Principal Founder

Bede, the Principal Founder of Bedex Development Foundation, spearheads the strategy, direction and expansion of the Foundation and its Initiatives.

A graduate of Banking & Finance from Enugu State University of Science and Technology, (ESUT) Enugu State, he currently works as a businessman through Bedex Group which cuts across multiple sectors including Hotel and Hospitality Management, Logistics and Mining.

Growing up with modest family origins in Enugu State, he adopted quite early the values of hard work, consistency and integrity from his parents. His philanthropic instincts were nurtured by seeing his parents impact the lives of several underprivileged relations, even though they had little themselves with his father being a Lecturer and his mother, an Educational Administrator.

Bede envisions that charity should aim at providing sustainable solutions and looks forward to strengthening partnerships towards a wider reach of support programmes and initiatives beyond Nigeria and Africa.

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Head of Affiliate Engagement and Portfolio Management

Maureen, a seasoned Business Development & Marketing Supervisor and Senior Banking Officer serves as the Head of Affiliate Engagement and Portfolio Management at Bedex Development Foundation.

Influenced by her parents' principles of integrity and hard work, she learnt quite early that one does not need an excess of material possessions before extending help and compassion to others.

Functioning as the team-lead for wider interface with affiliates and partnerships, she sees the consistently committed efforts of the trustees and projects that the Foundation will develop a viable regional presence in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, to provide immense support for the helpless and underprivileged.

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Technical Coordinator

Kafisu, who functions as the Technical Coordinator at Bedex Development Foundation, studied Community Development & Human Resources at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology.

From his grandfather who adopted and provided educational and material support for over 60 people, he learnt that Community Development & Human Resources originated from the United States of America post 2nd World War to assist those who had their lives, employment and education disrupted by the War.

Kafisu plays critical front-end roles in the Human Development sector. He served as the Local Coordinator and Technical Assistant to the Programme Director for a World Bank Assisted Vocational Development Programme in Gombe State from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, he also served as the Coordinator of the North-East Chapter of the YOU-WIN Initiative during President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration where he empowered women with business skills, plan and proposal writing, networking and expansion of their business portfolios. Under his tutelage, several women wrote winning business plans and obtained first-line government funding for their projects.

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Projects Advisor
Joseph works diligently as the Projects Advisor at Bedex Development Foundation.

An astute businessman with years of experience across multiple sectors, including Travel, Hotel Management, Export, Agriculture and Mining, Joseph developed a keen interest in philanthropy.

He has since leveraged his extensive network and resources to contribute to the objectives and vision of the Foundation.

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Community Engagement Lead (South East)
Catherine occupies the post of the Community Engagement Lead (South East) at Bedex Development Foundation.

Armed with a Bachelor of Sciences in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Public Health, she currently works as a Public Health Nurse at the same time undertaking her PhD programme in the same field.

Coming from a modest background, Catherine, whose parents were both teachers, engaged in certain menial jobs alongside her siblings, to boost the family income. Her mother persisted in providing quality education to their children following the death of her father during her formative years.

In the light of her early life experiences, Catherine easily identifies with the struggles of widows and the less privileged. This fuels her compassion and commitment to the successful execution of the Initiatives of the Foundation.

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