Jun 14, 2022
Afam Onyema was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1979. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University. After graduation, Afam worked for Hill & Knowlton, Inc., a global public relations firm. Afam entered Stanford Law School in September 2004. During his time at Stanford, he served as Vice President of the Black Law Students' Association and a two-time Public Interest Fellow. In January 2006, Afam traveled to Ghana as part of the law school's International Community Law Clinic.
While in law school, Afam co-founded the GEANCO Foundation
(www.geanco.org). After graduating, Afam declined multiple
corporate law firm offers in order to lead GEANCO full-time
as CEO.
GEANCO’s mission is to save and transform lives in Nigeria. GEANCO
leads complex surgical missions to Nigeria. It runs an innovative
program to fight anemia and builds modern maternity clinics
to help poor, vulnerable pregnant women deliver healthy babies.
Through its David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for Girls,
GEANCO provides tuition, medical care, and social & psychological
support to young female victims of terrorism and gender
inequality in Nigeria
Afam has been profiled and/or interviewed by BBC News, National
Public Radio (NPR), US News & World Report, Forbes.com, Hollywood
Reporter, Huffington Post, American Lawyer, NBC News, KTLA,
Harvard Magazine, Stanford Magazine, Stanford Lawyer, Ebony
Magazine and Newsweek.
GEANCO’s supporters include, among many others, Oprah Winfrey,
Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel
Craig, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daisy Ridley, Tyrese Gibson, Chris
Rock, Forest Whitaker, Djimon Hounsou, Jimmy Kimmel, Chris
Rock, David Oyelowo, Bryan Cranston, Steven Soderberg, Whoopi
Goldberg, civil rights legend Rev. Jesse Jackson, United Airlines,
Google, Disney, The Oscars, Showtime Networks and
Netflix.
In 2020, Afam was named one of the Top Ten Most Influential
Africans in the Diaspora.
To get in touch with Afam, you may reach him via email on aonyema@geanco.org, or follow Geanco Foundation on Instagram and Twitter on @geancofdn
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