For a decade, the Tildacare Foundation has worked to close the gap between extreme poverty and human dignity — through food, healthcare, education, and lasting community change.
The Tildacare Foundation was established in 2015 with a clear-eyed belief: that poverty is not a natural state but a solvable problem. We work across Nigeria, regardless of ethnic or religious background, because human need doesn't respect those lines.
Our work centres on children and disabled individuals — since they're often the furthest from help and the first to bear the cost of inequality. Food, clothing, shelter, education, and healthcare aren't luxuries. They're the baseline from which every life should begin.
Ten years on, we're still here. And still growing.
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Our programmes address the most immediate human needs, while building toward long-term independence and self-reliance in the communities we serve.
Feeding programmes targeting underprivileged families during festive seasons and year-round, ensuring no child sleeps hungry.
Distributing clothing to those in need, especially children, restoring dignity and warmth across communities.
Supporting vulnerable individuals with safe, stable shelter as a foundation for rebuilding lives and futures.
From back-to-school materials for 2,000 children to full sponsorships from primary through tertiary level.
Providing access to basic healthcare and medical outreach, with growing investment in preventive and primary care.
Numbers don't capture everything. But they're a start. Here's a partial picture of what community-driven change looks like over a decade.
Fed thousands of underprivileged families during the Yuletide season
Provided back-to-school materials for over 2,000 children
Sponsored a child's education from primary school through university
Delivered medical care outreach at community health fairs
Distributed clothing and essentials to vulnerable families
Featured in BusinessDay for support to 2,000 individuals
To ameliorate extreme poverty and the sense of hopelessness it begets, leveraging all available resources to provide basic human needs including food, clothing, and shelter; improve access to health and social care; and offer pathways to education and skill acquisition for lasting self-reliance.
To be the fulcrum of hope, empowerment, and social belonging for underprivileged Nigerians, creating a society where basic needs are met and every individual has the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Every contribution — whether as an individual donor, corporate sponsor, or volunteer — directly extends the reach of what we can do. No amount is too small, and no commitment too brief.