Carrying Her Flame Forward

The Ifeyinwa Akpuogwu Foundation was born from love, love that persists beyond loss, and that insists on action.

Our Mission

To advance the rights, dignity, and wellbeing of women and girls in Nigeria, especially those who face systemic barriers to education, autonomy, and opportunity.

Education

Promoting access to education for girls and women, especially those affected by poverty, displacement, or harmful cultural norms.

Support

Providing financial and mentorship support to help women build a life of self-determination.

Community

Creating safe and reflective spaces for women to share their stories, find community, and grow in confidence.

Advocacy

Advocating for gender equity and policy reforms that centre the lived experiences of women at the margins.

The Ifeyinwa Akpuogwu Scholars Programme

Our flagship initiative awards scholarships to two female students from the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State currently in their penultimate year at any Nigerian Federal Public university.

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Continuing a Legacy of Empowerment

As part of our inaugural activities, we are proud to extend financial support to three women entrepreneurs from our local community—women whose paths and aspirations we know personally. This initiative is a continuation of the quiet, steadfast support my mother offered throughout her life: reaching out, uplifting, and nurturing others in ways both seen and unseen.

In doing this, we centre our message on the impact: providing meaningful assistance that enables these women to sustain and grow their small businesses, echoing my mother's belief that even modest support, given with care and intention, can change lives.

This is only the beginning of a tradition we hope to carry forward—one act of encouragement at a time.

Sustainable Impact

An echo that carries across lives, generations, and communities.

Our Commitment to Sustainability

At the heart of the Ifeyinwa Akpuogwu Foundation lies a commitment not only to support but also to sow seeds of continuous giving. We believe that true impact is sustainable impact—an echo that carries across lives, generations, and communities.

Every girl, every woman, every scholar, every entrepreneur touched by our work is encouraged to commit to paying it forward. In small ways and grand ways, we ask each beneficiary to reach back, lift another, and keep the chain of hope and empowerment alive.

This is how we honour Ifeyinwa's spirit—by ensuring that the kindness she embodied never remains still, but moves outward, expanding in love, resilience, and renewed purpose.

When one life rises, many more rise with it.

In Loving Memory

Ifeyinwa Akpuogwu

Her kindness continues to inspire everything we do.