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Fatima Home for the Needy Foundation (FATNEF) is a registered national non-governmental organization committed to improving the lives of vulnerable individuals and communities across Nigeria through sustainable humanitarian interventions.
FATNEF – Compassion, Empowerment, and ServiceFatima Home for the Needy Foundation (FATNEF), registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC/IT: 8286045), was founded on Islamic and humanitarian principles. We are dedicated to restoring dignity, hope, and opportunity to Nigeria's most vulnerable populations through integrated, community-led interventions in healthcare, education, protection, humanitarian assistance, and sustainable livelihoods. Our mission is to empower individuals and strengthen communities by providing support that promotes self-reliance, social inclusion, and long-term development.
Learn MoreTo provide compassionate support, empowerment, and sustainable opportunities for vulnerable individuals and communities through integrated education, healthcare, livelihood, and protection programs.
An inclusive society where every person lives with dignity, hope, and purpose.
FATNEF operates under formal policies that promote ethical conduct, accountability, safeguarding, and inclusive development.
Guided by a Code of Conduct and Anti-Fraud Policy to ensure responsible stewardship and ethical operations.
Financial records are reconciled regularly and subject to independent review and accountability measures.
We uphold Child Protection and PSEA standards, ensuring a safe environment for beneficiaries, staff, and volunteers.
Committed to gender equality, diversity, and the inclusion of persons with disabilities and vulnerable groups.
We invest in staff development, innovation, and capacity strengthening to improve the quality and impact of our work.
Community sensitization, disease prevention, MNCH services, nutrition support, hygiene promotion, and mobile health outreach programs for vulnerable communities.
Scholarships, non-formal education, school support, child protection services, and child-friendly spaces that promote learning and development.
Gender-based violence prevention, vocational skills training, menstrual health management, advocacy, and economic empowerment initiatives.
Vocational training, micro-enterprise support, urban farming initiatives, and sustainable livelihood programs that improve household resilience.
Distribution of food and non-food items, crisis response, humanitarian assistance, and support for internally displaced persons and vulnerable households.
Community-based protection, rights advocacy, Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE), and strengthening local protection networks.
Your contribution enables Fatima Home for the Needy Foundation (FATNEF) to provide humanitarian assistance, educational support, healthcare services, livelihood opportunities, and emergency relief to vulnerable individuals and communities across Nigeria. Every donation helps create lasting positive change.
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Through FATNEF's educational support program, my children were able to return to school and continue their studies. The scholarship assistance has given our family renewed hope.
The vocational skills training organized by FATNEF empowered me to start a small business and support my household. Today, I earn a stable income and provide for my family.
FATNEF's emergency relief intervention reached our community during a difficult period. The food and essential supplies provided immediate support to many vulnerable households.