GOD PAUL FOUNDATION
HEALTH FOR ALL

"Health is a fundamental human right"

Francesco Canova - founder portrait

VISION & MISSION

Freedom has always been our guiding principle, because only in a climate of freedom can lasting convictions be formed, and young people helped to achieve their ideals.

Francesco Canova, founder of Doctors with Africa CUAMM
© Photo by Matteo de Mayda

VISION

A resilient and empowered community where every individual has access to opportunity, dignity and hope.

MISSION

To restore hope among vulnerable individuals and communities that have been affected by illiteracy, poverty, abuse, violence, disease and other natural calamities, through education, health promotion, livelihood development, and social protection interventions that restore dignity and unlock potential..

Core Values

  • Integrity -upholding honesty and transparency in all operations.
  • Compassion – serving with empathy, kindness, and respect.
  • Accountability – responsible stewardship of resources and trust.
  • Equity – promoting fairness, inclusion, and equal opportunity.
  • Excellence – delivering high-quality, impactful interventions.
  • Community Empowerment- prioritizing local ownership and sustainable development.
  • Objectives

    • Provision of quality health care services
    • Provision of quality education services.

    To achieve these objectives, in line with our strategic priorities, GODPAUL Foundation will:

    • Provide the health care services through Ebenezer medical centre, with a focus on the following among others;
    • Expanding and strengthening frontline health services by mobilizing resources to equip the medical facility, deliver quality care through static and outreach services, and enable rapid, community-led responses to public health emergencies within catchment communities.
    • Empowering communities to prevent and manage priority health conditions by strengthening capacity in maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, malaria, tuberculosis, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malnutrition prevention, while promoting comprehensive sexual education and delivering youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services, including in islands, refugee settlements, and IDP camps.
    • Equipping adolescents with knowledge for healthy life choices through family life education, regular health screening, and school- and community-based health education sessions. This includes peer dialogues and conferences for girls and boys, and age-appropriate education on menstrual hygiene, HIV and STIs, cervical cancer, gender-based violence, substance abuse, puberty, and responsible behavior for adolescents aged 10–19 years.
    • Creating safe, adolescent-friendly spaces for care and dialogue by working with communities, schools, and health facilities to deliver tailored interventions at county and sub-county levels, strengthening youth corners, school outreaches, and community dialogues that reach sexually active and at-risk adolescents.
    • Creating safe, adolescent-friendly spaces for care and dialogue by working with communities, schools, and health facilities to deliver tailored interventions at county and sub-county levels, strengthening youth corners, school outreaches, and community dialogues that reach sexually active and at-risk adolescents.
    • Strengthening livelihoods for healthier communities by providing life skills training, promoting innovation, and applying science-based solutions adapted to local contexts to improve sustainable health, water management, food security, and profitable farming while building the institutional capacity needed to grow and sustain the Foundation’s mission.
    • In so doing , the Foundation may own property so as to meet the needs and objectives of the organization and to do all such other things as may appear to the Directors to be incidental or conductive to the attainment of the above objects or any of them or for the promotion and expansion of the Foundation.

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To achieve these objectives, in line with our strategic priorities, GODPAUL Foundation will:

  • Provide the education services through St. Anthony Senoir Secondary school, with a focus on the following among others;
  • Expanding access to inclusive, quality secondary education by providing affordable learning opportunities for children from vulnerable, disadvantaged, rural, and neighboring catchment communities.
  • Promoting academic excellence and learner retention by strengthening the capacity of teaching and non-teaching staff through continuous training, professional development, and effective teaching practices aligned with the national competency-based curriculum while prioritizing student completion and success, especially for girls.
  • Investing in safe, modern, and practical learning environments through the construction, renovation, and expansion of classrooms, dormitories, laboratories, libraries, ICT centers, water and sanitation facilities, and skills workshops that equip learners with market-relevant vocational skills and entrepreneurial mindsets.
  • Integrating values-based and holistic education that nurtures discipline, integrity, leadership, and responsible citizenship through strong school–community partnerships, parent and teacher engagement, and community-led initiatives on child protection, health, nutrition, sanitation, and gender equality.
  • Fostering life skills, mentorship, and inclusive education through school clubs, mentorship programs, and inclusive learning approaches that support orphans, children with disabilities, and learners from impoverished households to build confidence, resilience, and career readiness
  • Mobilizing communities to strengthen schools and protect learners by engaging parents, local leaders, and community members in school development activities, infrastructure improvement, and education campaigns while ensuring safe, child-friendly, and abuse-free learning environments.
  • Promoting student welfare and holistic development through co-curricular activities such as sports, wellness programs, music, dance, drama, debates, feeding programs, school-based health services, counseling, and psychosocial support.
  • Strengthening governance, leadership, and accountability by enhancing school administrative and financial management systems, effective boards, transparent processes, and strong compliance mechanisms.