ABOUT HEENDEF
Health, Environment and Development Foundation (HEENDEF) is a dynamic non-profit organization that was established on March 7, 2005, with the primary aim of promoting and advancing the well-being of communities through sustainable initiatives in health, environment, and development. HEENDEF is registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission with Registration Number: CAC/IT/NO 18195.
At HEENDEF, our mission is to create positive and lasting impacts on the health, environment, and overall development of communities by implementing innovative projects, fostering education and awareness, and encouraging sustainable practices.
Our vision is to be a leading organization that plays a pivotal role in shaping healthier and environmentally conscious communities, ultimately contributing to the overall development and progress of society.
HEENDEF is registered under the Corporate Affairs Commission with Registration Number: CAC/IT/NO 18195.
our mission
At HEENDEF, our mission is to create positive and lasting impacts on the health, environment, and overall development of communities by implementing innovative projects, fostering education and awareness, and encouraging sustainable practices.
Make donations
HEENDEF, plays a pivotal role in donations by mobilizing resources and channeling them to various charitable causes, making a positive impact on underserved communities and social initiatives.
Help & support
HEENDEF contributes to research by supporting and funding projects that address critical social and environmental issues, promoting scientific inquiry and innovation for sustainable development.
our programs
HEENDEF is dedicated to enhancing social care by implementing programs that provide assistance, support, and resources to vulnerable individuals and marginalized communities
The Founder
Dr. Bamgboye M. Afolabi
Dr. Bamgboye M. Afolabi was born in Freetown, Siera Leone, one of the countries in West Africa, the third of eight children. Both of his parents were educationists – his father the Principal of Secondary Schools and his mother, a French lecturer and eventually a senior staff at the Federal Ministry of Education. Dr. Afolabi spent his early years attending primary schools in the old western Region of Nigeria and later concluded both his secondary education and higher science education at St. Gregory’s College where he had Grade 1 in his West African Examination Council and at Federal School of Science in Lagos, Nigeria graduating in Physics, Chemistry and Biology in 1970. His father had earlier secured an admission for him to study Medicine at either Trinity College Dublin or University of Melbourne in Australia, but the passing of his father in 1969 cut short this dream.
As an adolescent, Dr. Afolabi travelled to UK, France, Canada, and Germany in search of education. He briefly attended Maximillan-Ludwig University in Munich, Germany but has to withdraw from there because of lack of financial support. He eventually was given admission to Lincoln University, Jefferson City Missouri where in 1978 he graduated with his first degree, Bachelor of Science, in Molecular Biology and Genetics under Professor Nathan Cooke.
Following his graduation, he returned to his country Nigeria, went through the one-year National Youth Service Corp, and returned to school to study Medicine at the College of Medicine University of Lagos (CMUL) graduating in 1984 (MBBS) and later with MPhil and MSc, . He served his medical internship at the General Hospital, Marina Lagos (Medical and Surgical postings), Lagos Island Maternity Hospital (Obstetrics and Gynecology posting) and at the Massey Street Children Hospital (Pediatric posting). His ultimate goal however was to be involved in medical research, which led him to be employed at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, starting as a Junior Research Fellow in 1985 and ending as Chief Medical Research Fellow in 2004, a period that he published about 80 papers in peer-review journals.