Hope Raisers Global Foundation was founded in 2017 officially by Angonimi David-Imeh, a visionary leader driven by a passion to empower marginalized communities and promote sustainable development.
This was the early years before the name Hope Raisers Global Foundation was incorporated in 2017. We had a children's fun fair December of 2011. That year was a trying year for my family that was battling infertility. Rather than stay glued on our problems we decided to make lemonade with our lemons. We turned to celebrate the festive season with marginalized children that year's Christmas. With over 2000 children in attendance, a good number of primary schools partnered with us and the Aba Sports Club gave us their complex which was used as the venue for the outreach.
The two days event was characterised by music, fun fair, dance, different games/competition and there was a lot to eat, drink and gifts to take home. It eventually ended on a good note. That December, my family conceived our first child. The funfair heralded the birth of my family's lovely princess. What a joy?
Fast forward to 2015 in the city of Owerri, Imo State where we relocated to, we launched a women group called “Christian Women In Business” where a group of passionate women came together to give pep talks at different girls secondary schools, we also supported the girls with sanitary towels. This we did for three years, from 2015 to 2017. It halted due to lack of funds.
2016-2018 we supported women with products, these were homemakers whose job was to keep the home while the husband is the sole breadwinner. We started an entrepreneurial journey which we couldn't sustain because of lack of funding. Though we recorded some level of success but we had to soft pedal in order not to run into debts.
The foundation's journey again picked up in 2021 after the passing of my family's third child. I needed a way to deal with the grief that was how we found ourselves at the IDP Camp in FCT, Abuja. We focused on providing humanitarian aid to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in FCT, Nigeria. The organization's initial efforts were centered on delivering emergency assistance, including food, shelter, and medical care. Teaching of the IDP children weekly for three years.
As the foundation grew, it expanded its scope to include education, economic empowerment, and advocacy programs. This strategic shift marked a significant turning point in the organization's history, as it began to address the root causes of poverty and inequality.
In 2021, Hope Raisers Global Foundation launched its monthly outreach. This expansion marked the beginning of a new era for the organization, as it began to establish partnerships with local organizations, governments, and corporations.
Throughout 2021 until date the foundation continued to grow, both in terms of its programme scope and its global presence. New initiatives were launched, focusing on issues such as climate change, gender equality, and social justice.
Today, Hope Raisers Global Foundation is a leading local organization, working in all 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT impacting the lives of thousands of households and individuals. The foundation's programs are guided by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and are designed to promote sustainable development, human rights, and social justice.
Tomorrow's Leaders, Today's Change-Makers
As Hope Raisers Global Foundation looks to the future, it remains committed to empowering marginalized communities and promoting sustainable development. The organization's legacy serves as a testament to the power of collective action and the boundless potential of individuals to create positive change.
2025 we are set to birth more IDP “women” entrepreneurs as we also empower 1 million small holder farmers around the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory.
We have recorded numerous testimonies over the years through our interactions with IDP Children, Youths and Women.
We have seen the children metamorphosize into better, well meaning and respected persons in their community.
We have witnessed great progress in their academic pursuit, value orientation and the zeal to live out their dreams.
We have witnessed hundreds of entrepreneurs, our joy is that our women whom we have trained are still in business with testimony of being able to cater for their families, send their children back to school, provide food for their family without fail and being able to sustain their business.
Deborah's story is one that's so touching:
Deborah is a mother of four, the insurgency brought her and her entire family to the Durumi IDP camp where they had lived for over five years before Hope Raisers Global Foundation met with them.
One thing she always asked for was a sewing machine since she had honed the skill of sewing clothes. She was certain that if we could provide her with a sewing machine she would leave the IDP camp back to her state of origin.
This was a challenge as we never saw anyone who was so determined and zealous like Deborah.
We took up the challenge in 2022 and got Deborah a brand new sewing machine. The day she got the sewing machine it felt like heaven had kissed the earth as her joy was contagious and her gratitude was palpable.
She left the camp within the same week to her state of origin. As at October 2024 when we heard about Deborah, we vowed to play our role in nation building through social development as Deborah is now a shop owner with additional sewing machines, she is giving back to her community by teaching other women whose passion is on fashion design.