Oduneye Foundation

Mission The Oduneye Foundation is committed to fostering knowledge and innovation to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods throughout Africa. The Oduneye Foundation supports initiatives that improve access to health and educational opportunities. Based in Lagos and London, the Foundation works with a distinguished Board of Trustees. Vision Building an Africa where all citizens have access to quality health care, education and equal opportunities to realize their potentials. Main Goals – Enhance community health care by providing free medical services to rural communities which lack adequate medical facilities _Promoting Entrepreneurship – Improve the quality of education of children and young people – Alleviate the extreme poverty in communities across the country by providing clean drinking water, and encouraging the education/empowerment of women. Values The Foundation will operate with the following core values: Informed and responsive grant making Community involvement Government participation Accountability to beneficiaries Encourages innovation Promote philanthropy Focus Areas Community Health Initiatives Enhancing Quality of Education Income Generation/Entrepreneurship How the Foundation works The Oduneye Foundation works mainly through Non-Governmental Organisations and Community Based groups. Our strategy of working through partnerships is intended to build institutional capacity of groups, supporting innovation and ensuring that the funding provided meets the needs of the target beneficiaries and is culturally relevant. In doing so, the Foundation encourages its grantees to forge collaborations and partnerships with local, state and national government agencies to enhance sustainability of the projects. The Foundation also seeks collaboration with other grant makers and international agencies working in its target areas. Where necessary, the Foundation will leverage additional funding from other sources to support partner’s initiatives.