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.
Latest News
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....
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...
Gen. TY Danjuma Receives International Humanitarian Service Award
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....
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...
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...
TYDF to Commence Free Eyecare Mission in Taraba from May 21 – 26, 2023
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...
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...
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