WHO WE ARE
We Impact Africa is a faith-based non-profit catering to the needs of those who, due to extreme poverty are suffering and dying from lack of prompt access to medicines and healthcare services, and, or hunger in Africa by connecting those who need help with those who can provide help.
By providing free and qualitative medical care services and nutrition, through the generosity of skilled medical personnel, individuals and organizations, we seek to reduce high mortality caused by preventable and treatable diseases.
Founded in 2016, We Impact Africa, in partnership with God’s Favorite House Ministries, Aba, Nigeria and other organizations carry out free medical outreaches, food distribution, and relief programs, clothe drives and educational support among the rural poor and internally displaced people.
We Impact Africa and God’s Favorite House Ministries are part of the network of New Testament Fellowship of Churches, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
THE FOUNDERS
Chinedum Uwaga is the president of We Impact Africa. From youth, has been involved in humanitarian work within, and through faith-based organizations. He has a vast experience arising from fruitful involvemnt in various areas of Christian ministry since 1983 amongst which are administration of a large multifaceted organization, pastoring, church planting, teaching in bible schools. and missions to rural areas in Africa with medical aid, food relief, provision of shelter and clean water. He has been serving on the boards of different nonprofits organizations including hospitals and schools. He provides guidance and counseling to groups and individuals as well as mentorship to young ministers. He is an international conference speaker. Annually, he travels to many countries of the world in the course of ministry. Though he resides in the US, he oversees God’s Favorite House Ministries, a mission focused Christian community located at Aba, Nigeria, West Africa. His passion is to connect those who need help in Africa with those who can provide help from around the world.
Nkechi Uwaga is the vice president of We Impact Africa. She is a registered nurse with certification in different fields of the nursing profession in Nigeria and the United States of America. With over 31 years of extensive work experience, encompassing healthcare and hospital administration, she has firsthand understanding of the problems arising from lack of access and limited access to medical care pose to the poor and rural communities in Africa. She and her husband oversee God’s Favorite house Church Nigeria, West Africa. She is an international conference speaker. As a minister of the gospel, she is passionate about prayers. Her service in Christian ministry includes group and one-on-one counseling, teaching in bible schools and mentorship. She has authored two books: “Ask and It Will Be Given To You” and “What Kind of Man is this? Even The Winds And The Waves Obey Him!” Through We Impact Africa she channels her passion to connecting those who need help in Africa with those who can provide help from around the world.
Chinedum and Nkechi are happily married and blessed with three children. Both of them have conducted several medical missions and outreaches in various parts of Africa. They are ministers within the New Testament Fellowship of Churches Elizabethtown Pennsylvania and currently members of Church On The Rock New Haven Connecticut.
HISTORY
We Impact Africa was founded in 2016 as a result of many years of unrelenting desire in the hearts of the founders to alleviate the problems of acute lack of medicines, healthcare and shortage of medical personnel and nutrition in Africa arising out of extreme poverty. It is an offshoot of God’s Favorite House Ministries, Nigeria, which was founded in November of 2005 with focus on mobilizing resources for missions to rural areas where education, healthcare, and clean water are mostly needed. The ministry regularly commissions mission trips and engages missionaries across Nigeria, Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Benin, and Togo amongst others. The ministry provides monthly support for missionaries who live and serve in some rural parts of Africa. Together, God’s Favorite House Ministries and We Impact Africa have taken teams of doctors, nurses and medical personnel on medical outreaches in some of the mentioned countries.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to provide care and reduce mortality caused by preventable and treatable diseases, and malnutrition among the poor in Africa through the provision of free medical services, medicines and food. We accomplish these through the generosity of kind hearted individuals, organizations and skilled medical personnel from around the world.
OUR MISSION
With the generous and unrelenting support of our partners and donors, our mission is to positively impact the lives of 1,000,000 African poor through the provision of food, free medicines and medical services by skilled medical personnel within the shortest time possible.
OUR SLOGAN
“Extending life by connecting those who need help with those who can provide help”
THE TWO PROBLEMS LEADING TO OUR VISION AND MISSION
1. SHORTAGE OF MEDICINES, MEDICAL RESOURCES AND PERSONNEL
According to African Renewal, World Health Organization has identified “shortage of resources and the lack of skilled personnel as the major factors inhibiting access to medicines.” Reports have it that, “approximately 1.6 million Africans died of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV-related illnesses in 2015.” The sad part is that the deaths were caused by preventable and treatable diseases. (See link)
2. CHRONIC HUNGER DUE TO EXTREME POVERTY
According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “people suffer from chronic hunger if their daily energy intake for extended period of time is below what they need for a healthy and active life.” Going by this standard, reports have it that 226.7 million people are famished in Africa. United Nation’s data contends that 3.2 million children under the age of 5 die yearly in sub-Saharan Africa due to malnutrition. (See https:/www.sos-usa.org)