About Us – Gwags Foundation

OUR STORY

All started with a group project …

In Douala, Cameroon, the Gwags Foundation began as a youth impact initiative within a student program. Four students, Noa, Gloria, Alissa, and Giovanny, started with the goal of completing a community service assignment. But What they experienced shifted their goal from a one-time project to a longer-term commitment

As part of the initiative, the team visited a local orphanage in Douala. There, they met children navigating limited resources and few opportunities, yet showing real promise. The immediate needs were obvious, but so was the potential. What stood out was not only what was missing, but what could be possible with consistent support, guidance, and access to the right learning environments.

That shift in perspective changed the goal. Instead of treating support as a one-time gesture, the team committed to a longer-term approach built on consistency, follow-through, and practical impact. The result was Gwags: a youth-led foundation designed to support both children and young people through reliable assistance and programs that strengthen growth over time.

From the beginning, Gwags has focused on two priorities. First, addressing urgent needs through basic-needs support, delivered with care and accountability. Second, creating opportunities through structured initiatives that promote learning, wellbeing, and personal development. The work is intentionally designed to be ongoing, not occasional, because real progress requires continuity.

The team quickly learned that the barriers children and youth face, including resource gaps, educational setbacks, and unstable support systems, are larger than any single visit. That reality did not reduce the urgency. It clarified the strategy. Sustainable change is built through sustained engagement, stronger programs, and partnerships that expand reach while maintaining quality.

Today, the Gwags Foundation is driven by a simple belief: support must be reliable to be meaningful. Children and young people deserve more than temporary relief. They deserve consistent care, real opportunities to learn and grow, and people who show up with purpose. That is what Gwags is building, step by step, with the communities we serve.

Our Approach

Our Mission

To ensure that under-resourced children and youth are not left behind emotionally, academically, or economically. The Gwags Foundation delivers timely, practical, and community-rooted support through targeted programs, including scholarships, educational, basic-needs support, and more. We exist to do more than provide charity. We exist to do more than provide charity. We exist to expand access, remove barriers, and build pathways for young people to learn, grow, and thrive.

Our Vision

We envision a world where no child or youth is invisible, and no potential is wasted due to lack of access. A world where they are equipped to learn, create, and lead. Our goal is to expand across regions through trusted local partnerships, building pathways to belonging, opportunity, and long-term growth for every child or youth, regardless of background.