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Geanco

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1186076
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 31, 2019
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
6 Hampton Gardens
Sawbridgeworth
CM21 0AN

Contact

Activities

GEANCO saves and transforms lives in Africa. We conduct complex surgical missions and run an innovative program to fight anemia in Nigeria. Through our system of modern maternal clinics, we help poor, vulnerable pregnant women safely deliver healthy babies. Our Leadership Scholarship for Girls provides full tuition, healthcare, and social support to young female survivors of terrorism.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:(a) The Promotion Of Good Health; And (b) The Promotion Of Education, For The Benefit Of The Public For People Principally Situated In Nigeria, And Any Other Places In The World That The Charity Trustees Consider Appropriate, In Such Ways As The Charity Trustees Think Fit, Including (without Limitation) By:(a) Supporting The Costs Of Medical Missions Whether In The Form Of Money Or Such Other Means Deemed Suitable Through, Among Other Things, The Provision Of Facilities, Assets And Equipment;(b) Supporting The Costs Of Running Schools Whether In The Form Of Money Or Such Other Means Deemed Suitable Through, Among Other Things, The Provision Of Facilities, Assets And Equipment;(c) Providing Funds To Support The Provision Of Surgical And Other Medical Treatments To Patients Who May Not Readily Have Access To Such Treatments;(d) Providing Funds To Support Childrenæs Education To Children Who May Not Readily Have Access To Education;(e) Assisting With The Purchase And Supply Of Medical Equipment Sufficient To Meet Patient Needs;(f) Assisting With The Purchase And Supply Of Educational Equipment Sufficient To Meet Student Needs;(g) Assisting And Supporting Any Other Charities And Other Organisations Which The Charity Trustees Consider To Be Working To Promote Or Advance Objects Equivalent To Those Of Geanco; And(h) Doing All Such Other Things As Are Necessary For The Promotion Of Objects Of Geanco.

Classification

How
Provides Other Finance, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Areas of operation

Country
Nigeria

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Dec. 31, 2020

Trustees

Name Appointed
Afam Onyema (Chair) Jan. 1, 2019
Amaka Azih Ilobi Jan. 1, 2019
Dr Ernest Onyema Jan. 1, 2019
Samuel Neswick Jan. 1, 2019