The GEANCO Foundation
8556 S. Ashland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60620
Dr. Godwin Onyema
Chief Executive Officer
Afam Onyema
Chief Operating Officer
708-439-1462
aonyema@geanco.org
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Mission Statement
The mission of The GEANCO Foundation is to develop and manage world-class medical, educational and athletic facilities in the African country of Nigeria. Our projects will improve health conditions and learning opportunities for Nigerians and will allow for powerfully beneficial collaboration and cooperation between Americans and West Africans, for the benefit of all. Our first project is the development of a world-class hospital – Augustine Memorial – in Anambra State.
Thank you for your interest in GEANCO. The statistics show the need for a world class hospital in the heart of Africa. Look with your own eyes at the health situation there, and you will see the depth of their need. It is my fierce hope that you will join us in improving healthcare for Nigeria and Africa as a whole.
- Afam Onyema, Chief Operating Officer
Chicago Tribune profiles Dr. Godwin Onyema
August 24,2009
"As promised, Chicago doctor plans to give back to his native Nigeria..."
The 2009 African Health Symposium with Forest Whitaker
"Women and Children First" focused on maternal and infant mortality and health.
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Chinua Achebe has become GEANCO's honorary Chairman
Africa's most esteemed writer, and the most well-known and respected Nigerian alive, has joined the leadership of our foundation family. Click here for the official announcement.
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NEWS
12-07-2009:
Campaign to Eradicate Guinea Worm in Hard-Hit Nigeria May Have Worked
New York Times
"After 20 years, the Carter Center is ready to declare a major victory in its war on guinea worm: Nigeria, once the worst-afflicted country in the world, appears to be free of the worms."
11-21-2009:
AIDS, malaria eclipse the biggest child-killers
Times Live
"Diarrhea and pneumonia kill an estimated 3.5 million kids under 5 each a year globally — more than HIV and malaria combined."
5-23-2009:
Death in Birth: Where Life's Start is a Deadly Risk
New York Times
"More than half of the 536,000 women who die each year in pregnancy and childbirth are in Africa, according to the World Health Organization."