WONADEM UBA FOUNDATION
ABOUT:
Wonadem Uba Foundation (WUBAF) is a non-Profit, non-denominational and non-political organization established to support the poor and the disadvantaged in communities. WUBAF has been in operation unofficially since 2012 solely by the founder Mr. Michael Edem UBA Akpeleasi (Sir UBA) when he was a teacher in Kedjebi in the Volta Region of Ghana. During this period as a teacher, he devoted his time helping pupils who were drawn back in academics because of the lack of basic needs such as school materials, food, clothes, shoes etc. He committed about 70% of his monthly salary to taking care of these children without any support from any sponsor. In February 2020 WUBAF was officially established with few members on board to support the distribution of some basic needs to the aged, widows and other groups. Currently, the Head Office is at Lolito near Dabala, South Tongu District in the Volta Region of Ghana (The hometown of the Founder). WUBAF has members both in and outside Ghana and has Branches or Zones in the Volta, Central, Greater Accra, Eastern, Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo and Northern Region of Ghana.
THEMATIC AREAS:
WUBAF provides support to community members through small and large group outreach programs.
Health; Education and medical support
Education; Provision of school learning materials, support for the brilliant but needy students
Livelihood Empowerment: Entrepreneurship training, start-up capitals for petty traders and other business
TARGET GROUP: Children, Youth, aged, widows, drug addicts and other vulnerable groups in the community.
MISSION: To HELP THE POOR and NEEDY CHILDREN in COMMUNITIES, EDUCATE THE YOUTH, preparing them to overcome challenges in life, creating job opportunities by giving them much education and teaching them how to Love, Care and Comfort through their actions and inactions to bring peace which leads to greater development in every community.
VISION: WUBAF envisions a world full of true love and kindness, free from discrimination and unfair treatment where resources and basic needs are distributed among every person including children and other vulnerable groups.
CORE VALUES: Professionalism, Passion, Integrity, True Love, Fair treatment
GOALS:
- To cater for the poor, orphans, drug addicts, aged and widows in GHANA and other parts of the world.
- Provide leadership skills, expertise training, empower the youth in the community to participate (implementation) in liable economic projects, and encourage creating of income generating projects.
- Advocate and lobby on behalf of the beneficiaries of their initiatives to the authority’s recognition and attention.
- Ensure true love exist in the community which can do away with negativity (negativity does not sustain progress)
- To encourage the youth to learn new and modern technology to explore modern methods in farming like, green house, fish farming and new variety of crops as opposed to traditional ones.
- To ensure all present and future members receive fair and equal treatment.
PLANS:
- Mobilize items such as food stuff, provisions, clothes etc., for community Outreach programs.
- To seek support by carrying out fund-raising internally and externally for the implementation of the aims and objectives of the Foundation.
- To identify and assist in setting up economic activities for people with disabilities in communities.
- Frequently organize skill training sessions for the youth and women
ACTION
ACHIEVEMENTS
Over the years, Wonadem Uba Foundation has organized both mini and large Community outreach programs, supported community members in setting up small scale businesses, provided medical support to the ill and aged, paid school fees for some students, etc
These outreaches and individual supports were conducted at the Head office and other zones.
- In the Central Region, a young lady was enrolled into apprenticeship (Seamstress) where she received sewing machine and other items required for her to learn on the job.
OUTREACH AT LOLITO
- In the year 2021, WUBAF organized their first large group outreach program at the Head Office; Lolito in the Volta Region of Ghana. Items such as Clothes, footwears, bags, learning material etc was distributed to the community members. The beneficiaries were also provided with hot meals during the program (for 3 days)
- On the 7th of January 2022, the Foundation donated items such as bottled water, drinks, nose masks, sanitizers, soaps, diapers, wipes, detergent, and other toiletries to the maternity ward at the Emmanuel Hospital, Ho.
- WUBAF On 26th December 2020, donated, received items, food, water, toiletries, etc to the Hanukah Children's Home in Sunyani. About 45 children benefited from this outreach.
- During the Easter (April 2021) festive activities, the Bakoniaba Children’s Home also received wheelchairs, toiletories and others from the foundation.
- In December 2021, in Anlo-Afiadenyigba (Nyravase community and its environs) children, women and other community members received school materials, clothes, food, footwears and others from the Foundation.
- In March 2022, the Lolito Primary School and the Nyinuto JHS were supported with textbooks, Jerseys, balls (volley and football) and others to enhance both learning and extracurricular activities.
- In December 2022, in the Bono Region, about 23 widows and widowers in the Esereso, Odumase were supported with food items such as rice, oil, tin tomatoes etc
- During the end of year Mega Outreach, the Weta-Adidome community and its environs
