Jeff Uju Cares Foundation – Every Child Deserves School, Food, & Care.

Every Child deserves school, food & care

We are a Nigerian Lagos-based foundation supporting children aged 5 to 12. We enroll out-of-school children into public primary schools, serve daily lunches, and provide targeted pediatric checkups for boys and girls.

No child should have to choose school. food. care.

No child should be out of school, hungry, or without medical care because of where they were born. Jeff Uju Cares Foundation exists to change that, one child, one classroom, one meal, one health check at a time.

Who We Are

Jeff Uju Cares Foundation (JUCF) is a Nigerian nonprofit organization based in Lagos State, registered since January 2016 and dedicated entirely to the welfare of children between the ages of 5 and 12. We focus on three connected problems that stand between a child and a healthy childhood: being out of school, going hungry even while enrolled, and lacking access to basic medical care.

Our Mission

To connect global generosity with the everyday needs of vulnerable Nigerian children, ensuring that no child within our reach is out of school, hungry, or without basic medical care because of where they were born.

Our Vision

A generation of Nigerian children, boys and girls alike who grow up fed, educated, healthy, and equally valued.

Our Programs

We run three connected programs, each designed with boys’ and girls’ distinct needs in mind rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.

Education

Getting and Keeping Children in School.
We identify out-of-school children in our communities and work to get them back into the classroom, and stay there.

Nutrition

Ending Classroom Hunger.
A child cannot learn on an empty stomach. We make sure that isn't a choice any child in our program has to make.

Health

Care Designed for Every Child.
Basic medical care changes everything for a child's ability to learn, grow, and thrive, and we deliver it differently for boys and girls, because their needs aren't the same.

Why JUCF Matters

Nigeria has one of the largest populations of out-of-school children in the world. For children aged 5 to 12, missing school and proper nutrition during these years can shape the rest of their lives.

Hunger makes the problem worse, many children who are enrolled in school still attend without having eaten, which affects their ability to concentrate, stay enrolled, and finish the school year. And basic medical needs like deworming, malaria treatment, and general health screening are often simply out of reach for the families we serve.

We know that boys and girls face different risks. Girls are more likely to be withdrawn early for domestic duties. Boys are more likely to be pulled into labor or street trading. That is why JUCF designs specialized interventions for both.

JUCF Leadership

Chief Jeff Uju

Our Founder

Founder & President, Hands of Comfort Foundation (USA) and Jeff Uju Cares Foundation (Nigeria)

Asimobi Uchechi

Country Manager

Leads JUCF's on-the-ground coordination, community engagement, and program delivery across our program communities.

Asimobi Uchechi

Country Manager

Leads JUCF's on-the-ground coordination, community engagement, and program delivery across our program communities.

Asimobi Uchechi

Program Manager, Education

Oversees our school enrollment, sponsorship, and bridge-class programs.

Asimobi Uchechi

Program Manager, Health

Leads our health screening days and gender-specific health tracks.

Asimobi Uchechi

Field Coordinator

Manages community entry, volunteer coordination, and local partnerships.

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Media & Communications

Documents our work and shares our children's stories with the world.

Be Part of the Work

Volunteer With Us

Every JUCF volunteer receives training, recognition, and ongoing support, including transport and feeding support on active program days, a certificate of service, and a pathway into paid field roles as our programs grow.

Partner With Us

We work with local schools, community and religious leaders, local government education and health authorities, and partner clinics and hospitals. If your organization shares our mission, we'd love to hear from you.

Donate

JUCF is proud to work alongside Hands of Comfort Foundation (USA), which manages our donor giving for supporters based in the United States and abroad. Nigeria-based and other international donors can also give directly to JUCF.

Rooted in Lagos

Jeff Uju Cares Foundation is based in Lagos State, Nigeria, with program communities selected based on need and accessibility. We are expanding carefully and deliberately, community by community, so that every child we take on is genuinely supported, not just counted.

Lagos/Branch office address; 186 Okezie Ugbaja Street, Unit 1A Okota lagos

JUCF's Official Public Launch December 2026

After operating quietly since our registration in January 2016, Jeff Uju Cares Foundation is stepping into public view. Our official public launch takes place in December 2026, following Hands of Comfort Foundation’s launch in the United States the month before. Join us as we open our work to the community, our partners, and the world.

Every Child deserves school, food & care

No child should have to choose school. food. care.