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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Welcome!
The GEANCO Foundation has a simple yet incredibly challenging goal - to save and transform the lives of poor and vulnerable women and children in the African country of Nigeria.
We will accomplish this goal through developing world-class medical, educational and athletic facilities and programs. Our work will enrich lives and empower local communities.
Our first major project is the development of a modern hospital - Augustine Memorial - in southeast Nigeria.
Learn more about GEANCO on this website or through our electronic brochure. Please JOIN US in this mission to bring health and hope to those desperately in need of both!
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An inspiring five-minute video from our September 2011 medical mission can be found HERE.
Please also take a look at this powerfully original video animation of the story behind GEANCO.
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GEANCO in major media outlets:
Mother Nature News
Afam Onyema walks the talk. Puts his money where is mouth is. However you want to put it, Onyema has given up so he can give.
NBC News theGrio.com
TheGrio's 100: Afam Onyema, building a world-class hospital in Nigeria
National Public Radio (NPR)
Global Activism Series: Chicago doctor plans to build a hospital in his hometown in Nigeria
Forbes.com: Big Achievers Share The Greatest Risks They Ever Took
US News & World Report
GEANCO completes a successful medical mission to orthopedic medical mission to Nigeria!
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Our 2009 Symposium on African women and children featured Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker
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Chinua Achebe, Africa's most esteemed and well-known writer, is GEANCO's Honorary Chairman.
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5-16-2012:
Nigeria, India lead world in maternal deaths
P.M. News
Nigeria and India jointly account for 20 per cent of global maternal deaths...
5-13-2012:
Nigeria ranks second in road accident fatalities
The Nation
Nigeria has the second highest road traffic accident fatalities among the 193 countries in the world.
3-20-2012:
Nigerians Most Educated in the U.S.
Black Entertainment Television
"Nigerian Americans have long been known for their community’s intense cultural emphasis on education, and now Census data and local surveys show that Nigerians surpass all other U.S. ethnic groups when it comes to obtaining degrees."
3-22-2010:
Out of Africa: Questions for Chinua Achebe
New York Times
Achebe: "If you were in Nigeria and had cause to go to a hospital or to see a doctor, you would then immediately understand why so many people are abroad."