HECADF team
HECADF community dialogue session
HECADF community awareness outreach
HECADF women peace building session at Bama LGA camp
HECADF community sensitization on cholera in Dikwa LGA
HECADF GBV session at Dikwa safe space
Woman-Led · Humanitarian

Health Care Development Focus Initiative (HECADF)

Improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations through community-based humanitarian and development interventions across Northeast Nigeria.

HECADF team
Who We Are

About HECADF

Health Care Development Focus Initiative (HECADF) is a professionally managed, woman-led humanitarian and development organization established in 2008 and officially incorporated in 2010.

We implement programmes across health, nutrition, protection, gender-based violence prevention, peace building, livelihood development, WASH, and community empowerment.

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Our Vision, Mission & Goal

Guided by a commitment to community-driven, sustainable development.

Our Vision

To promote a healthy, productive and peaceful society.

Our Mission

To enhance optimum integrated development of people through community engagement and services in social cohesion, nutrition, SRHR, GBV, WASH, health, protection, and livelihood skills.

Our Goal

To empower people with adequate information and provide services that promote good health, increased productivity, sustainable livelihoods, and a peaceful society.

Our Programme Areas

Integrated, multi-sectoral interventions designed to create sustainable impact.

Health

Community health education, disease prevention, health campaigns, referral services and health advocacy.

Nutrition

Nutrition awareness, community sensitization, referral support, capacity building and nutrition education.

WASH

Hygiene promotion, community sanitation campaigns, WASH awareness, and hygiene kit distribution.

GBV Prevention

GBV awareness campaigns, community dialogue, case referrals, safe space support, and psychosocial support.

SRHR

Community awareness, referral services, health education, safe space activities, and capacity building.

Protection

Community protection, referral mechanisms, psychosocial support, protection awareness, and community engagement.

Livelihood

Skills acquisition, community empowerment, small business support, and livelihood awareness.

Peace Building

Peace dialogue, community mediation, youth engagement, stakeholder meetings, and social cohesion.

Community Engagement

Participatory planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation with community ownership.

Our Impact

More than a decade of humanitarian service in Northeast Nigeria.

Featured Projects

Current and recent humanitarian interventions making a difference.

Moments from our humanitarian work across communities.

Our Partners

Working together for sustainable humanitarian impact.

Support Our Mission

Your support enables us to reach more vulnerable communities with life-saving humanitarian assistance and sustainable development programmes.