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The Elite Youths of Anam Foundation (EYAF) has unveiled an ambitious 10-year development agenda featuring an Intellectual Hub, a structured education support fund, digital mentorship and entrepreneurship initiatives aimed at strengthening human capital development across Anam.
The foundation’s President, Dr. Christopher Ejike Anekwe, disclosed the plans as the organisation prepares to mark its 10th anniversary on December 5, 2026.
Anekwe said the foundation intended to evolve from a primarily programme-based organisation into a stronger institution capable of delivering sustainable human-capital and community development.
“Our ambition is to move from being primarily a programme-based organisation into a stronger institution for human-capital and community development,” he said.
Central to the vision is the proposed Intellectual Hub, which would bring together Anam graduates and undergraduates to encourage mentorship, intellectual engagement and community development.
The foundation also plans to establish an Edu-Support Fund to provide structured assistance for scholarships, examination registration, back-to-school needs, professional courses, skills acquisition and emergency tuition.
The proposed fund would also support library development and the establishment or improvement of science and technical laboratories in identified schools.
According to Anekwe, technology will be central to EYAF’s next phase, with plans to expand digital learning, online mentorship, virtual training, beneficiary databases and platforms for sharing educational, professional and entrepreneurial opportunities.
He added that strengthening the foundation’s information and communications technology (ICT) and data-management capacity would improve programme monitoring and ensure easier retrieval of organisational and stakeholder information.
EYAF’s priority areas include education, entrepreneurship, skills acquisition, youth employment and leadership development. Anekwe noted that healthcare remained a possible area for future exploration rather than an established programme.
He said the foundation would first concentrate on deepening its impact across Anam’s eight communities before considering expansion beyond the area.
“Expansion should never be pursued simply for publicity,” he said, explaining that any future expansion would depend on demonstrated need, organisational capacity, partnerships and available resources.
By 2036, Anekwe hopes EYAF will have developed a continuously updated beneficiary database, expanded scholarship programmes, stronger educational infrastructure, a sustainable Edu-Support Fund and a network of professional mentors.
The long-term vision also includes documenting businesses and community initiatives established by beneficiaries of the foundation’s programmes.
Anekwe identified leadership succession and stronger governance structures as essential to ensuring the organisation’s continuity and long-term effectiveness.
Beyond its planned programmes, he said EYAF sought to encourage a shift in mindset among Anam people, from waiting for opportunities to creating them, while promoting the belief that community development is a shared responsibility.
“The next decade will be a decade of institutionalising impact—building systems, opportunities, partnerships and leaders capable of transforming Anam on a larger and more sustainable scale,” he said.
Established in 2016, EYAF operates with the vision of raising and nurturing new breeds of excellent leaders. Its motto is “Transforming Lives; Developing Our Communities.”
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