2021 ANNUAL REPORT

1.2. CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE FOUNDATION AND REGISTRATION WITH CAC NIGERIA

The conceptualization, and registration of JNOF with CAC, Nigeria spanned through February 2021 to June 2021. The Foundation was founded in memory of tLate Chief Ezeji John Nwandilobi Onyebueze, a native of Ejiaocha Umuejie in Umuekpe Ntigha Autonomous Community. A man inspired by and committed to uplifting education, healthcare access, and social welfare services to the indigents, his locality, and others during his lifetime. The certificate of incorporation by CAC Nigeria with registration number; R/No -162143 was issued on the 23rd of July 2021. Subsequently, a taxpayer identification number (TIN); 23987385 was obtained on the 28th of August 2021 from the FIRS Nigeria for tax evaluation. 

1.3. CLEARANCE FOR BUSINESS

JNOF officially opened her corporate bank account with Access Bank Nigeria (A/C NO: 1498666983) on the 23rd of September 2021. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Nigeria through her Special Control Unit against Money Laundering (SCUML) issued a clearance certificate with registration number; 141400776 for the commencement of business akin to a ‘nihil obstat’ on the 4th of October 2024. 

1.4. OFFICIAL LUNCH OF THE FOUNDATION, MAIDEN FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH, AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, AND GIFTING OF SOCIAL WELFARE ITEMS.

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE FOUNDATION AND THE MAIDEN FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH: The Foundation set off preparations for the official launch of the Foundation, Maiden Free Medical Outreach, Award of Scholarships, and Social Welfare Services which was held on the 30th of December 2021 at the Umuekpe Ntigha Civic Hall. The event was not just remarkable but memorable as it turned into a health carnival for most rural community dwellers within the locality in dire need of healthcare services, which had been unaffordable and, most times unavailable. A total of 1,000 persons benefited from the medical outreach. Our volunteer team of doctors, nurses, laboratory scientists, optometrists, pharmacy attendants, other workers and attendants, and community leaders and stakeholders formidably sufficed. There were also enough point-of-care laboratory (lab) test kits for use and a stockpile of drugs across all health conditions to sufficiently dispense. The beneficiaries had their vital signs; blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate, and temperature checked by the nurses. The lab scientists manned the station for basic investigation comprising sections for fasting or random blood glucose for the adult beneficiaries and any other child as recommended by the doctors; total cholesterol, Hb, blood group/genotype, and urinalysis, all on the recommendations of the doctors. The optometrist took charge of the eye check section and issued glasses and primary care treatment to those in need. The doctors' team held the center stage for the review including history taking, examination, lab results interpretation, and treatment of the beneficiaries, while the pharmacy technicians and attendants did well their job and promptly dispensed the prescribed drugs  

AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE 2021/22 ACADEMIC SESSION: The hope to complete tertiary education was also rekindled amongst the indigent undergraduates from the Umuekpe Ntigha Autonomous Community as all eligible candidates had their tuition taken up by the Foundation through her ‘full tenure scholarship awards’ to indigent students in the Umuekpe Ntigha Autonomous Community for the rest of their undergraduate academic years. The following are the scholarship award recipients for the 2021/22 academic year.

GIFTING OF SOCIAL WELFARE ITEMS: Mixed feelings, tears, and shouts of joy heralded the gifting of food items and condiments under the Social Welfare Scheme of JNOF to the ‘Idinotu Women Association of Umuekpe Ntigha Autonomous Community’. A body comprising all women married into the community in appreciation of their motherly roles in the community and as a Christmastide festival gesture. The gift items include the following.

· 40 bags of rice 

· 10 cartons of sachet tomatoes 

· 15 cartons of sachet groundnut oil 

Sumptuous refreshment snacks and a main meal with beverage drinks were also provided for the attendees of the event.

1.5. OUR VOLUNTEERS

1) Dr John Onyebueze – Specialist Physician

2) Dr Davidson Nwoko – Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist 

3) Dr Emeka Nwefo – Consultant Psychiatrist

4) Dr Chiamaka Okereke – Specialist Physician

5) Dr Okechukwu Ucheji – Specialist Family Physician 

6) Dr Iheme Charles – Medical Officer 

7) Mrs. Lorretta Onyebueze – Environmental Health Officer

8) Mrs. Dorathy Joseph-Ujoh – Retired Director of Nursing

9) Mrs. Vivian Onyebueze - Patrick – Senior Nursing Officer

10) Miss Chiamaka Joseph – Med Lab Scientist

11) Dr Onyinyechi Nwosu – Optometrist

12) Miss Amarachi Joseph – National Youth Service Corps lawyer

13) Miss Ezinne Chigbu – Pharmacy Technology student

1.6. APPRECIATION

JNOF appreciates first God Almighty, through Him and in Him all good come, for His grace of the good work of the Foundation, and in the hope of the fortunes it shall bear to the community and the respective recipients. Gratitude also goes to the Founder/President of the JNOF; Engr. Julius Nnandilobi, for the initiative and resources he has committed to ensure a successful year for the Foundation. Thanks to the other awesome members of the team: the Board Secretary; Dr. John Ugochukwu Onyebueze, the Directors; Dr. Samuel O Ude and Attorney Ifeanyichukwu Ojobor, and the Project Coordinator; Ms. Judith Anokwu.

Special regards to the people of Umuekpe Ntigha Autonomous Community for their availability to the opportunity to benefit from the gifting of the welfare items and the medical outreach. So also, the people from the neighboring communities were privileged to benefit from the medical outreach. Special mention to the presence and roles played by the community leaders and stakeholders to see to the success of the occasion. Particularly the executives of the Umuekpe Ntigha Community Council led by Mr. Peter Nwanorue, and notably; Chief Charles Chigbu, Elder Okwudiri Nwosu, and other prominent sons and daughters of the community who helped in ensuring decorum on that day. To our scholarship award recipients, you are highly appreciated and honored. The future is now in your hands.

Special recognition to our team of volunteer doctors and other healthcare professionals for their unquantifiable amazing services on that day driven by passion to give back to humanity. You are all part of this history and deserve commendation.

God bless us all.

We are only but a family, a non-government and non-profit organization rendering free healthcare services, scholarships, and social welfare services for the uplifting of humanity and society, locally and at large