| Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe Foundation | |
| Abbreviation: | HOW |
| Type: | private operating foundation |
| Headquarters: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Key People: | Herbert O. Wigwe, founder Anthonia Ally, CEO |
| Area Served: | Nigeria |
| Purpose: | Healthcare, Education, Mentorship |
The Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe Foundation (HOW) is a Nigerian non-profit organization founded in 2016 by banker and entrepreneur Herbert O. Wigwe and headquartered in Lagos. Its CEO is Anthonia Ally.[1]
Herbert O. Wigwe (1966–2024) founded the HOW Foundation in 2016 as a social enterprise. It focuses on youth empowerment through leadership and mentorship and on health, specifically malaria and prostate cancer.[1]
The Give Malaria No Place (GMNP) initiative with Doctors Save A Life Foundation includes education, rapid-response testing, and distribution of mosquito nets and medication to prevent and treat malaria.[1]
Recognizing that prostate cancer is particularly common among Black men and that low awareness among Nigerians leads to its being diagnosed only when advanced, the foundation sponsored a charity football match to mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September 2017.[2]
The foundation finances leadership and mentorship seminars with U.K.-based motivational speaker Joshua Ajitena for students in government secondary schools, and awards prizes and scholarships to top students.[3] [4] [5] The foundation is also a major sponsor of God's Children Great Talent, an annual gospel-focused talent contest for children and young people organized by the City of David parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.[1] [6]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the foundation distributed food and relief packages in Wigwe's hometown of Isiokpo and other communities in Rivers State, to alleviate the effects of lockdown and other restrictions.[7]