Who We Are

Oma Helpinghands Foundation

Oma HelpingHands Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Texas, serving as a bridge between compassionate donors and life-changing projects in Nigeria. We direct resources with transparency and integrity, ensuring every contribution creates a measurable impact for communities facing poverty, exclusion, and crisis.

Our U.S. team focuses on funding, fundraising, and accountability, while our field team in Nigeria leads hands-on implementation—building clean water systems, supporting children’s education, empowering women and youth, promoting disability inclusion, and responding to emergencies.

Every child deserves a chance to learn. Every woman deserves the tools to thrive. Every community deserves dignity and hope. With your partnership, compassion becomes action—and together, we create change that lasts.

What we Do

our Focus Areas

Quality Education

Clean Water Access

We install solar-powered boreholes to provide reliable access to safe drinking water in underserved rural areas. These projects reduce waterborne diseases, save time for families—especially women and children—and improve overall community health and wellbeing.

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Youth Empowerment

Education Support

We sponsor education assistance to help cover things like school fees, distribute learning materials, and offer student support to ensure that children from low-income families can stay in school. By removing financial barriers to education, we help nurture the next generation of leaders.

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Skills Acquisition

Vocational Training & Empowerment

Our locally led training programs equip women and young people with practical skills such as tailoring, makeup artistry, and flooring. These trainings empower participants to start small businesses, achieve financial independence, and contribute to their communities’ economic growth.

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Health & Wellness

Emergency Relief

During humanitarian crises or natural disasters, our on-ground teams in Nigeria respond swiftly with essential food items, hygiene kits, and emergency assistance. These timely interventions restore hope, dignity, and stability for families facing displacement, conflict, or extreme hardship.

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Sports & Community

Disability Inclusion

We promote inclusion and provide compassionate support for children and adults with special needs. Through community engagement, care, and compassion, we help ensure that individuals with disabilities are supported, valued, and included in everyday life.

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Policy Advocacy

Community Development

We invest in sustainable, community-driven projects that strengthen local economies and improve quality of life. From supporting small-scale livelihoods to revitalizing rural infrastructure, our goal is to build healthier, more resilient communities that can thrive long after direct aid ends.

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Team

our Team

Dr. Annette Kouba

Patron - Australia

Rev. Fr. Innocent Apeh

President – Nigeria

Laura Belcher

Vice President – United States

Valerie Olivero

Secretary - United States

Our Impact

3

Relief Outreaches

2

Students Sponsored

1

Water Project

3

Skills Programs

6

Graduates Trained

1

Year of Service

Iyegwu Solar-Powered Water Project

In December 2024, Oma HelpingHands Foundation installed a solar-powered borehole in Iyegwu, Kogi State—bringing lasting relief to a community that had long struggled without safe water. For years, families, especially women and children, walked several miles daily to fetch water from unsafe sources.

The new system now provides clean, reliable water directly within the community, improving health outcomes and transforming daily life. More than 200 households—over 1,000 people—now have safe drinking water, significantly reducing the risk of waterborne diseases.

Women and girls no longer bear the burden of long, unsafe journeys to collect water, allowing them to focus on education, work, and family life. This project demonstrates how compassion, faith, and partnership can create lasting change—turning hope into tangible impact.

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Be the Reason Hope Lives

Your generosity provides clean water, education, healthcare, and opportunity for families across Nigeria. Every gift you give shines as a light of hope that endures.

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Become a Partner in Change

We invite your organization to partner with Oma HelpingHands Foundation in advancing clean water, education, healthcare, and empowerment initiatives. Through collaboration, we can extend our reach, deepen our impact, and transform more lives.

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Stand With Us in Service

Your time, skills, and prayers are powerful gifts. Whether you serve alongside us or support us in prayer, you become part of the mission to bring hope, dignity, and lasting transformation to families across Nigeria.