OUR IMPACT
$41.5 Million
Awarded in Grants
Over 340 Projects
Implemented
Across 36 States
and the FCT
More than 10 Million
People reached
GRANTMAKING
Annual Grants
The Foundation supports initiatives across Nigeria by inviting NGOs to apply for funding to implement projects within its focus areas of Health and Education. Interventions under this grant can be implemented in any state in Nigeria.
Discretionary Grants
The Grant is administered all year-round to facilitate rapid response to people facing humanitarian emergencies in Nigeria and for interventions determined to be within the Foundation’s focus areas.
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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...
International Women’s Day 2022: “Break the Bias”
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...
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,...
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...
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...
COVID-19: Sustaining Access to Maternal & Child Health Services in Edo State
As part of efforts to promote and sustain access to quality and affordable health care services in Nigeria over the last ten years, the TY Danjuma Foundation has funded projects aimed at upgrading...
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...
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