Ngozi Children Foundation · Registered NGO, Nigeria

Every child deserves a healthy start and a hand to hold.

We work in slums, orphanages and under-resourced communities across Nigeria, closing the gap in children's healthcare, nutrition and education — one classroom, one clinic visit, one meal at a time.

Health & wellbeing is at the heart of everything we build.
Students at an NGC Foundation International Women's Day event, Ibeku High School, Umuahia
Health & Wellbeing
Nutrition & Feeding
Education
Welfare

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STREET KIDS FED IN OUR FIRST ANNUAL FEEDING PROJECT

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STUDENTS GIVEN FREE EDUCATION IN A TEACHER-SHORT ABIA COMMUNITY

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FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED TO CHILDREN WHO COULDN'T PAY FEES

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SANITARY PADS DISTRIBUTED WITH MENSTRUAL HEALTH EDUCATION

Ijeoma Augustina Ambrose, founder of NGC Foundation
Ijeoma Augustina Ambrose · Founder
Our Founder

Built from a mother's love, run with a scientist's eye.

Ijeoma Augustina Ambrose — Founder, NGC Foundation

I named this foundation after my mother, Ngozi, whose undying love for children who weren't hers led her to feed, clothe, house and teach children on the street. Before she passed, she told me never to neglect the poor. NGC Foundation is how I carry that forward.

I hold a BSc in Microbiology and an MSc in Medical Microbiology, with hands-on laboratory experience and independent research work behind me. I work as a clinical laboratory microbiologist, and I'm an AMR (antimicrobial resistance) researcher and advocate, analysing large-scale health data as part of that work.

That scientific grounding shapes how NGC Foundation runs: our health programmes are built on evidence, not guesswork. But the reason I do this work at all is simpler — a lifelong love for children's health and wellbeing, and a belief that every child deserves to grow up well, not just to survive.

Why healthcare leads our model: a child who is sick or malnourished cannot learn, and a community without health literacy cannot protect its children. Every NGC programme is designed around that link.
What We Do

Five fingers, one hand — five pillars, one mission.

Each colour in our handprint mark stands for a part of a child's wellbeing. We don't treat them separately; a healthy child needs all five held together.

Health & Wellbeing

Medical care access, hygiene sensitisation, menstrual health education and disease-prevention outreach such as our COVID-19 awareness programme.

Nutrition & Feeding

Feeding programmes for street children and kids in poor communities, tackling hunger that keeps children from learning and staying well.

Education

Volunteer teachers for understaffed public schools, learning materials, ICT skills, and scholarships that bring out-of-school children back to class.

Welfare & Empowerment

Clothing, shelter support and skills training, plus counselling and empowerment for abused and less-privileged women and girls.

Community

Seminars and forums that help young people and local communities realise their own potential and sustain change after we leave.

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Quality & inclusive education for every child

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Good health and wellbeing of children

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Zero hunger — no child goes without a meal

Careers

Work with us.

We're a small, growing team, and we're looking for a few people to help us do more. Open positions below — reach out even if a role isn't listed and you think you can help.

Grant Writer
Contract Commission-based Remote-friendly

Research and write grant applications for NGC Foundation's education, health and feeding programmes. Paid a commission on every grant secured through your application.

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Program Coordinator
Part-time Nigeria-based

Help plan and run feeding days, school visits and health outreach on the ground, and keep our impact records up to date.

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Communications & Social Media
Part-time Remote-friendly

Tell our story online, manage our Instagram and Facebook, and help us reach more donors and volunteers.

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Finance & Admin Support
Part-time Nigeria-based

Support bookkeeping, donation tracking and day-to-day admin as we grow our programmes.

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Get Involved

Give, or give your time.

Both keep our programmes running. Choose the way that fits you.

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Join as a Volunteer

Teach, support a health outreach day, or lend your skills to our team. Tell us about yourself through our quick form.

Volunteer sign-ups are collected through a short Google Form so we can match you to the right programme.
Apply via Google Form

Ready to be a hand this child can hold?

Every naira, every hour, every skill you share goes straight back into a community that's counting on it.

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