Heritage Community Development Foundation
Connect, collaborate, inform your community and build a better future. Your journey to community development begins here.
From dependency to economic independence
For over 25 years, generations of young people in Rivers State have experienced a decline in their economic fortunes. A culture of economic inactivity has culminated in violence, crime and a get-rich-quick mentality.
Our strategy is to go beyond sharing food and money by tackling the root causes, such as a lack of self-belief and a dependency mindset.
River's youth for leadership, peace and economic independence
Self-help projects for young people
Civic and leadership workshops
Diaspora investment in local economy
Community cohesion & involvement
The time is now! Join us to build a prosperous Rivers State.
Over 70% of our population is under the age of 30 years. However, the majority of young people are left without employment or self-employment opportunities.
This has created a system of dependency that holds back our communities, keeping people from achieving their full potential.
But we believe in a new way forward – one where we invest in our own people and build sustainable economic independence, starting right here in our communities in Rivers State.
Our mission is to empower the youth and women of the Niger Delta, beginning in Rivers State. We’re launching a community development platform focused on providing civic and entrepreneurial training, building essential skills, and connecting local projects to diaspora investors.
We are not a political movement, pressure group or involved in any activism. We are a community-led organisation with the sole aim of helping to change minds, build confidence and independence in young people.
We will partner with local authorities, state and federal government agencies when needed, but our focus is on people-driven solutions.
Together, we can create a sustainable, prosperous Rivers State for the future. You have a role to play by joining this initiative in any way that will move us forward.
Your support can help us unlock the immense human and natural resources of our region.
Will you join us in this vital mission?
Here’s how you can help
Donate: Your participation and contributions will directly shape and facilitate our training workshops and local investment projects. Above all, your knowledge, skills and ideas will come in handy.
Volunteer: Share your skills and time to mentor our young entrepreneurs.
Share our work: Help by sharing our work and mission with your friends and family.
Let’s build a future where every citizen of Rivers State has the opportunity to succeed.
Become a life changer
We are not set up to feed the multitude; we are an organisation that recognises that all things are possible if we try. We believe that to change one’s physical existence is a process that begins with a sincere renewal of the mind. Our mission is to create a system that is strong and independent of government and the established business sector.
Please join us as a volunteer, donor, mentor or facilitator to renew young minds and change lives.
Sign up and choose a cause
Everyone has a significant part to play. Choose a project to support. You’ll be able to transform the lives of young people you may never meet. Here at the HCDF, we provide the net, not the fish.
Contact us for information on how you can help.
Track your contributions
We do not accept cash donations from private supporters. Donate in kind. You’ll be able to see the difference your donations are making as we promised. We value your time and support.
Contact us for information about how you can help.
Choose a project. Walk with us
Our mission and goals are transformational. We do not share food or cash. We help young people to transform their minds through confidence and capacity-building workshops. We consider it a huge success if we help one person gain confidence to move from economic inactivity into employment, self-employment or higher education.
Support the transformation of a youth
5 beneficiaries from each LGA.
Goals: Young people to gain awareness and self-confidence.
Economic independence to the youth
5 beneficiaries from each LGA.
Goals: Get youths into jobs, self-employment or higher education.
Frequently asked questions
We help young people aged 16 to 35. We aim to create awareness and skills in areas such as civics, self-development, leadership, and entrepreneurship. We do not share money or food; our mission is to develop young people into confident, focused, driven people, with the boldness to reject dependency culture.
We are providing opportunities for young people to transform themselves and follow the path of freedom and economic independence, or continue with the toxic culture of dependency, beggary, servitude and sustained poverty.
Our work focuses on attracting investment from the diaspora and different levels of government to rural areas. We aim to transform traditional occupations into viable small businesses, making rural communities great places for young people to live and thrive.
We understand that trust is a major concern when it comes to charitable giving, both at home and abroad. That’s why, for now, we’ve decided to accept donations In-Kind Only. This ensures that your contributions go directly to the items and services that our community needs most.
You can find a list of specific items and expenses on our website as needs arise. Simply let us know which item you’d like to donate, and we’ll provide you with details on how to get it to us. This way, you can see exactly how your generosity is making a difference.
Yes, you can specify which cause or program you would like your donation to support. We have a range of programs and initiatives that you can choose from.
Please visit our website. Items we may need help with will be regularly published as soon this initiative is launched.
Yes, your donation may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law where you reside. We will provide you with an official invoice you can use for the purchase of donated items or other expenses you choose to fund. Receipts must bear our name for your donation that you can use for tax purposes.
We are committed to using your donation effectively to support our programs and initiatives. We have a rigorous monitoring and evaluation process to ensure that your donation is used in the most effective way possible.
We Do Not Accept Cash Donations.
Please contact us for information about how you can donate and how we use donations from members and supporters, including governments and corporate donors.
Certainly, we accept donations from donors in memory of someone. You will receive an acknowledgement letter that you can send to the family of the person you are honouring.
We are also open to helping donors who wish to set up resource centres, mini libraries or ICT resources, malaria and typhoid test centres, etc. in their local community and name it after loved ones in their memory or to honour them.
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Certainly. We accept donations of items that we will need to do our work effectively such as premises, office equipment, transportation and sundry.
We rely on volunteers and workers who will be rewarded financially to motivate and mobilise them. In such cases we submit requests and invoices to donors who may want to donate cash to make payments by themselves and forward payment information to us for our records and reports.
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There are many ways to get involved with Heritage Community Development Foundation. You can become an active member, a volunteer, a fundraiser, or a conduit for spreading awareness about our programs and initiatives.
Please visit our website or contact us for more information.
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