Project Hope

The “Project Hope” program was established on the ideology that the power of hope in a child’s mind is an invaluable tool that helps these African children visualize, attain, and accomplish their dreams.
With the increased number of people in poverty and the poor economic conditions in several African countries, the number of children with surgically correctable surgeries is on the rise. This is most likely due to the inability of their parents and guardian to afford the high cost of surgery. Sadly, many of the children afflicted with deformities usually encounter difficult living conditions that greatly diminish their abilities to lives highly because of the pain associated with their deformities and the derision they encounter everyday in society, usually if not always leading to diminished dreams.
The “Project Hope” program, which would rely on highly trained indigenous surgeons, would provide free plastic and reconstructive surgical care to indigent African children with acquired and congenital deformities.

Admission into the “Project Hope” program:
Currently due to limited medical and surgical resources, the Aranmolate Foundation has to set certain requirements for the admission into the “Project Hope” program. However, with the availability of more funds and resources these criteria for admission would be revised to accommodate more children.

Requirements for Admission:
1.  The child must be below the age of sixteen.
2. The child must be indigent and parent or guardians are unable to afford all the medical expenses.
3. The child must be assisted with a parent or guardian and must be willing to have their medical case documented.

Admission procedures:
1. Bring the afflicted child to the Aranmolate Foundation Center in Lagos, Nigeria.
2. The child’s case will be documented and pictures of the child will be taken at the center and filed according to urgency and severity of the deformity.
3. The case file of the child would be reviewed by the members of the advisory board.
4. Upon approval by the advisory board the child would be scheduled for surgery.
5. Upon completion of the surgical procedure, the child would be documented and photographed for future referencing.
6. The child would be scheduled for regular medical and psychological check-ups, until the child is fully recuperated.