The Michael and Cecilia Foundation works to alleviate poverty in Nigeria and other countries. A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families in need throughout Nigeria, the Michael and Cecilia Foundation strives to reduce poverty, provide education regarding important health and social issues, and empower people to utilize their talents to better themselves and their communities. The foundation funds disease education and counseling services, vocational training and apprenticeship programs, and early childhood education initiatives, among others.
One of the foundation’s primary goals is the establishment of a university. Believing that knowledge is the key to fighting poverty effectively, organization leaders hope that the world-class university will offer practical education in private- and public-sector skill sets, giving young Africans the knowledge they need to create and maintain stable economies.
The foundation plans to institute a work-study program at the university, a model that does not yet exist in Nigeria. When the university opens, this sort of program will give students the practical experience they need to secure positions in the job market and take a leadership role in their communities.
At present, the foundation works to forge partnerships with other top schools around the world as it settles on particular curricula and teaching methods. The university soon will open with resources to support 150 students, and its 10-year development plan envisions that it eventually will educate about 5,000 students at a time.
Programs
Health Programme
The Foundation’s health programme focuses mainly on awareness and preventive measures from HIV-AIDS, Hepatitis, and Malaria to Tuberculosis. We oversee the ‘Public-Private Partnership Immunization Foundation (PPPIF), a foundation that is fulfilling the dream of sustainable immunization in Nigeria.
PPPIF is also in partnership with the National Programme on immunization (NPI), Organized Private Sector, other development agencies and public-spirited individuals. PPPIF offers free immunization of children against all child-killer disease including polio.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Our Vocational Rehabilitation Programme prepares individuals to overcome barriers to accessing, maintaining or returning to employments that are consistent with their abilities, career interest and choices.
Service offered include: Career Counseling, Peer Counseling, Business Plan Assistance, Micro Finance Sourcing, Vocational Evaluation, CV/Resume preparation Techniques, Job interview Preparation Techniques and other pre and post employment services.
Elderly Day Care
Our elderly day care is a social service programme for adults aged seventy and above, in a community based setting for the purpose of providing personal attention as well as promoting social, physical and emotional well being.
Services offered include: Case Management, Counselling, Limited Health Checks, Development of Hobbies, Meals On wheels and activities such as Television Viewing, Games and Group Eating.
