The Victorine Ebude Foundation (VICEF) is an international, non-governmental, non-profit, non-partisan, and non-denominational organization dedicated to transforming lives and creating sustainable change. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Pagnacco, near Udine, Italy, VICEF operates globally with legally registered representation in Cameroon and across Africa. We exist to tackle the interconnected challenges that keep families in cycles of poverty and vulnerability, limited access to quality healthcare, clean water, education, dignified livelihoods, and a safe environment. Our work bridges immediate humanitarian response with long-term development, so that communities can not only survive shocks, but thrive.
Today, VICEF supports communities in more than 20 countries through programs that are locally grounded and globally informed. We partner with grassroots organizations, professional associations, health and education providers, and responsible private-sector actors to design solutions that reflect local realities while meeting international standards. Our teams emphasize inclusion, transparency, and measurable impact as we build pathways to self-reliance for women, men, and youth.
VICEF began in 2008 when seven passionate volunteers, led by Dr. Sir Bismark Epoh Enongene, set out to address the root causes of poverty and inequality they witnessed in their communities. What started as a small, volunteer-driven initiative has grown into a respected international NGO. Over the years, VICEF has refined a model that pairs compassion with professional rigor supporting practical interventions like free medical outreach and water access while investing in long-term systems strengthening, research, and youth leadership. From village health talks and school support drives to cross-border partnerships and multi-country programs, our story is one of consistent growth rooted in service. With a headquarters in northern Italy and legally registered representation in Cameroon and across Africa, we now connect local action to global best practices, learning from every project and amplifying impact across regions.
Our mission is to promote humanitarian development through education, research, health, agriculture, environmental protection, climate change adaptation, renewable energy, and youth empowerment. We advance this mission by combining community-driven solutions with strategic partnerships, evidence-based programming, and practical innovation. In every project, we prioritize the most vulnerable, children, women, the elderly, and people living with chronic illness, ensuring that assistance is dignified, culturally sensitive, and sustainable.
We envision a world where every person regardless of background has access to the tools, opportunities, and resources necessary to live healthy, dignified, and fulfilling lives. We believe progress happens when communities own the change process, when public and private actors collaborate, and when solutions consider both people and planet. By aligning our work with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we seek to accelerate collective progress in health, education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, decent work, climate action, and partnerships for the goals.
Our values guide every decision we make and every partnership we form. They are the foundation of trust with communities, donors, and peers.
Intergrity: we act with transparency and accountability in our finances, communications, and programming. We publish clear information about our activities and hold ourselves to high ethical standards.
Compassion: we approach every person with empathy and respect, recognizing the inherent dignity and worth of every human being.
Collaboration: we partner with communities, civil society, government, academia, and the private sector to achieve impact at scale.
Innovation: we embrace practical, context-appropriate innovation, testing ideas, learning rapidly, and adapting to what works.
Sustainability: we design initiatives that can endure beyond our direct involvement by training local actors, strengthening systems, and protecting the environment.