GEANCO Foundation's official ribbon-cutting ceremony of its Julia Burke Maternity Centre in Enugu State, Nigeria on December 4, 2020.

Pregnant women singing out the end of 2020 with hope & joy at the Julia Burke Center in Enugu State, Nigeria.

Experience UNBREAKABLE JOY: GEANCO's Virtual Gala for Africa!

Featuring Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Garfield, David Oyelowo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cynthia Erivo, Kevin Olusola, & Whitney Cummings.

The mission of the GEANCO Foundation is to save and transform lives in Nigeria.
We lead complex surgical missions and run an innovative program to fight anemia and help poor, vulnerable pregnant women deliver healthy babies in the country.
  
Through our David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for Girls, we provide full tuition, medical care, and social & psychological support to young female victims of terrorism and gender inequality in Nigeria.  We also donate laptops, books, medicine and sports facilities to Brightland Academy in the southeast of the country.

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Benedict Cumberbatch praises the GEANCO Foundation and encourages everyone to join him as a supporter of its work. He highlights his strong admiration of Afam Onyema, who leads GEANCO, and his entire family. Hear more from Benedict at UNBREAKABLE JOY: GEANCO's Virtual Gala for Africa. Visit https://www.geanco.org/ for more details.

Andrew Garfield & Whitney Cummings receive honorary Nigerian names - and a special surprise - from David Oyelowo in recognition of their support of GEANCO and its Leadership Scholarship for Girls.

Julia Burke Maternity Center in Enugu State, Nigeria.

In this video, Chinemerem Okafor discusses how her life and education have changed since she received both a David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship and a tablet preloaded with hundreds of books from the GEANCO Foundation.

GEANCO CEO Afam Onyema appeared on KTLA's morning show on Sept. 14, 2015 to discuss the foundation's work in Nigeria and its 2015 Impact Africa Hollywood Gala featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor & David Oyelowo.

Traditional Birth Attendant Racheal Odoabuchi comments on GEANCO's COVID training and PPE donations

Local news story on the GEANCO Foundation's coronavirus training and personal protective equipment donations to Primary Health Care Workers in Anambra State, Nigeria

A short overview of the GEANCO Foundation's October 11, 2019 Hollywood Gala, which featured Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo and Scott Eastwood.

A brief recap of our 2019 Hollywood Gala ran on Access Hollywood on Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Young mothers and pregnant women at the NCHANTANCHA NIKE Health Center in Enugu, Nigeria celebrate GEANCO for providing them with a safe, dignified place to receive prenatal care and deliver their babies

Acclaimed actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and David Oyelowo interviewed on the red carpet of GEANCO's 2018 Hollywood Gala

A wide variety of celebrities voice their support for GEANCO and our work in Nigeria.

GOOD DAY LA interview - November 1, 2018

In this hilarious video, Benedict Cumberbatch promotes the Omaze campaign he is doing on behalf of GEANCO - a cause that is "very dear to his heart."

This video provides a comprehensive overview of GEANCO's projects and supporters.

This video includes the full remarks made by GEANCO's 2016 "Global Promise" Honoree Benedict Cumberbatch. Benedict's powerful speech begins at the 5:50 mark.

We honored humanitarian and Oscar-nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock, The Imitation Game) at our Oct. 21, 2016 Hollywood fundraiser.

Dr. Oz salutes GEANCO's 2013 "Global Hero" Abe Thompson and encourages everyone to donate to our work in Africa.

A "love note" of thanks to everyone who made our 2013 medical mission so successful.

A "love note" of thanks to everyone who made our 2013 medical mission so successful.

This is a video of highlights from our 2012 Health and Hope for Africa Concert Gala in Chicago. It includes interviews: NFL Hall of Famer and Chicago Bears' legend Richard Dent; John McGoldrick, Chairman of Zimmer Holdings and our 2012 Global Hero Honoree; and Dr. Marcus Lehamn, Survivor:Gabon contestant and a medical mission doctor for GEANCO.