• Empowering Youth For Community Development through budget monitor and tracking

    In June 2023, a capacity-building training session empowered over 40 young people.

  • Initiating Health Care Transformative Change

    Ikot Ediet, a community long deprived of essential healthcare facilities and services for over 47 years, has witnessed a transformative improvement in access to healthcare.

  • Empowering Inclusivity: A Transformative Roundtable and The Birth of the Disability Trust Fund

    In February 2023, The Government of Akwa Ibom State successfully estalished the Disability Trust fund.

  • Rising Tides: Youth led emergency response in Akwa Ibom State

    In June 2023, young people in Oron Local Government Area, launched a critical emergency response to combat high sea rise, gully erosion, and flooding.

About Us

Sustaining Legacies with impact.

Clement Isong Foundation (CIF) is a Youth-Led and Youth Focused non-governmental, non-profit organization established in May 2006 to deliver Governance, Policy & Democratic Advocacy, Economic Research and Development, Access to Innovation & Education, and Human Capacity Development while preserving and perpetuating the legacies of Chief (Dr.) Clement Isong, CFR.

one of the founding Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria (1967 -1975), and the first civilian Governor of the erstwhile Cross River State (1979-1983).

Our Programs

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Civic Engagement, Policy & Governance Reforms

ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Economic Research, Climate & Social Justice

EDUCATION & INNOVATION

Education, Innovation & Institution Strengthening

CIF FACTSHEET & DATASHEET

Relevant information about our Funding, Donors, Partnership and Vendors

Our Results & Impacts

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

10,000 Youth Empowered through information, creation and knowledge gained.

AGROECOLOGY

Over 50 Farmers trained agroecology that transit to Agripreneurship.

CAPACITY BUILDING

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY ACT

Help create a synergy between the oil company and the communities.

GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

100 Gender Based Violence referred to relevant authorities.

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Latest Campaign

Strategic Partnership Aggrement 2

To improve the realisation of fundamental human and democratic rights and improve sustainable livelihood.

Gender and Social Inclusion

GESI promotes inclusive policies and focuses on increasing the power of the excluded, women and the poor.
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Youth Empowerment

empower young individuals with the skills, resources, and opportunities.

Latest News

Clement Isong Foundation commemorated the International Day of the Girl in Ikot Ekpene under the theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future”.

Clement Isong Foundation commemorated the International Day of the Girl in Ikot Ekpene under the theme "Girls’ Vision for the Future". We shared an inspiring day with young girls, promoting

4 December 2024

Okoritak, an oil-producing community in Ibeno LGA, suffers from extreme neglect despite the wealth generated from their land.

Okoritak, an oil-producing community in Ibeno LGA, suffers from extreme neglect despite the wealth generated from their land. Through the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA II) Project, Clement Isong Foundation, in

3 December 2024

Clement Isong Foundation, in collaboration with Actionaid Nigeria spotlight the urgent need for increased health care funding and timely releases in Nigeria

On Inspiration FM, Clement Isong Foundation, in collaboration with ActionAid Nigeria, spotlighted the urgent need for increased healthcare funding and timely releases in Nigeria. Delayed funds and underinvestment have left

3 December 2024

PRESS RELEASE

Clement Isong Foundation Flags Off Activities for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, November 25th, 2024. As part of global efforts to combat violence

2 December 2024

Innovation in Action: Young Innovators Drive Sustainability at Akwa Ibom Challenge

The future of environmental sustainability was vividly showcased at the "Akwa Ibom Youth Innovation Challenge," where young innovators presented groundbreaking digital solutions for driving ecological and climate resilience. This event,

3 September 2024

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