When the baby is born, the room erupts. There’s laughter, clapping, and congratulations. Cameras flash, messages pour in, and the world celebrates. And then… the room grows quiet. The applause fades. The visitors leave.And a new mother sits in silence, bleeding, aching, sometimes crying, often wondering: What now? A Story We Rarely Tell Amaka remembers […]

Halimatu was just 22 when she became pregnant with her first child. She lived in a quiet rural community in northern Nigeria, where life moved slowly and health care was often out of reach. Her pregnancy started uneventfully, at least on the outside. But at around seven months, things began to change. Her feet began

Sonia was seven months pregnant when the fever struck. It started with body aches, then chills, then relentless heat. At first, she thought it was just exhaustion, the kind that comes with walking long distances to fetch water and selling fruits in the scorching sun. But by nightfall, Sonia could barely sit up. Her skin

GEANCO Foundation has stayed committed to organizing annual free surgery missions, with the aim of bringing quality healthcare to those who need it the most in Nigeria. This year, however, marked a groundbreaking shift; our first-ever mission exclusively utilizing local expertise and expanding our reach to multiple locations. The results were nothing short of extraordinary. In previous years,

For the past ten years, GEANCO Foundation has been on a mission to revolutionize healthcare in Nigeria, starting from the Southeast, bringing life-saving laparoscopic surgeries to those who could never afford them. Alongside these surgeries, we have equipped local doctors with specialized training in minimally invasive techniques, empowering them to lead the charge in modern

Today, we stand united to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, a day that shines a spotlight on the boundless potential, aspirations, and dreams of girls worldwide. This year’s theme, “Girls’ Vision for the Future,” resonates deeply with the work we do at GEANCO Foundation, where every effort is geared toward equipping girls and women

The ribbon-cutting ceremony at Tambourine Family Health Center was a day filled with hope, joy, and a deep sense of accomplishment. From early in the morning, members of the community began to gather, some traveling long distances from neighboring villages, eager to witness the commissioning of the sixth GEANCO-Supported Modular Clinic. This wasn’t just a

She clutched her stomach for the 10th time today in reaction to the sharp pain she felt within, this was different from any other pain she had felt since she the pregnancy, why was her baby acting up? She shut her eyes tight and endured the pain, she had no other choice anyway. A week later,