Across the Globe, We Are United in Our Dedication to Children’s Rights
ABOUT US
Haddasha Mary We Are One Foundation (WEARE1) is a non-profit organization established in 2020 by Haddasha Collins-Weaver.
The primary focus of Haddasha Mary We Are One Foundation is to mobilize efforts of government, private sector and other development agencies towards securing health and educational opportunities for children in poor communities.
Our volunteers have offered to serve in a variety of areas such as finance, medicals, empowerment, skills provision, fundraising, human resources, communications, public policy, social media as well as several other areas. They are dedicated women, men and children who are ready to make a change in the society. They are compassionate, rugged, dedicated and full of zeal.
Our Projects cut across practically every phase that has to do with the total wellbeing of an indigent child or woman across the slums or living in abject poverty.
Our Approach
OBJECTIVES
- To work for the social, educational and economic development of underprivileged individuals, groups and communities in Africa;
- To encourage healthcare development and health promotion;
- To assist in the process of social integration and personal realization of underprivileged children, young people, adults and families;
- To endorse the human rights and in particular the rights of the children and young people as well as the rights of underprivileged groups and communities;
- To encourage and promote voluntary work-ethic amongst youth.
01.
— Our Mission
WEARE1 works for the social development and integration of underprivileged individuals, groups and communities in Africa.
02.
— Our Vision
Our work aims to break the vicious cycle of poverty and social isolation and to restore hope for a better future. We believe that every person has the right to access resources and opportunities in order to live and develop with dignity and to become an active and contributing member of our society.
What we DO
We currently have volunteers in Nigeria who have signed up to be involved in different areas of our foundation. They have offered to work in areas such as finance, fundraising, human resources, communications, social media, etc.
EXECUTIVES
Haddasha Collins-Weaver
CEO / Founder
Haddasha grew up in Providence Rhode Island and starting serving the community at the very young age of 10. Her grandmother and mother always encouraged her to serve the community. She always found it a joy to empower others and working with the ‘least of these.’ Her areas of focus have been dealing with indigents, domestic violence and empowering children.
Haddasha worked to serve the community for many years. Her career path has been working as a nurse. She has been privy to volunteer throughout Mexico and on community based health drives in the United States. She has also set on a board of a nonprofit organization called African Advocates Against AIDS.
During the last ten years, she has been a caregiver for her mother. That brought her to Virginia. That is where she found her call and purpose. She is an advocate of change. Instead of looking to the left or right she took it upon herself to make an impact.
Since the Year of Reparations commenced and dismantling institutional racism she knew her purpose was to be a part of being a bridge between United States and Nigeria.
Ayodele Adebusoye Esq
Trustee / Legal Adviser
Ayo Adebusoye Esq. is a senior attorney and leading development expert and social entrepreneur, with multi-disciplinary experience in the faith-based, social, public and private sectors. International working background of networking and partnering with diverse organizations and groups.
Experienced in coordinating State and National level health advocacy campaigns as well as proficiency in programme conceptualization, health budget policy analysis, Monitoring & Evaluation systems. He has served as the Secretary General of the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO); Co-Founder /Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Lagos State Civil Society Partnership (LACSOP); Chairman, Public Health Sustainable Advocacy Initiative (PHSAI); Co-Chairman, Lagos State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal & New Born Child Health (LASAM); Technical Advisory Committee Member, Performance Monitoring for Action (PMA), Lagos State; Trustee & National Secretary, Public Procurement Observation; Advocacy Initiative (PRADIN) among other numerous responsibilities.
He has previously served as a pioneer Member of the Governing Board of the Lagos State Public Procurement Agency and was recently nominated in January 2020 to the Governing Board of the Lagos State Health Management Agency. He is also a Certified Digital Marketing Consultant Trainer.
