Every Life
Deserves to
Flourish.
Festus Fajemilo Foundation champions equal rights, healthcare access, and dignity for every person living with Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, and all forms of disability across Nigeria.
Our Story — 19 Years of Impact
A 17-year journey of Transformative impact and donor partnership
Impact
Building a Nigeria Where Disability Is No Barrier
Festus Fajemilo Foundation (FFF) is a disability-focused, not-for-profit organisation established in 2006 and registered under the Companies and Allied Matters Act. We exist to ensure people living with Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, and other disabilities enjoy equal rights, access to quality healthcare, and a life of dignity.
From life-saving surgeries and advocacy to inclusive education and mental health support, every programme we run is rooted in our commitment to human dignity, equality, and total access for all.
Holistic Support Across Every Stage of Life
We deliver integrated programmes addressing the full spectrum of needs — from healthcare to advocacy, from education to empowerment.
Awareness & Advocacy
National campaigns, summits, and SBH Day events to champion legislative change and break stigma.
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Counselling & Referrals
Professional psychological support connecting patients and families to specialist care and community resources.
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Mental Health (RIRE)
Addressing the mental health burden of disability for individuals, caregivers, and communities across Nigeria.
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Driven by Principle.
Our Mission
To provide accurate, strategic information on Spina Bifida, Hydrocephalus, and other disabilities — raising public awareness and facilitating access to compassionate, quality healthcare services for all persons affected.
Our Vision
A Nigeria where people with SBH and other disabilities enjoy equal rights and live fulfilled and productive lives — free from abuse, stigma, and systemic exclusion, with full participation in society.
Core Values
Care · Equality · Self-Esteem · Equal Opportunities · Total Access · Knowledge Development · Partnership. These ethical principles underpin every policy, programme, and action FFF takes.
Initiatives Making Real Impact
Ongoing
August 2023 - Date
Save-A-Life Initiative (SALI)
Funding life-saving neurosurgical procedures for children born with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, removing every financial barrier to critical treatment.
Active
February 2017 - Date
SLIF — Saving Lives & Improving Futures
fOur Continence management program supports babies, children and young adults with spina bifida by giving them access to disability-inclusive quality continence care through hospital-based specialized care and outreach support thus improving their Wellbeing dignity and quality of life, thrive and fulfil their potential.
Jan 2024 – Mar 2026
Liliane Fund
Project EMSER — Empowerment for Self-Reliance
A 30-month initiative equipping parents and caregivers of children with disabilities with vocational skills, work tools for productive living and economic empowerment to be less donor dependent
Advocacy
National
National Summit on Inclusive Education
A landmark two-day summit in collaboration with the national disability commission convening stakeholders to advance access to education for all persons with disabilities
Your Gift Changes a
Child's World.
Every contribution — large or small — directly funds surgeries, school access, and the daily support that allows persons with disabilities to live with dignity, opportunity, and hope in Nigeria.
FFF is a registered non-profit (CAC/IT/NO. 24051). All donations are used exclusively for programmes supporting persons with disabilities.
Trusted Partners & Members
