Evangeline’s care & wellness Foundation (ECWF) is a not-for-profit organization, whose vision is to improve the livelihood and well-being of children most in need and their carers.
The foundations purpose stems from the need to contribute to efforts geared towards development by addressing societal and economic challenges, reaching the most in need and vulnerable persons, by improving livelihood and well-being. Through the charity’s mission and goals, the foundation aims to support interventions targeted at improving the livelihood and well-being of the people.
Through the funding support and contributions, the foundation would provide needed care to children with special needs, ensuring a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment. Giving these children a fair chance to attain desirable heights by creating an enabling environment for improved well-being.
The foundation was established in 2023 and became operational in June 2023. Roll out of intervention commenced with a pilot phase: June to December 2023.
The organization’s operations are currently within Port Harcourt, Rivers state and environs. Through its work, the foundation would connect global groups for effective collaborations including shared learnings.
Goals and Objectives
To improve access to better living conditions, welfare, health, and psychosocial support, particularly for children with special needs and their carers. The foundation would fund and contribute to the provision of amenities whilst collaborating closely with institutions providing support and care to these children in order to ensure optimal services are delivered and equitable access to opportunities that would enable them lead a happier life.
In line with the foundations’ goal to improve access to better living conditions, welfare, health, and psychosocial support, particularly for children with special needs and their caregivers, ECWF aims to:
- Provide support based on the institution’s needs to attain maximal impact for the children and their cars.
- Ensure support meets national and international standards, taking into consideration binding regulations and ethical implications while providing these services.
- Develop an institution for reference, providing value-added sensitization and awareness campaigns, to encourage and scale up support to children with special needs and their carers.
Intervention Areas
Key intervention areas mapped for support include linking and supporting:
- Educational and capacities
- Linking to accessible and affordable specific health care and therapy support
- Facility site refurbishing
- Recreational support to aid sensory cognitive mechanisms.
- Awareness and sensitization through wider engagements and collaboration
- Advocacy and policy engagements
- Capacity building and support to carers.