A Note From Francis

Have we given up on those who have not given up on themselves?

For me, my coming to America was a miracle and has been nothing but a source of blessings for my family and community. Within the past 12 years, my life has been reformed dramatically and this reformation has affirmed the love of God in my heart.

Today, I am humbled to have been given an opportunity to serve America as a soldier. After returning safely from two rotations in Operation Iraqi Freedom, I am now blessed to be engaged in a different battle. This battle is one which is risk-free, and rewarding.

The fight against poverty has many different fronts which must all be attacked now for the sake of the many women and children, in Ghana, whose lives are ruled by despair and uselessness. This is a fight that everyone can enlist in, and is commissioned to fight. It is a fight which is progressive and which accomplishes much with every step.

Today I am asking you to join me as I extend my service to fight poverty in Ghana. Please join me, help me, use me. Extend your faith with me through your giving, and together we can watch the Lord move in the lives of many in Ghana. This is America, and through Christ who strengthens us, we shall together restore hope and confidence to the women and children of Ghana. You’ve been chosen to be here and to be blessed. Now join me in using what we have been given to bless others.

Thank you and God bless you!


Francis K. Aduoffei is the founder of Ceciyaa Foundation. He is a native of Ghana and currently serves as a Sargeant First Class in the United States Army. He is stationed in Wichita Falls, TX. Francis is a member of the First Christian Church of Burkburnett, Texas.

Christmas Meditations

As I sit here, tonight, surrounded by my children and family, I am full of the joy and satisfaction that comes from having my loved ones near at Christmastime. I am keenly aware of the blessings of God and how thoroughly and completely He has enveloped me in his provision, grace and mercy. But even as Christmas Eve turns to Christmas Morning, I am unable to sleep. Amid all of this bliss, my heart is aware of a deep longing within...

My longing is to see all of the children of Ghana as happy and contented, as well-fed, clothed and cared for as my own daughters. My longing is to see all of the women of Ghana have the opportunity to be well-educated with access to the basic healthcare that I have, and more often than not, take for granted. My longing is to see the deaf, the blind, the disabled cared for as the beautiful creations of God that they are. No child should ever be abandoned. My longing is to give the poor and disadvantaged people of Ghana more than a donation that allows me to forget about them until this time next year. My longing is that the people of Ghana, all of the people of Ghana, would come to know the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ as it is displayed to them through my giving, and yours. My longing is that, when I stand be for the King, it will be as it was according to Matthew 25: 34-36:

"Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, 'Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; Naked and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me."

I want to pour my life out before God as an offering and a sacrifice and in my heart, the longing that will not be silenced, whispers to me... "Ghana"

Current Ceciyaa Projects

The following are some of our current projects which are either already in progress, or which have been approved and are awaiting start dates.

The Children's Closet- This program collects new and gently used clothing to be given to men, women and children. The program was birthed as Ceciyaa's founder noticed how many people in rural areas of Ghana were without adequate clothing, shoes, and personal hygiene necessities. In order to meet that need, the program not only accepts clothing and shoes, but diapers, hygiene products, feminine hygiene products, and medical equipment as well.

Women's Health Initiative- This proram includes the construction of the Ceciyaa Women's Health Services & Childcare Center. Building materials and land have already been purchased and donated to Ceciyaa to construct the center, which will be located in Dubaah-Kumasi, Ghana. Free initial health screening and registration at the clinic will be made available to all of the women in the surrounding area in order to establish medical records for them and then ongoing free preventative care, diagnosis and treatment will be available, along with childcare services which will enable women to seek and find employment without worrying about their children.

Ceciyaa Vocational Training & Continuing Education Program- This program will offer vocational training courses in sewing, beauty school, baking, carpentry, and tie & dye which is a method used in the making of traditional African dress. We already have instructors in place for several of these areas of study. On the continuing education side, adult education will offer adults the opportunity to return to school in order to gain skills which will allow them to either find jobs or start their own businesses.

Leadership Initiative- This program will bring various public speakers into rural areas to speak to the communities on a variety of current issues in order to bring encouragement to the people by offering examples of those who have become achievers.

Ceciyaa Care Kit Program- This program is very special and is close to our founder's hear. This program will benefit the Kibi School for the Deaf and the Akroponj School for the Blind. Kibi is the city where Francis was born, and he was an instructor at the School for the Deaf shortly before coming to the United States. The program will give bags filled with personal hygiene products, towels, bath sponges, socks, etc. to the students at these two schools.

The Water Well Project- One of the main causes of sickness and disease in many rural communities in Ghana is the lack of clean drinking water. The Water Well Project gives donors in America the opportunity to join in the fight against the spread of disease by building water wells in rural communities. $750 covers the cost, including materials and labor, of building one well. The cost is so small when compared to the lives which will be saved and or changed by just one well.

The Evangelical Initiative- All that we, at Ceciyaa Foundation, seek to accomplish, is pursued with one goal which overshadows and outweighs all others. That goal is that the gospel of Jesus Christ may be spread among the people of Ghana. We have adopted this bold, broad mission as a means to change the way the gospel is preached. We don't want to just preach and teach the word, but we want to reach with the word, as the hands of Jesus Christ in the earth, to truly touch the nation of Ghana at the point of its great need.

You have read, in earlier posts, what we want to do, now you know how we are already at work in Ghana, please prayerfully consider joining our efforts today! Email us at ceciyaafoundation@gmail.com, to find out how you can help.

The Children’s Closet, dedicated to providing clothing and shoes to disadvantaged women and children in communities across Ghana, is the latest initiative of the Ceciyaa Foundation.
The “Closet” project sprang to life as Ceciyaa founder, Francis Aduoffei observed that many of the people near his home in Ghana are without adequate clothing and shoes. He felt compelled to find a way to meet the needs that he saw and began formulating a plan. As he began to tell everyone he met about his desire to meet this need, donations of clothing and shoes began to come in. He enlisted the assistance of his church family at First Christian Church of Burkburnett, Texas and with the help of the pastor, Judy Brock and the congregation, Aduoffei was able to secure storage facilities to house the growing inventory of clothes and shoes. Donations are currently being accepted in several American cities and will expand as the foundation recruits volunteers to coordinate clothing drives in their areas. In addition to the thousands of items of clothing that have been donated for the people of Ghana, Francis Aduoffei is donating his pickup truck for use in distributing the clothing. Having a truck will greatly facilitate the distribution of the clothing once it reaches Ghana. To help with this mission, please contact Mr. Aduoffei at (940)642-1367 or First Christian Church at (940)569-2062 for info. Clothing for men, women and children is accepted.

Bringing Food Clothing and Medical Care to Rural Ghana

The Ceciyaa Foundation is a non-profit organization which was formed in order to meet the need for basic food, clothing, and healthcare services among the poor and the disadvantaged women and children of Ghana. Ceciyaa is a multi-service community organization which fulfills its mission through dynamic programming that is responsive to the needs of the diverse communities it seeks to serve.

The mission of the Ceciyaa Foundation is to create a nurturing, stable, and healthy family environment which encourages and empowers women to initiate, attain and master the personal and social changes which are necessary to help fight ignorance, hunger, sickness and disease, in order to become effective contributing participants in the progressive development of their communities. The foundation values the expansion of opportunities and the enhancement of quality of life for the women and children of Ghana and seeks to empower these women and their families to initiate those necessary changes.

Ceciyaa will accomplish its goals through a variety of programs, including a character education and training program for children to include a childcare and learning development center; The Children’s Closet which will provide free clean clothing to children as well as women, and a preventative and women’s health initiative which will include the construction of the Ceeiyaa Women’s Health Services Center (CWHSC), in Dabaah, Kumasi, Ghana. It is the foundation’s desire to collaborate with municipal and regional governments, local community leaders, business leaders and churches in order to best identify the most critical areas of need as well as the most effective plan of action for meeting its specific goals.
Francis Aduoffei founded the Ceciyaa Foundation out of his great desire to see change in the lives of the people of his home country, Ghana. His first-hand knowledge of the plight of the women and children of Ghana fired the vision for Ceciyaa and came in great part as he considered how he could affect change using the abundant resources-- human and natural in most communities in Ghana along with the generosity and willingness of the American people.
Mr. Aduoffei, who currently serves as a Sergeant First Class in the United States Army, knows what it means to have inadequate food, clothing, and healthcare services. As a child in Ghana, he watched his mother as she struggled to help her community overcome these obstacles and how she eventually lost her life in service to others and without the benefit of proper diagnosis and medical treatment. Of his mother, he says, “She shared the family’s food with the entire community and fed countless children at our school, without asking anything in return. She never profited from her business, because she loaned money to those in need and always forgave their debts when they couldn’t pay. Late in her life, though she was ill, she sacrificed her own comfort, and used monies I sent her from America to care for her ailing father and others in her village. Her name was Ceciyaa and the foundation is named in her honor. ”