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. ”
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Join the Ceciyaa Foundation in bringing Joy to an orphaned child for Christmas!



The Ceciyaa Foundation currently supports four orphanages in rural areas of Ghana.
Combined, we assist some 80-90 children with food and through our Goats for Hope program. This year, we would like to provide a special Christmas for each of the children and with your help we can do just that!


Sponsor a child today and your gift will bring the hope and joy of Jesus Christ to a child at one of four orphanages currently being supported by Ceciyaa Foundation. Your gift of $25 will offer direct support to a child in need.

Your gift of love will help us provide a special gift for a child along with:

Nutritious food
Clothing & Shoes
Education & Medical Care

You will receive the name and photo of your “Christmas child” as well as the name and location of the orphanage where your child lives. Once gifts have been shared, you will receive pictures from our team’s visit to your child’s home.

Please help us to bring “Christmas Joy” to an orphaned Ghanaian child! Contact us today!

Ceciyaa Foundation accepts donations via PayPal to ceciyaafoundation@gmail.com or by check or money order to P.O. Box 18562. Austin, TX 78744. Please reference “Operation Christmas Joy” and be sure to send us a note with your preferred email address so that we may contact you with photos.

Thank you in advance for your love and support of these beautiful children!

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Our First Shipment Has Arrived in Ghana!

After months and months of collecting donated clothing, shoes, braille materials, hygiene supplies and medical supplies and equipment, the Ceciyaa Foundation shipped its first 40 foot container to Tema, Ghana on April 24, 2010. The container arrived in Tema on June 16th and after a bit of paperwork and clearance time, was cleared to leave the ship.


Our team on the ground in Ghana then unloaded the container, dividing out the medical supplies, braille textbooks and Ceciyaa Care Kits from the rest of the items. The medical supplies, braille textbooks and Care Kits were picked up by representatives from the hospitals and schools they were intended for and then the remaining items were loaded onto trucks and delivered to Kumasi, about three hours away. Once there the community came out in full force to assist with the unloading and storage of the items.

Many people are being blessed by receiving new clothing, shoes, diaper, and toys!

We are extremely excited and grateful for all of the support we have received in order to make this happen. Without the countless hours of work by our volunteers, we certainly could not have done it!

We have already begun planning the shipment of our second container of donated items in September, 2010. If you would like to get involved, please contact us at ceciyaafoundation@gmail.com or visit our website at www.ceciyaafoundation.com
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