LANDSCAPING IN PROGRESS SHOWING NEWLY PLANTED GRASS AND SHADE TREES
GRASS BEING MOWED FOLLWING THE RAINS
ECAF recently launched the Mary Catherine Ahaneku Meal Program in honor of our late matriarch, Ugoeze Mary Catherine Ahaneku, in response to the prevailing economic situation in the country which has deepened poverty in our communities, of which Sacred Heart School is a part. As a result, many children come to school hungry, a condition which our mother was famous for addressing – feeding the hungry! We believe that maintaining that legacy at this particular point in time is our responsibility; a call for action! This program which is in it’s pilot stage, is presently providing meals once a week to the school children. Provision of once-a-week meal for Sacred Heart School children may seem small, but serves a great need and is sustainable. It is our hope that as more funds and other resources become available, the program will be able to serve more meals, more frequently. The generosity of friends and family of ECAF have made this program come to fruition.
Sacred Heart school children being served meals.
Children having meals in their classroom
ECAF recently donated brand new school uniforms and bookbags to the children of Sacred Heart School. Presentation of the school items was conducted at the school as the children assembled in front of their school. Chief Steve Ahaneku along with Mrs. Ngozi Ohammah (nee Ahaneku) and Mrs. Martina Ibe (nee Ahaneku) and some community members were present during the event.
New school uniforms donated by ECAF being sorted.
Mrs Ngozi Ohammah, Mrs Martina Ibe and Chief Steve Ahaneku at the event.
Steve and a communuty leader, Nze Nwauwa and Ngozi and Head Teacher at the presentation.
Children decked out in their new uniforms and bookbags donated by ECAF.
Steve inspecting the new uniforms and bookbags donated by ECAF at the event.
Ngozi and the Head Teacher posing with the new school uniforms donated by ECAF.
The Foundation’s first project began in 2017 with Sacred Heart School. Sacred Heart School was established over sixty years ago by Catholic Missionaries and His Royal Highness, Eze Cyprian Ahaneku, late traditional ruler of Ifakala Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli in Imo State, Nigeria. The school was decimated by a storm in 2016.
