About HECADF
A woman-led humanitarian organization dedicated to improving lives and strengthening communities across Northeast Nigeria since 2008.
Our History
Health Care Development Focus Initiative (HECADF) is a professionally managed, woman-led humanitarian and development organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations through community-based interventions.
Established in 2008 and officially incorporated in 2010, HECADF was founded by five experienced professionals who shared a common vision of promoting human dignity by addressing poverty, poor health, social exclusion, and humanitarian challenges.
Over the years, HECADF has evolved into a respected indigenous organization implementing programmes across health, nutrition, protection, gender-based violence prevention, peace building, livelihood development, sanitation, hygiene promotion, and community empowerment.
Today, HECADF collaborates with international organizations, government institutions, civil society organizations, and local communities to design and implement programmes that improve lives and strengthen resilience in conflict-affected and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: HECADF primarily operates across Borno State in Northeast Nigeria, successfully implementing projects across most of the state's twenty-seven Local Government Areas. Interventions have been delivered in host communities, IDP camps, conflict-affected areas, hard-to-reach communities, and urban and rural settlements across the state.
Executive Director
Strategic leadership rooted in compassion, professionalism, and community commitment.
Mrs. Agnes U. Bashir
Mrs. Agnes U. Bashir provides overall strategic leadership, organizational direction and executive oversight for HECADF. She is responsible for ensuring that every programme aligns with the organization's vision, mission and long-term strategic objectives.
With extensive experience in humanitarian programme management, she leads the organization in partnership development, institutional representation, resource mobilization, and stakeholder engagement.
- Organizational leadership
- Strategic planning
- Partnership development
- Resource mobilization
- Programme oversight
- Staff supervision
- Donor relations
- External representation
Vision, Mission & Goal
The guiding principles that drive every intervention we implement.
Vision
To promote a healthy, productive and peaceful society.
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.
Goal
To empower people with adequate information and provide services that promote good health, increased productivity, sustainable livelihoods, and a peaceful society.
Our Core Values
The principles that guide our work and relationships.
Integrity
Conducting all activities honestly, ethically, consistently, and professionally while maintaining the trust of communities, donors, partners, and stakeholders.
Transparency
Remaining open and accountable in all programme, financial, operational, and administrative activities.
Teamwork
Collaboration produces stronger results than individual effort. We work together, respect diverse opinions, and support one another.
Equity
Recognizing that different people face different challenges. Programmes are designed to provide fair opportunities and equitable access to services.
Commitment
Demonstrating dedication, professionalism, responsibility, and accountability in delivering quality humanitarian services to beneficiaries.
Guiding Principles
Six principles that shape every intervention we implement.
Indigenous Knowledge
Local knowledge, traditions and community expertise are respected and integrated into programme planning and implementation.
Commitment to Quality
Quality is prioritized throughout the project lifecycle — from planning and implementation to monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
Innovation & Creativity
Encouraging innovative thinking and adaptive approaches when addressing humanitarian and development challenges.
Timely Delivery
Projects are implemented within agreed timelines while maintaining high quality standards and meeting donor commitments.
Networking & Coordination
Actively collaborating with communities, government, development partners, and civil society to reduce duplication and increase effectiveness.
Resilience
Remaining effective even in complex humanitarian settings, continuously adapting to changing environments while maintaining quality service delivery.
Our Operational Approach
Integrated, community-driven approaches that create lasting impact.
Service Delivery
Services are delivered transparently and professionally across health, nutrition, protection, GBV, WASH, livelihood, peace building, and community development.
Community Participation
Communities actively participate in needs identification, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and ownership.
Feedback Mechanisms
Multiple communication channels including suggestion boxes, consultations, hotline services, email, community meetings, and referral systems.
Baseline Assessments
Projects begin with assessments that identify community needs, existing resources, priority challenges, beneficiary profiles, and implementation risks.
Advocacy & Social Behaviour Change
Awareness creation through community meetings, dialogue sessions, advocacy visits, capacity building, and behaviour change communication.
Sustainability
Strengthening local structures — community volunteers, GBV champions, cooperative societies, peer educators, and local committees — for lasting impact.
Project Portfolio
Our humanitarian and development projects across Northeast Nigeria.
Contact Us
Get in touch with us. We respond within 24 hours.
Our Office
Address:
Flat No. 6, Goni Close, Behind Commissioner of Police Residence, Old GRA, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Phone:
+234 802 769 0680
Toll-Free: 0708 060 1175
Email:
admin@hecadf.org.ng
Working Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (WAT)
Our Partners & Donors
Trusted collaborations that amplify our humanitarian impact.