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# TY Danjuma Foundation

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- [TY Danjuma Foundation, UN Women, and ATRED Foundation Launch Mechanised Cassava Processing Project to Empower Women Farmers in FCT](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-un-women-and-atred-foundation-launch-mechanised-cassava-processing-project-to-empower-women-farmers-in-fct/) - On 9 June 2026, the TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with UN Women and the ATRED Foundation, launched a mechanised cassava processing project for women in the Sheda Galadima community in Kwali Area Council, approximately 72 kilometres from Abuja. The project aims to improve the economic wellbeing of women engaged in cassava processing by addressing
- [Call for Participation: Validation of Nigeria's Foundations & HCDTs Database](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/call-for-participation-validation-of-nigerias-foundations-hcdts-database/) - Virtual Zonal Consultation: Validation of Nigeria's Foundations & HCDTs Database You are invited to validate Nigeria's most comprehensive database of 81 private/corporate foundations and 95 Host Community Development Trusts (HCDTs), developed by NNNGO for the TY Danjuma Foundation. Workshops (11 AM – 1 PM via Zoom): South-West: June 23 North-Central & North-West: June 24 South-East & South-South: June
- [Cascading Nutrition Knowledge to Improve Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Feeding Practices](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/cascading-nutrition-knowledge-to-improve-maternal-infant-and-young-child-feeding-practices/) - The Freeheart Africa Reach Out Foundation, with funding from the TY Danjuma Foundation, is implementing a critical malnutrition-curbing intervention in Kaduna State. As a central part of this effort, 30 primary healthcare workers have undergone an intensive two-day retraining on maternal, infant, and young child nutriotion (MIYCN) practices. The training, which concluded on Friday, April
- [Transforming Education Through Responsive Grantmaking](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/transforming-education-through-responsive-grantmaking/) - Improving learning outcomes requires a coordinated set of interrelated actions, like strengthening teaching quality, expanding access to relevant learning resources, and enhancing education management systems. Recognising that teachers are central to effective learning, the TY Danjuma Foundation has, since 2010, prioritised investments that build educator capacity and reinforce the institutional frameworks necessary for delivering quality
- [Job Adverts](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/job-adverts/) - Current Vacancies The TY Danjuma Foundation is a private independent philanthropic grantmaking organisation committed to improving the quality of life of Nigerians by supporting health and education interventions implemented by non-governmental organisations registered and working in Nigeria. The Foundation was established in 2009 by Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON – a retired Nigerian Army
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Inaugurates Learning Complex in Takum, Boosting Access to Quality Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-inaugurates-state-of-the-art-learning-complex-in-takum-boosting-access-to-quality-education/) - In a major step to improve access to quality education in Nigeria, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) has commissioned the TY Danjuma Academy, a multi-grade, ultra-modern school, in Takum, Taraba State. Officially unveiled by His Royal Majesty, Barrister Sopiya Ahmadu, Gboshi III, the Chief of Takum, this comprehensive educational complex represents a significant investment in
- [Midterm Assessment of 2022 - 2027 Strategic Goals](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/midterm-assessment-of-2022-2027-strategic-goals/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) has concluded the series of strategic review meetings as part of its mid-term evaluation of the 2022–2027 Strategic Plan. This midterm review marks a crucial point in the Foundation’s strategic journey, offering a structured chance to assess progress, measure project impact, and ensure ongoing alignment with TYDF’s mission and long-term
- [Free Medical Outreach in Makoko Community and Soteria Hospital, Lagos State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-medical-outreach-in-makoko-community-and-soteria-hospital-lagos-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF), in collaboration with Pro-Health International (PHI), concluded a week-long comprehensive medical outreach in Lagos State, targeting residents of the Makoko community. Makoko, regarded as one of Africa’s largest floating slums, is a densely populated, water-logged community built partly on stilts over the Lagos lagoon. Residents face persistent public health challenges,
- [Free Surgical Mission: Cleft and Craniofacial Surgical Intervention](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-surgical-mission-cleft-and-craniofacial-surgical-intervention/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with the Cleft and Facial Deformity Foundation (CFDF), completed a free surgical outreach for children and adults with facial deformities at Kuje General Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory. The 29th event in the series of cleft and facial deformities interventions across Nigeria continues to promote quality healthcare for
- [TY Danjuma Foundation and WHO Partner to Strengthen Nigeria’s Health Systems](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-and-who-partner-to-strengthen-nigerias-health-systems/) - On June 2, 2025, in a significant move to advance Nigeria’s healthcare system, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed a multi-year partnership agreement at the United Nations House, Abuja, reinforcing their commitment to achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Nigeria. The agreement, signed by Lt. Gen. TY Danjuma (RTD),
- [Promoting the Uptake of Maternal and Child Health Services in Akwa Ibom State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/promoting-the-uptake-of-maternal-and-child-health-services-in-akwa-ibom-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation's partnership with the Antorf Rural Resource Development Centre (ARRDEC) promoted the uptake of maternal and child healthcare services in Akwa Ibom state. By implementing strategic projects that address maternal and child healthcare challenges, the Foundation seeks to improve access to quality and affordable healthcare for mothers and children in Ibiono-Ibom and
- [Enhancing Food Security and Nutrition in Wassa IDP Camp](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/enhancing-food-security-and-nutrition-in-wassa-idp-camp/) - In March 2025, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF), in partnership with the Social Welfare Network Initiative (SWNI), distributed food to displaced persons at the Wassa IDP resettlement in the Federal Capital Territory as an intervention aimed at improving food security and addressing child malnutrition. With rising food prices and limited access to income opportunities, displaced
- [Condolence Visit and Support to Flood Victims in Borno State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/condolence-visit-and-support-to-flood-victims-in-borno-state/) - On Monday, September 23, 2024, a team from the TY Danjuma Foundation visited the Borno State Government to extend the condolences of our Founder and Chairman Emeritus to the government and good people of Borno State following the recent devastating floods, which led to deaths and continue to impact many communities adversely. Visiting team at
- [TY Danjuma Foundation’s Eye Camp Restores Sight for Over 1,160 in Taraba State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundations-eye-camp-restores-sight-for-over-1160-in-taraba-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with the Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI), hosted a transformative eye camp at the Daisy Danjuma Eye Hospital in Takum, Taraba State. The initiative aimed to reduce preventable blindness through free screenings, treatments, and surgeries for underserved communities. With millions worldwide suffering from vision impairment, preventable blindness remains a
- [Addressing Barriers to Maternal and Child Healthcare in Akwa Ibom State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/addressing-barriers-to-maternal-and-child-healthcare-in-akwa-ibom-state/) - TY Danjuma Foundation's collaboration with the Antof Rural Resource Development Centre (ARRDEC) on interventions aimed at promoting antenatal care and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services across 10 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State is yielding results. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria accounts for 20% of global maternal deaths. Up
- [World Sight Day 2024 - Children, Love Your Eyes](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/world-sight-day-2024-children-love-your-eyes/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) is delighted to join the global community in commemorating World Sight Day 2024. As a private independent philanthropic grant-making organisation, the Foundation is committed to addressing the challenges of preventable blindness across Nigeria. The theme for World Sight Day 2024, “Children, love your eyes” aligns with the theme of TYDF's eye health
- [Lt. Gen. TY Danjuma donates $500,000 to the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State..](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/lt-gen-ty-danjuma-donates-500000-to-the-university-of-medical-sciences-unimed-ondo-state/) - The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) in Ondo State has recently been the beneficiary of a generous donation from retired Lieutenant General T.Y. Danjuma. The amount of $500,000 has been allocated to support the development of the Olu Akinkugbe Faculty of Pharmacy. This significant contribution is aimed at enhancing the infrastructure necessary for the commencement
- [Vision for a Brighter Future: Combatting Preventable Blindness](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/vision-for-a-brighter-future-combatting-preventable-blindness/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, in collaboration with the Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI), recently concluded a series of free comprehensive eye care interventions in Taraba and Edo state. These initiatives were specifically designed to reduce preventable blindness among adults and children in the underserved communities of Zing Local Government Area (LGA) in Taraba State and
- [Improving Teaching Quality For Improved Quality Of Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-teaching-quality-for-improved-quality-of-education/) - On June 22, 2024, Rural Development Reform Foundation (RUDERF) partnered with the TY Danjuma Foundation to implement a programme aimed at “The Enhancing Quality Education” in Benin City, Edo State. The teacher-focused training programme is dedicated to improving the quality of education through capacity building for teachers and education managers, providing essential instructional materials and
- [Promoting Healthcare Access for People with Cleft and Facial Deformities](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-surgical-outreaches-promoting-healthcare-access-for-people-with-cleft-and-facial-deformities/) - From May 10 - 19, 2024, a significant healthcare initiative took place at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Keffi, Nasarawa state. This was the 28th Free Cleft and Craniofacial Surgery outreach, a collaborative endeavour involving the TY Danjuma Foundation, the Cleft and Facial Deformity Foundation, and the Nasarawa State Government. The primary objectives of this
- [Eradicating Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Review of TYDF’s Efforts](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/eradicating-neglected-tropical-diseases-a-review-of-tydfs-efforts/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF), convened a research presentation and review meeting on the control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria, with a focus on the control and elimination of onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, and lymphatic filariasis in Taraba state. The research was presented by the African Regional Health Education Centre at the College
- [STEM Training for Teachers in Ekiti State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/stem-training-for-teachers-in-ekiti-state/) - In line with our strategic direction of improving the quality of teaching in Nigeria, the TY Danjuma Foundation is partnering Teacher Aid Initiative (TAI) on a project titled "STEM Teachers Fellowship in Ekiti". The project is aimed at enhancing the skills of teachers and educational managers by equipping them to excel in implementing Project-Based Learning
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Expands its Medical Centre in Takum](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-expands-its-medical-centre-in-takum/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has commissioned the Daisy Danjuma Eye Hospital in Takum, Taraba state. In line with its vision of providing access to quality and affordable healthcare to people in Nigeria, the Foundation has expanded its Medical Centre in Takum to include a specialised trailblazing eye hospital. The new facility is aptly named the
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Meets with Partners and Stakeholders to Improve Synergy](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-meets-with-partners-and-stakeholders-to-improve-synergy/) - On Thursday, February 1, 2024, the TY Danjuma Foundation convened a meeting with partners and stakeholders to review progress of projects it funded in its 2023 grant cycle and to plan for the implementation of new projects in 2024 grant. The meeting was attended by representatives from government institutions, non-governmental organisations, civil society groups, and
- [TY Danjuma Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Hospital in Enugu](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-inaugurates-state-of-the-art-hospital-in-enugu/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has inaugurated the Goodwill Medical Centre (GMC) in Enugu State, a state-of-the-art facility that will provide quality and affordable healthcare for low-income and underprivileged families in the state. The GMC, located at Umuchigbo, Iji Nike in Abapka Nike Community in Enugu East Local Government Area, is initiated by Professor Uche Amazigo,
- [Happy Birthday to Our Founder and Chairman Emeritus!](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/happy-birthday-to-our-founder-and-chairman-emeritus/) - Happy birthday to Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (Rtd.), our founder and Chairman emeritus! You have touched the lives of many people with your generosity, wisdom, and leadership. You are an inspiration to us all. May God bless you with many more years of good health, happiness, and peace.
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Commissions the Merry Ehanire Mother and Child Hospital in Edo state](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-commissions-the-merry-ehanire-mother-and-child-hospital-in-edo-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has commissioned the Merry Ehanire Mother and Child Hospital in Edo state. The hospital is designed to be a beacon of hope, providing high-quality and cost-effective healthcare services for mothers and children in Benin City and beyond. The commissioning was performed by the Chairman Emeritus of the Foundation, Lt. Gen. TY
- [TYDF Boosts Maternal and Child Healthcare in Kaduna State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-boosts-maternal-and-child-healthcare-in-kaduna-state/) - We are delighted to share with you the latest updates on our project to improve access, utilisation, and affordability of quality maternal and child healthcare services in Kaduna State. This project is a partnership between the TY Danjuma Foundation and the Freehearts Africa Reach Out Foundation (FAROF), which started in 2021 and has been making
- [TY Danjuma Foundation to Improve STEM Education in Enugu State Public Schools](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-to-improve-stem-education-in-enugu-state-public-schools/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) is partnering with the Teacher Aid Initiative (TAI) to commence a six-month project-based STEM training program for public school teachers in Enugu State, Nigeria. This collaboration aims to improve the quality of education and teaching methodologies within the state’s public school system. The program started with a successful two-day hands-on training session attended
- [Enhancing Teachers’ Capacity and Quality Education in Cross River State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/enhancing-teachers-capacity-and-quality-education-in-cross-river-state/) - The Springs of Life Association for Women and Girl Child Development Initiative, in partnership with the TY Danjuma Foundation, recently completed a Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development Training (TCPDT) in the Calabar, Ikom, and Ogoja Educational Zones of Cross River State. The training is aimed at developing teachers’ capacity to facilitate learning and implement global best
- [Gen. TY Danjuma Receives International Humanitarian Service Award](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/56988-2/) - We are excited to announce that our Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Lt. Gen. TY Danjuma (Rtd) was recognised with the prestigious International Humanitarian Service Award on September 8, 2023. Accepting this award on behalf of Gen. TY Danjuma were Hannatu Gentles, Chairman, TY Danjuma Foundation, Professor Nana Tanko, Executive Director, Victims Support Fund and Gima
- [Improving Maternal and Child Healthcare in Okada Community](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-maternal-and-child-healthcare-in-okada-community/) - In an effort to improve maternal and child healthcare services and enhance the environmental condition of the healthcare centre in the Okada community, the TY Danjuma Foundation recently completed the renovation of the Okada Primary Healthcare Centre in the Ovia Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State. Renovated Ward of the Okada Primary Healthcare Centre
- [Integrating Eye Health into Routine Services at Primary Healthcare Centres](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/integrating-eye-health-into-routine-services-at-primary-healthcare-centres/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with the Noroware Osula Health Foundation and the Edo State Primary Healthcare Board, recently conducted a five-day medical outreach focused on eye Screening and treatment at the Urban Health Centre in Auchi, Edo state. This initiative is part of the Foundation’s ongoing effort to combat preventable blindness in Nigeria
- [Increasing Direct Access to Quality and Affordable Eye Care](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/increasing-direct-access-to-quality-and-affordable-eye-care/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI), has concluded a week-long medical outreach in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba state that provided free comprehensive eyecare services aimed at improving sight, reducing preventable blindness, and enhancing the overall well-being of people in the targeted communities. The Nigeria National Blindness and
- [TYDF 2017 Annual Report](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-2017-annual-report/) - Download
- [TYDF 2016 Annual Report](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-2016-annual-report/) - 2016 was a successful year for the Foundation and a year of new things as we continued to support our grantees in a more efficient manner in our quest to advance our mission in our focus areas of health and education & skills training. A strategic plan for 2017 – 2021 was developed to reposition
- [Free Surgical Mission: Reducing the Burden for People with Orofacial Deformities](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-surgical-mission-reducing-the-burden-for-people-with-orofacial-deformities/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation recently concluded a weeklong free surgical mission for people with orofacial cleft deformities at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory. The surgical mission provided access to free surgical care for indigent persons with cleft and facial deformities and created massive awareness about craniofacial anomalies. The
- [Mental Health Awareness: Improving Quality of Teaching](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/mental-health-awareness-improving-quality-of-teaching/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation is partnering with Jela’s Development Initiative (JDI) on teachers’ training focused on mental health and effective curriculum delivery in classrooms in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The training aims to bring an understanding of mental health to bear in schools where teachers may lack the basic knowledge to support the learning
- [Improving the Quality of Health: Mitigating Malnutrition Among Under-five Children in IDP Camps](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-the-quality-of-health-mitigating-malnutrition-among-under-five-children-in-idp-camps/) - On May 18, 2023, the TY Danjuma Foundation and its partner Social Welfare Network Initiative (SWNI) embarked on a food distribution targeted at vulnerable households at Wassa IDP settlement in the Federal Capital Territory. The goal of the food distribution was to mitigate malnutrition among children under-five, pregnant women, and lactating mothers displaced due to
- [TYDF to Commence Free Eyecare Mission in Taraba from May 21 - 26, 2023](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/preventable-blindness-tydf-to-commence-free-eye-care-mission-in-taraba/) - On May 21, 2023, the TY Danjuma Foundation and Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI) will commence a weeklong free comprehensive eyecare mission in Takum, Taraba state, to improve the sight of people with various forms of visual impairments as part of its effort to curb blindness and promote access to quality and affordable eye health
- [Reimagining Funding in Africa](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/reimagining-funding-in-africa/) - Join the Chief Executive Officer of TY Danjuma Foundation, Gima H. Forje, and other executive heads at the Catalysts 2030's Catalysing Change Week to discuss Reimagining Funding in Africa and lessons from Foundations funding proximate organisations on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, at 2:PM CET. To register kindly click the link: https://bit.ly/3V6WEwl
- [Call for Research Proposals](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/call-for-research-proposals/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation is announcing a call for research proposals on the following: Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDS) in Nigeria: The Experience of the TY Danjuma Foundation and, (Click the link for details) Reducing the Prevalence of Preventable Blindness in Nigeria: The Experience of the TY Danjuma Foundation. (Click the link
- [TY Danjuma Foundation to Deploy Over N2 Billion to Deepen Interventions Across Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-to-deploy-over-n2-billion-to-deepen-interventions-across-nigeria/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation will deploy over 2 billion naira in grants and programmes related costs to support interventions by non-profits working in its focus areas across Nigeria in the next five years - 2023 – 2027. This information was revealed at a Projects Inception Meeting for grantees of the Foundation that was held on
- [Dr. Uche Amazigo Wins 2022 Kyelem Prize](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/56699-2/) - Dr. Uche Veronica Amazigo, a retired trustee of the TY Danjuma Foundation, was announced as a 2022 Kyelem Prize winner. The Kyelem Prize, given annually in honor of Dr. Dominique Kyelem, recognizes people in the neglected tropical disease (NTD) field who have been particularly effective in bringing together those who implement NTD control and elimination.
- [World Humanitarian Day #TheHumanRace](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/world-humanitarian-day-thehumanrace/) - Today, the TY Danjuma Foundation joins all its partners who have endured risks to make life better for those in dire humanitarian situations across Nigeria and around the globe in commemorating the 2022 World Humanitarian Day (2022WHD). As the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs notes, whenever there are events that represent
- [TY Danjuma Foundation convenes Stakeholders’ Engagement](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-convenes-stakeholders-engagement/) - On August 4, 2022, the TY Danjuma Foundation convened a Stakeholders’ engagement of potential grantees and other development partners, at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja, to showcase its newly developed 5-year strategic plan which will run from 2022 to 2027. The purpose of the meeting was for potential grantees to share how their organisations intended to
- [Information and Testing as Tools to Combat the Spread of Hepatitis](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/information-and-testing-as-tools-to-combat-the-spread-of-hepatitis/) - Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver – due to viral infection or secondary causes such as alcohol, drugs, and immune deficiency. The common viral Hepatitis is A, B, and C. The World Health Organisation has said, “an estimated 354 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B or C, and for most, testing
- [International Women's Day 2022: "Break the Bias"](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/international-womens-day-2022/) - March 8 every year is celebrated as International Women’s Day. The theme for this year’s celebration is “gender equality today for sustainable tomorrow” with the hashtag #BreakTheBias. International Women’s Day is a global day to celebrate the historical, cultural and political achievements of women. The day is also observed in support of actions against gender
- [Promoting Full and Equal Access for Women and Girls in Science](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/promoting-full-and-equal-access-for-women-and-girls-in-science/) - The 2022 International Day for Women and Girls in Science seeks to promote full and equal access for women and girls to participate in science and technology and the roles they play. Research has shown that only 35% of students enrolled in fields pertaining to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are women. Also, women
- [Advancing Social Justice by Investing in Community Health and Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/advancing-social-justice-by-investing-in-community-health-and-education/) - This year’s World Day of Social Justice was celebrated on Sunday, February 20, 2022, with the theme “achieving social justice through formal employment”. As aptly captured by Marian Wright Edelman, “the challenge of social justice is to evoke a sense of community that we need to make our nation a better place, just as we
- [Kuru Danjuma Hospital for Children: Increasing Access to Quality Healthcare in Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/kuru-danjuma-hospital-for-children-increasing-access-to-quality-healthcare-in-nigeria/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has commissioned the Kuru Danjuma Hospital for Children (KDHC) which is designed to be a trailblazer state of the arts pediatric facility that provides world-class and affordable healthcare services centered on health promotion, disease prevention, and quality treatment. The commissioning was performed by the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire
- [Happy Birthday to Our Chairman!](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/happy-birthday-to-our-chairman/) - Happy Birthday to our Chairman and Founder - Lt. Gen. TY Danjuma (Rtd) - the most compassionate and hardworking Nigerian at 84! We wish him God's continuous blessings, good health, and long life in the service of humanity.
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Evaluates her Legacy projects in Health after 7 years of implementation.](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-evaluates-her-legacy-projects-in-health-after-7-years-of-implementation/) - After about 7 years of implementing health projects in partnership with our legacy grantees, the Foundation commenced an impact evaluation of some of our legacy projects carried out from 2010 to 2017 in Taraba, Imo, Edo, and Nassarawa States. The projects to be evaluated are; Comprehensive Free Eye Care Programme by Care Vision Support Initiative
- [TYDF Evaluates her Legacy projects in Health after 7 years of implementation](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-evaluates-her-legacy-projects-in-health-after-7-years-of-implementation/) - After about 7 years of implementing health projects in partnership with our legacy grantees, the Foundation commenced an impact evaluation of some of our legacy projects carried out since 2010 to 2017 in Taraba, Imo, #Edo and Nassarawa States. The projects to be evaluated are; Comprehensive Free Eye Care Programme by Care Vision Support Initiative
- [Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality in Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/reducing-maternal-and-child-mortality-in-nigeria/) - Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality in Nigeria In line with its mission to enhance the quality of life for Nigerians by supporting initiatives that improves access to healthcare, the TY Danjuma Foundation has been working with a range of partners to reverse the negative indices on maternal and child health. According to the Nigeria Demographic
- [Dealing with the Silent Thief of Sight](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/dealing-with-the-silent-thief-of-sight/) - As part of efforts to curb preventable blindness and to celebrate the 2021 World Glaucoma Week, The TY Danjuma Foundation conducted a free screening and awareness programme aimed at preventing avoidable visual impairment through early detection, counselling, management, and referral of glaucoma cases in rural communities of Bayelsa state and a targeted screening and treatment
- [Humanitarian Response: Providing Succor to Displaced Persons in Borno State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/humanitarian-response-providing-succor-to-displaced-persons-in-borno-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation and the Social Welfare Network Initiative (SWNI) have just concluded a food and nutrition intervention for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the new stadium IDPs camp in Maiduguri, Borno State. The project involved the purchase and distribution of food items, facility-based training for pregnant and lactating women on infant and young
- [Hope in Sight: Pushing on With Efforts to Curb Preventable Blindness](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/hope-in-sight-pushing-on-with-efforts-to-curb-preventable-blindness/) - In continuation of our effort aimed at ensuring that everyone in Nigeria has access to quality and affordable eye care, the TY Danjuma Foundation conducted two important eye health initiatives in the month of October - a free comprehensive eye camp and a targeted screening for glaucoma in Wukari and Takum LGAs of Taraba state.
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Hosts the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Takum, Taraba State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-hosts-the-un-resident-and-humanitarian-coordinator-in-takum-taraba-state/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation hosted the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria - Edward Kallon - on Tuesday, October 13, 2020 in Takum to discuss issues of mutual concern. The event was also attended by representatives of the Taraba State Government led by the Hon. Commission of Humanitarian Affairs as well of representatives
- [Increasing the Supply of Qualified Teachers in Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/increasing-the-supply-of-qualified-teachers-in-nigeria/) - The Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG-4) is the education goal. It comprises 10 targets all hinged on ensuring inclusive equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Specifically, target 4.c of the goal aims at significantly increasing the supply of qualified teachers especially in developing countries through teachers’ training. In sync with the
- [COVID-19: Sustaining Access to Maternal & Child Health Services in Edo State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/covid-19-sustaining-access-to-maternal-child-health-services-in-edo-state/) - The Foundation supported a sensitisation campaign on preventing the spread of COVID-19 amongst pregnant and lactating mothers across 14 primary healthcare facilities. The awareness creation campaign was supplemented by the production and distribution of 3000 facemasks across the 14 primary healthcare centres to pregnant and nursing mothers, healthcare workers as well as to the wider community around the Foundation's office in Edo state - Igbesawan, Igun, and Akpakpava.
- [COVID-19: TY Danjuma Foundation Donates Relief Items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Wassa Resettlement, Abuja, FCT](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/covid-19-ty-danjuma-foundation-donates-relief-items-to-internally-displaced-persons-idps-in-wassa-resettlement-abuja-fct/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation, a private, independent philanthropic grant-making organisation established in 2009 by Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (RTD), GCON – to improve the quality of life of Nigerians through health and education interventions, Wednesday April 22, 2020, donated relief items worth millions of naira to over 5,000 persons fleeing the Boko Haram insurgency
- [Improving Quality Education through Community Engagement and Partnership](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-quality-education-through-community-engagement-and-partnership/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dako LEA Primary School Community Based Management Committee and Gwagwalada Local Education Authority. The tripartite agreement seeks to restore and uphold a good learning environment in Dako LEA Primary School from the year 2020 onward and to put in place a framework for
- [Continuing a Decade-Long Support for Quality Health and Education in Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/continuing-a-decade-long-support-for-quality-health-and-education-in-nigeria/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has in the last 10 years given over 3 billion naira in grants to promote quality health care and education across states in Nigeria. In 2020, the Foundation has awarded the sum of Two Hundred Million Naira (N200, 000.000.00) in grants to 21 not-for-profit organisations to implement 24 health and education
- [TY Danjuma Foundation constructs a school in Takwatshinge community, Dass](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-constructs-a-school-in-takwatshinge-community-dass/) - In a bid to increase access to quality education for the Nigerian child, the TY Danjuma Foundation in 2019 provided grants to Fahimta Women and Youth development Initiative (FAWODYI) for the construction of a block of two classrooms in Takwatshinge Community, Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State. On September 30, 2019, the Foundation officially
- [WORLD SIGHT DAY: vision for a brighter future](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/world-sight-day-vision-for-a-brighter-future/) - Eyes are windows to the soul and enhances an individual’s productivity and creativity. The World Sight Day is an annual day of awareness held on the second Thursday of October, the event focuses on raising public awareness of blindness and visual impairment as a major international public health issue. According to the WHO, blindness of
- [Improving access to Maternal and Child Health Care in Ilushi](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-access-to-maternal-and-child-health-care-in-ilushi/) - Mrs. Susan Adene and her year old daughter received treatment from the newly renovated Primary Health Centre at Illushi community, Esan South East LGA in Edo State. Mrs. Susan Adene and her year old daughter The Primary Health Centre in Ilushi, Esan South-East of Edo state had been in a state of disrepair for the
- [Free Cleft And Craniofacial Surgery Outreach in Kwali](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-cleft-and-craniofacial-surgery-outreach-in-kwali/) - The Foundation in partnership with Cleft and Facial Deformity Foundation (CFDF) will move the surgical outreach to General Hospital Kwali, Abuja from the 30th of June to the 7th of July. The outreach will provide free facial deformities surgeries to repair several types of craniofacial deformities.
- [TYDF Funds School Feeding Programme in Taraba State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-funds-school-feeding-programme-in-taraba-state/) - TY Danjuma Foundation in partnership with FAWOYDI has funded a pilot school feeding project in Fadama Primary School in Takum Local Government Area. The School Feeding Programme in Taraba is aimed at increasing enrolment and retention of pupils in primary schools. The programme is to serve primary pupils in selected schools in the FCT and
- [TY Danjuma Foundation brings water to Lupwe Community](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-brings-water-to-lupwe-community/) - On January 22, 2019, the TY Danjuma Foundation with its partners commissioned a motorised borehole with a 45,000-liters overhead tank capacity in the premises of Venstra Theological Reformed Seminary in Bika Lupwe Community, as part of efforts by the TY Danjuma Foundation to improve access to clean and portable water in Nigeria. The Chairman, TY
- [TY Danjuma Foundation to Unveil Projects for 2019 Grants Year](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-to-unveil-projects-for-2019-grants-year/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation is set to unveil its grantees and projects that will be implemented across States in Nigeria in the 2019 grant cycle on February 6, 2019. On this day, the Foundation will also announce the total grants amount to fund Health and Education intervention while highlighting the focus areas of the interventions
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Disburse Grants to Fund Health and Education Projects](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-disburse-grants-to-fund-health-and-education-projects/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has awarded the sum of One Hundred and Ninety-Seven Million Naira in grants to fund 24 projects in Health and Education across Nigeria. Gima Forje, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation made the formal announcement and presented cheques to selected implementing partners at the opening of the Foundation’s annual
- [OBITUARY - Prof. Jean Frances Herskovits Corry (May 1935 – February 2019)](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/obituary-prof-jean-frances-herskovits-corry-may-1935-february-2019/) - It is with regret and profound sadness that the TY Danjuma Foundation announces the death of one of its founding trustees – Prof. Jean Herskovits Corry on February 5, 2019 in New York, USA. Prof. Jean Herskovits Corry served on the Programmes Committee of the Board since its inception in 2009, where she provided strategic oversight on the implementation of education projects.
- [Providing Water for Health #World Water Day](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/providing-water-for-health-world-water-day/) - Water is life. But dirty and contaminated water breeds death. The knowledge of the correlation between clean water and good health is probably many centuries old. In all honesty now, it is basic knowledge. Yet it is 2019 and on March 22, we have serious cause to reflect on the many challenges we continue to
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Trains Over 100 NGOs in Nigeria](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-trains-over-100-ngos-in-nigeria/) - On Friday, March 22, 2019, the TY Danjuma Foundation, Nigeria’s first indigenous grantmaking Foundation, organised a one-day capacity building training for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Nigeria to improve capacity to source for funding for social development projects. The event which brought together over 100 NGOs was held concurrently at the CBN International Training Institute in
- [TY Danjuma Foundation commissions a community based emergency health transport in Niger State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-commissions-a-community-based-emergency-health-transport-in-niger-state/) - A maternal, neonatal and child health project implementation by RaiSe Foundation with funding from the TY Danjuma Foundation has reached a milestone with the commissioning of the community based emergency transport (tricycle ambulance) and the establishment of the transport management scheme. This is a major progress indicator for the project with a goal to reduce
- [Improving maternal and child health in Yakoko, Taraba State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/improving-maternal-and-child-health-in-yakoko-taraba-state/) - In our maternal and child health interventions, the Foundation strives to make tremendous impact in rural communities across Nigeria. One of the ways to ensure intervention impact is to keep a close watch on the implementation. Hence, a team of staffs embarked on a monitoring visit to a health intervention implemented by St. Monica Maternity,
- [TY Danjuma Foundation award prizes to winners of 2019 Channels International Kids cup](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-award-prizes-to-winners-of-2019-channels-international-kids-cup/) - For the fourth year in a row, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) has partnered with Channels Television on the Channels International Kids Cup; a football competition organised initially for primary schools across Nigeria but now expanded to Africa, to promote quality education through sports. The Foundation supports the competition by awarding grants to the top
- [TY Danjuma Foundation brings Free Eye Care Services to the Mambila Plateau](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-brings-free-eye-care-services-to-the-mambila-plateau/) - Abubakar Hassan stood behind his grandson, Umar Sani on the queue while waiting for their turn to be screened at the TY Danjuma Foundation funded free eye care mission. Umar is 8 years and has a persistent eye condition that seems to be defying treatment. The condition takes a toll on the class three pupil’s
- [Reducing needless blindness and ensuring vision for a brighter future in Iguobazua community, Edo State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/reducing-needless-blindness-and-ensuring-vision-for-a-brighter-future-in-iguobazua-community-edo-state/) - About three quarters of the 1.4 million blind children in the world are in Africa and Asia. The Nigeria National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey found the prevalence of blindness in children aged 10–15 years in Nigeria. The causes of visual impairment in children vary from one region to the other. Lesions of the optic nerve
- [Promoting Quality Teaching in the 21st Century through Teachers’ Training](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/promoting-quality-teaching-in-the-21st-century-through-teachers-training/) - The Teacher’s Connect Conference is a TY Danjuma Foundation’ funded project aimed at providing better trained 21st Century - Tech savvy teachers with a fully equipped digital learning center in Edo South senatorial zone of Edo state. The project implemented by RavenBrooks International seeks to improve the quality of education for pupils in Nigeria through
- [Promoting WASH through Provision of Portable Water in Rural Communities](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/promoting-wash-through-provision-of-portable-water-in-rural-communities/) - The TY Danjuma Foundation has commissioned a solar powered borehole providing 10,000 litres of water to Ukpada and Utugwang Communities in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River state. The borehole was built to improve water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) for schools in the area. It also provides a source of portable water for the
- [Community Campaign Against Cancer](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/community-campaign-against-cancer/) - Over 100,000 Nigerians are diagnosed with cancer every year, out of which about 80,000 die due to late detection or presentation. A ratio of 4 in 5 makes Nigeria the country with the worst cancer death ration in the world. A woman dies of cervical cancer every hour in Nigeria and Breast cancer now kills
- [Supporting Education in Primary Schools through Football](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/supporting-education-in-primary-schools-through-football/) - Football as a sport is played in most primary schools in Nigeria. It is a sport that promotes good health through exercise, it promotes teamwork and camaraderie. It provides a platform for the pupils to express themselves without barriers and be known when featured in a competition. It also attracts for their schools developmental projects
- [TYDF award Grants to the top 3 winning schools in 2018 Channels International Kids Cup](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tydf-award-grants-to-the-top-3-winning-schools-in-2018-channels-international-kids-cup-2/) - The Foundation partnered with Channels Television on the 2018 Channels International Kids cup. The Foundation provided grants to the top 3 winning schools and support to the local organizing committee. This year, the Foundation gave out a total of N4.5 million in Grants to the top 3 winning schools and also donated 3000 books to
- [TY Danjuma Foundation in partnership with Pro-Health International brings free one week medical outreach to Wukari](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-in-partnership-with-pro-health-international-brings-free-one-week-medical-outreach-to-wukari/) - TY Danjuma Foundation sponsored one-week free medical outreach in partnership with Pro-Health International will take place at the General Hospital Wukari, Taraba State. The outreach will commence on the 24 to 29th September and visit this site - https://pro-mark-pharmacies.com/use-of-cheap-levitra/. It will provide; Free medical Consultations Free General and specialized surgeries Free Laboratory Tests Free eye care and
- [TY Danjuma Foundation to Construct Maternity Referral Centre in Takum](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-to-construct-maternity-referral-centre-in-takum/) - On Monday, October 24, 2016, The TY Danjuma Foundation, TY Holdings, and Chairmen of Takum, Ussa, and Donga Local Government Areas formally handed over project site for the construction of a Maternity Referral Centre to Development Africa and signed the Memorandum of Understanding for the project. The event signified the start of construction work on the
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Staff retreat](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-staff-retreat-2/) - The staff retreat titled "Uniting to realign and be focused on the Vision" was an avenue to bring staff together to realign with the vision of the Foundation and plan for the year. It provided an avenue for feedback to the staff on how the Foundation is progressing. Unit Heads presented unit achievements and goals. A presentation on Staff Synergy
- [Free Cleft And Craniofacial Surgery Outreach in Kwali by TY Danjuma Foundation](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-cleft-and-craniofacial-surgery-outreach-in-kwali-by-ty-danjuma-foundation/) - The Foundation in partnership with Cleft and Facial Deformity Foundation (CFDF) will move the surgical outreach to General Hospital https://doughertys-ravens.com/dapoxetine-analogs-and-substitutes.htm Kwali, Abuja from the 30th of June to the 7th of July. The outreach will provide free facial deformities surgeries to repair several types of craniofacial deformities.
- [TY Danjuma Foundation in partnership with CAVSI provide free eye screening for primary and secondary schools in Abudu, Orhonnmwon LGA of Edo State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-in-partnership-with-cavsi-provide-free-eye-screening-for-primary-and-secondary-schools-in-abudu-orhonnmwon-lga-of-edo-state/) - "I first discovered I could not see very well when I was in primary 4, I had to sit in front to be able to see what was written on the board. When reading, I must hold the book close to my eyes and it pained my eyes very well”. This is the story of
- [Free surgical mission at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state for indigent citizens of the state](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-surgical-mission-at-the-federal-teaching-hospital-in-abakaliki-ebonyi-state-for-indigent-citizens-of-the-state/) - From June 7, 2018 to June 22, 2018, the TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) will commence a free surgical mission at the Federal Teaching Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state for indigent citizens of the state. The agreement to carry out 2 weeks' free surgery was reached late
- [Free eye screening for primary and secondary schools in Abudu, Orhonnmwon LGA of Edo State](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/free-eye-screening-for-primary-and-secondary-schools-in-abudu-orhonnmwon-lga-of-edo-state/) - TY Danjuma Foundation in partnership with CAVSI provide free eye screening for primary and secondary schools in Abudu, Orhonnmwon LGA of Edo State. “I first discovered I could not see very well when I was in primary 4, I had to sit in front to be able to see what was written on the board.
- [TY Danjuma Foundation Staff retreat](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ty-danjuma-foundation-staff-retreat/) - The staff retreat titled "Uniting to realign and be focused on the Vision" was an avenue to bring staff together to realign with the vision of the Foundation and plan for the year. It provided an avenue for feedback to the staff on how the Foundation is progressing. Unit Heads presented unit achievements and goals.

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- [About Us](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/about/) - About the Foundation TY Danjuma Foundation is a private independent philanthropic grantmaking organisation committed to improving the quality of life of Nigerians, by supporting health and education interventions implemented by Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) registered and working in Nigeria.. The Foundation was established in 2009 by Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma, GCON - a retired Nigerian
- [Publications](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/media-center/publications/) - Publications TYDF 2025 Progress Report May 19, 2026 TYDF-WHO Year one Progress Report February 26, 2026 TYDF-MC Eighth Progress Report February 26, 2026 TYDF-MC Seventh Progress Report June 10, 2025 TYDF 2024 Progress Report June 10, 2025 TYDF-MC Sixth Progress Report June 10, 2025 Situation Report on the Control and Elimination of NTDs in Taraba
- [Contact Us](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/contact-us/) - Contact Us Reach us for general enquiries  Head Office - Abuja Plot 988, Cadastral Zone A00, Central Business District Abuja-FCT, Nigeria+234 906 544 7852 contact@tydanjumafoundation.org  Taraba Office Former Ministry of Poverty Alleviation Office, Jolly Nyame Street, after Taraba Hotel, Jalingo, Taraba State.+234 811 654 8718 taraba@tydanjumafoundation.org  Edo Office 1st Floor, Ighodaro Ehanire House,34 Akpakpava
- [Donate](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/donate/) - Support Our Work Thank you for your interest in the TY Danjuma Foundation. Please send an email to contact@tydanjumafoundation.org if you are interested in supporting the Foundation's work.
- [Interns](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/interns/) - 2026 Internship Opportunities The TY Danjuma Foundation, an independent private indigenous philanthropic grantmaking organisation with offices in Abuja, Taraba and Edo state seeks to hire young graduates who have completed the national youth service scheme or received an exemption, for a 10-month internship programme at its Head Office located in Abuja. The internship will run
- [Grants Database](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/grants-database/) - Interventions Supported [table id=4 responsive=scroll datatables_columnfilterwidgets=true datatables_columnfilterwidgets_exclude_columns=2 /]
- [Rufkatu Danjuma Maternity](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/health/rufkatu-danjuma-maternity/) - About TY Danjuma Foundation Medical Centre The TY Danjuma Foundation Medical Centre comprises of the Rufkatu Danjuma Medical Center (RDM), Kuru Danjuma Hospital for Children (KDHC), and Daisy Danjuma Eye Hospital (DDEH). They are specialized medical facilities that are providing advanced maternal, new-born, and childcare to the most vulnerable people in Takum, Taraba State, and
- [Our Team](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/home/our-team/) - Our Team Gima H. Forje Chief Executive Officer Abuja Office Tersoo Akula Education Officer Rachel Joy Samdi Executive Assistant Eucheria Unimnake Programme Officer Health Grace Manggwei HR & Admin Officer Nkechi Chukwuka Grants Officer Jeffrey Terhile Godi Knowledge Management Officer Francis Adoga Communications Officer Charity Ojoma Onoja Finance & Audit Assistant Farida Kitchener Communications
- [Grantmaking](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/grantmaking/) - Grantmaking The Foundation’s grantmaking approach is catalytic. We work with partners to better understand challenges faced by communities where we work to design actionable solutions to address identified needs. Our grants making process is two pronged; Annual Grants and Discretionary Grants Main Grants Every year, the Foundation works with qualified organisations based in Nigeria to implement projects
- [Terms and Coditions](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/terms-and-conditions/) - Terms and Conditions – TYDF Webpage The TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) provides payment services to prospective donors, and these Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) govern their use of these services. The governing language is English, and users must form a binding contract with the Foundation and not be barred from receiving services under the applicable jurisdiction.
- [Refund Policy](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/refund-policy/) - Refund Policy The user of the payment service on the Foundation's website, if applicable, understands and consents that the Issuing Bank, Payment Scheme, or other financial institutions may (i) refuse to settle a transaction or (ii) make chargebacks against the Foundation under specific conditions. In the event that the payment service user accepts settlement for
- [Discretionary Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/grantmaking/discretionary-grants/) - Discretionary Grants About Discretionary GrantEligibility Apply for Discretionary Grant The Foundation uses the Discretionary Grants to provide succour to Nigerians affected by humanitarian emergencies. The Grant is deployed to facilitate rapid response across Nigeria to people facing humanitarian emergencies or for any other intervention as determined by the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Goal The overarching
- [Professor Alice Eta Asim](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/professor-alice-eta-asim-2/) - Professor Alice Eta Asim Trustee Professor Alice Eta Asim Trustee Professor Alice Eta Asim is a professor of Educational Evaluation and the current Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. She holds a Ph.D from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Prof. Asim is a Consulting Editor to numerous organisations and was
- [Dr. Akin Oyemakinde](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/dr-akin-oyemakinde-2/) - Dr. Akin Oyemakinde Trustee Dr. Akin Oyemakinde Trustee Dr. Akin Oyemakinde graduated from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) and a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MB.BS) in 1979 and 1986 respectively. He joined the Federal Ministry of Health as a Senior Health Planning Officer in 1989. Within a few
- [Dr Ugo Okoli](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/dr-ugo-okoli/) - Dr Chibugo (Ugo) Okoli Trustee Dr Chibugo (Ugo) Okoli Trustee Dr Ugo Okoli is a seasoned Public Health Practitioner with both national and international experience in various aspects of public health practice. She holds a Masters degree in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is a Fellow of the
- [Board of Trustees](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/) - Board of Trustees Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON (RTD) Founder & Chairman Emeritus Mrs. Hannatu Gentles Chairman, Board of Trustees Mr. Simon M. Foster Trustee Ms. Gloria Danjuma Trustee Mr. Ishaya Danjuma Trustee Dr. Ugo Okoli Trustee Dr. Akin Oyemakinde Trustee Prof. Alice Eta Asim Trustee Mr. Theo Danjuma Trustee
- [Latest News](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/media-center/latest-news/) - The Latest News page provides information about the work and activities of the Foundation. It showcases news, articles, and events of the Foundation.
- [Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/lt-gen-theophilus-yakubu-danjuma-gcon/) - Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON (Rtd) Founder & Chairman Emeritus Lt. Gen. Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma GCON (Rtd) Founder & Chairman Emeritus General TY Danjuma is the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the TY Danjuma Foundation. He had an illustrious career in the Nigerian Army retiring as Chief of Army Staff in 1979. General TY
- [Annual Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/grantmaking/annual-grants/) - Annual Grants About Annual GrantsEligibility How to Apply About Annual Grants This is the primary funding scheme of the Foundation through which grants are awarded once annually after a careful screening process by Management and the Board of Trustees. Every year, a Call for Concept Notes is published, requesting qualified organisations based in Nigeria to
- [Ishaya Danjuma](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/ishaya-danjuma/) - Ishaya Danjuma Trustee Ishaya Danjuma Trustee Ishaya Danjuma attended Hordle’s House School and St Bede’s School both in England. He moved on to Santa Monica College, California, USA, and has participated in several management trainings including Owner Management Programme and Finance for Non-Finance Managers from the Lagos Business School, Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. He serves in
- [Partnerships & Collaborations](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/grantmaking/partnerships-collaborations/) - Partnership & Collaboration The Foundation is aware of important actors and individuals working actively in its focus areas and we employ networking and partnership building as tools to expand our reach. We work towards establishing a wide array of collaborative relationships aimed at leveraging additional human and material resources to maximise our impact. Our Partnership
- [Ms. Gloria Danjuma](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/ms-gloria-danjuma/) - Ms. Gloria Danjuma Trustee Ms. Gloria Danjuma Trustee Ms. Gloria Danjuma joined the Board in June 2013. Ms Danjuma, a second-generation member of the Danjuma family sits on the Finance and Investment Committee of the Board, where her youthful and valuable insights as well as her passion for the work of the foundation are greatly
- [Mrs Hannatu Gentles](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/mrs-hannatu-gentles/) - Mrs Hannatu Gentles Chairman, Board of Trustees Mrs Hannatu Gentles Chairman, Board of Trustees Hannatu Gentles is the Chairman of the board of Trustees of the TY Danjuma Foundation. She is also the Chief Operating Officer at TY Danjuma Family Office, she joined the Family Office at it’s inception in 2009 and oversees the HR,
- [Media Center](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/media-center-2/) - Media Center Rufkatu Danjuma Maternity Fourth Year Report Download TYDF 2020 Annual Report Download View More Reports Watch more videos Latest News TY Danjuma Foundation, UN Women, and ATRED Foundation Launch Mechanised Cassava Processing Project to Empower Women Farmers in FCT Jun 19, 2026On 9 June 2026, the TY Danjuma Foundation, in partnership with UN
- [Videos](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/media-center/videos/) - Our Video Gallery Visit our YouTube Channel for more Videos Feb 12, 2022 Lt. Gen. TY Danjuma tells the inspiring story behind his establishment of the TY Danjuma Foundation Aug 23, 2021 Free cleft and facial deformity surgeries outreach in Keffi, Nasarawa State Apr 6, 2019 Mrs Fostina Uchendu recounts her experience when she delivered
- [Supported Projects](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/past-projects/) - Projects Supported Through grantee partners, the Foundation empowers communities around the country to tackle issues that matter to them in order to deliver positive results and lasting impact. In the past, the Foundation’s funding also focused on providing skills for people living with disabilities and income generation for people at the grassroots. Click Here for
- [Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/education/) - Education Enhancing Access to Quality Education Support for Universal Basic Education through Teacher's Training Upgrading Teachers’ Quality The World Bank’s Education Global Group notes in their 2018 background paper to the World Development Report that many teachers in public schools in Sub-Saharan Africa lack the requisite skills to deliver quality learning. Findings from Nigeria Education Data
- [Programmes](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/) - Programmes  Health Programme We are committed to ensuring access to quality healthcare among underserved communities in Nigeria by supporting interventions that provide comprehensive eye care services aimed at reducing preventable blindness; improving maternal and child health care; combating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs); and improving community access to portable water, with emphasis on proper sanitation
- [Health](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/programmes/health/) - Health Providing access to quality and affordable healthcare. Preventable BlindnessMaternal and Child HealthNeglected Tropical DiseasesRufkatu Danjuma Maternity Blindness remains a major problem of public health significance in Nigeria. The National Blindness and Visual Impairment Survey for Nigeria which was conducted in 2008, estimates that 1.1 million Nigerian adults are blind and an additional 3 million
- [Mr Simon M. Foster](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/simon-m-foster/) - Mr Simon M. Foster Trustee Mr Simon M. Foster Trustee Simon Foster joined TY Danjuma Foundation as a Trustee in 2018 and sits on the Finance & Investment Committee. Simon qualified as an accountant with Ernst & Young and has over 20 years of post-qualification experience in international investment environments. Simon holds both the UK
- [Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/dr-osagie-e-ehanire/) - Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire Trustee Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire Trustee Dr. Osagie E. Ehanire is a Nigerian from Edo State, an outstanding surgeon with an MD from Germany’s prestigious Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich’s College of Medicine. He pursued postgraduate Residency training also in Germany, at Teaching hospitals affiliated with the Universities of Dusseldorf and
- [Professor Uche Amazigo](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/professor-uche-amazigo/) - Professor Uche Veronica Amazigo, FAS Prince Mahidol Laureate in Public Health Professor Uche Veronica Amazigo, FAS Trustee Professor Uche Amazigo, retired Director of the World Health Organization African Programme for Onchocerciasis {River blindness}, is a Medical Parasitologist and Public Health Specialist. She is one of the few Africans to have led a specialized UN Agency,
- [Privacy Policy](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/home/privacy-policy/) - Privacy policy TY Danjuma Foundation (TYDF) has created this website (www.tydanjumafoundation.org) to make available information about the Foundation and our work. Thank you for visiting our website. This privacy policy tells you how we use personal information collected on this site. Please read this privacy policy before using the site or submitting any personal information.
- [Donation History](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/donation-history/) - [donation_history]
- [Mr Luc Robert](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/mr-luc-robert/) - Mr Luc Robert Trustee Mr Luc Robert Trustee Mr. Luc Robert is the Founder and Executive Director of Compass Strategy Consultants, S.A, Geneva. A Swiss national, Mr. Robert holds a Licence degree in Economics from Neuchâtel University, Switzerland and a Diploma in Commercial Maturity. He specialises in the areas of textile industry, metal works, construction
- [Media Center](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/media-center/) - Photos from the Field 2019 Gallery 2018 Gallery 2017 Gallery 2016 Gallery 2015 Gallery 2014 Gallery 2013 Gallery 2012 Gallery 2011 Gallery 2010 Gallery
- [Prof. Jean Herskovits](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/board-of-trustees/prof-jean-herskovits/) - Prof. Jean Herskovits Trustee Prof. Jean Herskovits Trustee Prof. Jean Herskovits is a research professor of history at the State University of New York at Purchase. She specialises in African history and politics and has also taught at Brown University, Swarthmore College, City College of the City University of New York and Columbia University. She
- [Community Fund](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/community-fund/) - Community Funds The Community fund is a grant making facility and direct financing mechanism created in 2011 for small and medium scale community initiatives specially designed for Taraba and Edo States by TY Danjuma Foundation. Community fund brings funding closer to the communities and to make it possible for less formally constituted organisations to receive

## Projects

- [Hope for the Unborn Child IDP Intervention; Ohugua, Edo 2015](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/hope-for-the-unborn-child-idp-intervention-ohugua-edo-2015/) - Hope for the Unborn Child Hope for the Unborn Child; IDP Intervention; Ohugua, Edo 2015
- [Skill Training for the physically challanged Kaduna](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/skill-training-for-the-physically-challanged-kaduna/) - All Children Charity International Foundation Skill Training for the physically challanged; Kaduna 2012
- [Que Initiative; Skills Training; Edo](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/que-initiative-skills-training-edo/) - Que Initiative Que Initiative; Skills Training; Edo 2013
- [Youth Empowerment Foundation; Skills Training Abuja 2014](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/youth-empowerment-foundation-skills-training-abuja-2014/) - Youth Empowerment Foundation Youth Empowerment Foundation; Skills Training; Abuja 2014
- [All Children Charity International Foundation Pegi, Kuje, FCT 2015](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/all-children-charity-international-foundation-pegi-kuje-fct-2015/) - All Children Charity International Foundation All Children Charity International Foundation; IDP Intervention; Pegi, Kuje, FCT
- [Quick Impact Intervention Wukari 2011](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/quick-impact-intervention-wukari-2011/) - Quick Impact Intervention Quick Impact Intervention; Wukari 2011
- [Quick Impact Intervention; Flood Relief; Benin, Edo 2012](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/quick-impact-intervention-flood-relief-benin-edo-2012/) - Quick Impact Intervention Quick Impact Intervention; Flood Relief; Benin, Edo 2012
- [Relief Intervention; Jalingo, Taraba 2014](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/relief-intervention-jalingo-taraba-2014/) - Relief Intervention Relief Intervention; Jalingo, Taraba 2014
- [The Leprosy Mission 2010](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/the-leprosy-mission-2010/) - The Leprosy Mission The Leprosy Mission 2010
- [Care for Life; Hand Pumps Rehabilitation](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/care-for-life-hand-pumps-rehabilitation/) - Care for Life Care for Life; Hand Pumps Rehabilitation
- [Pro Health International](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/pro-health-international/) - Pro Health International Pro Health International; Free Medical Mission; Ovia South West, Edo
- [The Leprosy Mission; Rehabilitation of Leprosarium; Niger](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/the-leprosy-mission-rehabilitation-of-leprosarium-niger/) - The Leprosy Mission The Leprosy Mission; Rehabilitation of Leprosarium; Niger
- [Riders for Health; Strengthening Health System](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/riders-for-health-strengthening-health-system/) - Riders for Health Strengthening Health System; Taraba - Health Initiatives - 2013
- [Pro Health International; Free Medical Mission, Iruekpen, Edo](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/pro-health-international-free-medical-mission-iruekpen-edo/) - Pro Health International Pro Health International; Free Medical Mission, Iruekpen, Edo
- [Pro Health International; Free Medical Mission; Uhunmwode, Edo](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/pro-health-international-free-medical-mission-uhunmwode-edo/) - Pro Health International Free Medical Mission; Uhunmwode, Edo
- [Care Vision Support Initiatives; Eye Care Support; Jalingo, Taraba](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/care-vision-support-initiatives-eye-care-support-jalingo-taraba/) - Care Vision Support Initiatives Care Vision Support Initiatives; Eye Care Support; Jalingo, Taraba
- [Pro Health International - Kuchingoro FCT-2015](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/pro-health-international-kuchingoro-fct-2015/) - Pro Health International Pro Health International; IDP Intervention; Kuchingoro, FCT
- [Total Child Care Gwagwalada](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/total-child-care-gwagwalada/) - Total Child Care Initiative School Project; Dako, Gwagwalada - Education - 2011
- [Fahimta Women Youth Dev 2013](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/fahimta-women-youth-dev-2013/) - Fahimta Women & Youth Dev Initiative; Enhacing Quality Education; Fulataran, Bauchi 2013
- [Fahimta Women & Youth Dev](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/fahimta-women-youth-dev/) - Fahimta Women & Youth Development Initiatives School Project, Fulataran, Bauchi - Education - 2011
- [Anglo-Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/anglo-nigerian-welfare-association-for-the-blind/) - Anglo-Nigerian Welfare Association for the Blind Improving Learning; Abuja, FCT - Education - 2013
- [Women Wing of CAN](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/women-wing-of-can/) - Women Wing of CAN Women Wing of CAN ; Health Education; Gassol, Taraba
- [TCCI, Gwagwalada, FCT](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/tcci-gwagwalada-fct/) - Total Child Care Initiative TCCI, Enhancing Quality Education (Portable Water); Dako, Gwagwalada, FCT
- [Total Child Care Initiative](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/total-child-care-initiative/) - Total Child Care Initiative School Feeding Programme; Dako, Gwagwalda, FCT - Education - 2016
- [NextGen](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project/nextgen/) - NextGen Enhancing Quality Education, Library Project; Ewu, Edo - Education - 2015

## Paystack Forms

- [Invitation to Donate](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/?paystack_form=invitation-to-donate)

## Reports

- [Auto Draft](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/report/auto-draft/)
- [Rufkatu Danjuma Maternity Fourth Year Report](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/report/rufkatu-danjuma-maternity-fourth-year-report/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [Health](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/health/)
- [Eye Screening](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/health/eye-screening/)
- [Health Projects](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/health/health-projects/)
- [Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/education/)
- [Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/grants/)
- [Welfare](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/welfare/)
- [Discretionary Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/discretionary-grants/)
- [Partnership](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/partnership/)
- [Edo community Fund](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/edo-community-fund/)
- [Taraba Community Fund](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/taraba-community-fund/)
- [Main Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/main-grants/)
- [TYDF Annual Report](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/reports/tydf-annual-report/)
- [TYDF Reports](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/reports/)
- [Jobs](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/category/jobs/)

## Tags

- [Eye Screening](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/eye-screening/)
- [Health](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/health/)
- [Health Projects](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/health-projects/)
- [Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/education/)
- [Grants](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/grants/)
- [TY Danjuma](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/ty-danjuma/)
- [staff welfare](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/staff-welfare/)
- [Water](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/water/)
- [Community](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/community/)
- [Maternal](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/maternal/)
- [Neonatal](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/neonatal/)
- [Child health](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/child-health/)
- [Girl education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/girl-education/)
- [library](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/library/)
- [computers](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/computers/)
- [Annual Reports](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/tag/annual-reports/)

## Project Categories

- [Education](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project_category/education/)
- [Health Initiatives](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project_category/health-initiatives/)
- [Humanitarian Support](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project_category/humanitarian-support/)
- [Skills Training](https://tydanjumafoundation.org/project_category/skills-training/)