Francis Aduoffei

Francis Aduoffei
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. ”

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Ceciyaa Foundation Board of Directors Formed

Ceciyaa Foundation founder, Francis Aduoffei recently met with a small group of interested parties to form a Board of Directors for the organization.  This move was the next step in becoming a formally recognized non-profit and in applying for and obtaining 501c3 tax exempt status. 

The Board currently consist of three founding members who will meet on a regular basis to conduct the business of the foundation.  The Board members are:  Francis Aduoffei, Founder & CEO, Felicia Akhianyo, Director of Marketing and Communications and Hunter B. Smith, Director of Operations. 

The first regular meeting of the Board was held on January 29, 2010 in Austin, TX.
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Thursday, January 21, 2010

Mission Ghana Newsletter Launches

Ceciyaa Foundation is proud announce the launch of our new publication, "Mission Ghana" on January 4, 2010!  Our inaugural edition, which has been mailed to locations across America and Ghana, is loaded with insightful news and information about Ceciyaa Foundation and its efforts to bring food, clothing, clean drinking water and medical care to rural Ghana.

This quarter's feature article is written by Pastor Judy Burke of First Christian Church in Burkburnett, Texas!  Pastor Burke gives readers an insider's view of FCC's partnership with Ceciyaa Foundation.  Also included are articles on The Children's Closet, the Women's Health Initiative, and "A Note From Francis" which will be a  regular contribution by Ceciyaa founder, Francis Aduoffei. 

The newsletter will be published in January, April, July and October and is available for subscription.  If you would like to receive "Mission Ghana" on a quarterly basis, please contact us at ceciyaafoundation@gmail.com to begin receiving your newsletter now.

Mission Ghana is a publication of the Ceciyaa Foundation. 
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