exhibition center alternative to the traditional cultural center in the DMV area with a dual focus of functioning as a contemporary cultural & exhibition center and a community center all-in-one.
• To showcase, promote and tell the story of the rich cultural heritage, artifacts and arts of the Edo people of Nigeria and West Africa, as it has never been showcased, promoted and told before in the DMV and the United States of America. This in a community (the DMV) that is rich and bubbling with Nigerian, African and African-America populations that currently lack such a center and will welcome it with open arms.
• To organize Edo and other Nigerian, African and Africa-American cultural educational and entertainment events, on a regular basis, for the benefit of the large African and African-American population in the DMV. This will include the provision of ongoing educational literature series and updates on Edo and other African and Africa-American cultures in the DMV.
• To facilitate and encourage local and regional support for the sharing and integration of the various cultures and peoples of different cultural heritage across all demographics and governments in the DMV.