Initiative for African Children (INFAC), a non-government, non-profitable organisation was formed on the 3rd of February 1997 with a strong passion for helping the needy and under privileged people across Africa.
The foundation hence, seeks to contribute to the well-being of women and children by providing resources and facilities necessary to improve healthcare and education in Nigeria. Our goal is for healthcare and education to be easily accessible and available for women and children in Africa.
INFAC aims to create a better environment for the African child with specific focus on issues regarding health and education.
To inspire hope and contribute to health and well-being in Africa by investing in the lives of children and youth, build the healthy environments they need to thrive, and empower them to create lasting change in their own lives and communities.
Antoinette Okonkwo is a medical student at the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.
Her decision to start running the NGO after 17 years of inactivity comes from her dedication to help people and make other people’s lives better.
Antoinette has volunteered and given back to her community in different ways in the past 7 years. In secondary school, she was President of the Saint Vincent De Paul Catholic society where/and she organised and raised funds for different orphanages and internally displaced people’s camps in Nigeria.
Antoinette is really interested in providing resources and facilities necessary to improve healthcare and education in Nigeria. Her goal is for healthcare and education to be easily accessible and available for women and children in Africa. She is also excited to work with other organisations and agencies to achieve her goal.
- Providing resources and facilities necessary for the improvement of health and education in less privileged children.
- Create and promote educational programmes for children in underfunded schools.
- Educate the public on the issues that negatively affect children and their mothers.
- Providing healthcare resources and facilities to pregnant women to improve their general health and wellbeing.