Cyclone Foundation

CYCLONE HUMANITARIAN & EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION(CHEF)
The Cyclone Humanitarian & Educational Foundation (CHEF) is the non-for-profit arm of the Cyclone Group of Companies(COSCA Group).The foundation’s overall objective is to provide humanitarian aid and educational support to the needy in Liberia and other parts of the world. It is currently sourcing funding and other assistance to tackle some serious problems it has identified through surveys conducted in the 15 counties of Liberia.

Aims/Objectives 
The aims/objectives of CHEF shall include but not limited to the following:
  • To provide humanitarian assistance to the needy;
  • To empower people through educational support;
  • To provide advocacy for minority groups, the oppressed, the abused and other vulnerable communities;
  • Work to end SGBV, drug abuse and human trafficking
Vision
Be focused as an aid organization without borders in alleviating
human suffering and empowering people through diverse educational support.

Our Vision
To remain dedicated to championing the cause of the
needy so as to rescue them from suffering and poverty.

Our Mission
Working for world in which people are safe, happy, empowered
and treated equally, irrespective of their gender, nationality, ethnicity,
religion, language, race, economic status, etc.

Our Focus
Our focus shall remain heavily concentrated on:
women, children, refugees, internally displaced and
people from impoverished backgrounds.

Principles
Persistently resisting every tendency that has the proclivity to negatively influence our decisions in meeting our goals; be to religious, political, ethnic, commercial, relationship, military, etc. We shall remain self-governing when it comes to the discharge of our duties. In a larger sense, CHEF service-programs shall remain aligned with those of many other humanitarian agencies, and include:
Resist all forms of discrimination;
Encourage partnerships with other like-minded individuals and organizations;
Promote holistic empowerment of the needy;
Engender accountability and transparency;

Three Main Programme Areas:
  • Humanitarian Aid
  • Education Support
  • Culture, Tourism promotion and socio-economic  equality advancement

Membership and Affiliation 
Our membership and affiliation is open to all humanitarian individuals and groups.
Become a member of CHEF

Organigram/Management Structure
The CHEF is structured in this fashion:
  • The Board of Advisors is the highest decision-making organ of the CHEF. It is headed by a Chairman. It serves as the policy maker of the entity and lobbies for support to sustain it;
  • The Management of the company is headed by an Executive Director and runs the day to affairs of the organization. Additionally, it implements the crafted policies of the Board and reports to the Board;
  • The Secretary compiles and keep all records of the day to day activities of the organization. The SG helps the Executive Director conduct the affairs of the entity and reports to the Executive Director.The Head of Secretariat acts in the absence of the Executive Director;
  • The Finance Office handles all financial transactions of the organization in consultation with the Executive Director. FO reports to the Executive Director through the Secretary;
  • The Treasurer serves as the custodian of monies of the organizations and  likewise reports to the Executive Director through the Secretary;
  • There are programs’ officers who also reports to the Secretary;
Needs/Problems
Liberia currently has an estimated population of nearly 5 million people and located on the west coast of Africa. It has an area of about 111,370 sq km (43,000 sq mi), with a length of 548 km (341 mi) ESE – WNW and a width of 274 km (170 mi) NNE – SSW. Comparatively, the area occupied by Liberia is slightly larger than the state of Tennessee. On the N it is bounded by Guinea, on the E by Côte d'Ivoire, on the S and SW by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the NW by Sierra Leone, with a total land boundary length of 1,585 km (985 mi) and a coastline of 579 km (360 mi). The capital city of Liberia is Monrovia.
Since independence on July 26, 1847, the tiny West African nation has suffered series of civil unrests impeding its growth and development. From 1989 – 2003, the country was devastated by a number of serious civil conflicts which killed more than a quarter million people, destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of properties and left the country’s economy in shambles. Since the end of the wars, the country has been struggling to recover to date. People continue to born, live and die in abject poverty due to lack of empowerment and basic social services. Although efforts are being made to attract different forms of Foreign Direct Investments(FDI) and bilateral support intended to facilitate the national development agenda of the country.