LEF
Foundation

To achieve its purpose of generating prosperity for all, the Foundation draws on its strong partnerships in the public, business, and development sectors.

In 2015, the Foundation created the LEF Projects to assist prevent famine and malnutrition among the less fortunate, as well as to help children return to school, orphanages, and prisoners, as part of Lord Echendu's goal to empower 5,000 African entrepreneurs over the next 15 years.

Building on the Program's success and its one-of-a-kind capacity to find, advise and support African entrepreneurs, to make a lasting impact across Africa, the Foundation is increasingly sharing its robust delivery platform and collaborating with organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, Model United Nations, the African Private Sector, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Echendu Group.

Through its philanthropic programs, the Lord Echendu Foundation has trained, mentored, and funded over 1500 young African entrepreneurs, orphans, prisoners, and the less fortunate across all African countries, and through its digital networking platform, LEFORUM, it provides capacity-building support, advisory, and market linkages to Africans.

Our Mission.

Through innovation, we enhance people's lives and the environment, as well as unlock human potential. We believe that all men and women, regardless of their dignity or resilience, have the right to Health, Food, Education, Power, and Economic Mobility. We want to achieve these objectives through better using research and data, as well as collaborating with partners and grantees. The Lord Echendu Foundation seeks to enhance people's lives throughout the world by uncovering and advancing innovative solutions, ideas, and dialogues

Our Commitment.

To ensure verifiable and meaningful effect Lord Echendu Foundation, we focus our efforts and skills on a limited number of initiatives. Our efforts are centered on enhancing access to Young Entrepreneurs, the elderly, community power development, food, scholarships, healthcare, and economic opportunity. We do it by forming strategic alliances and making bold investments to get greater value out of data and private capital.