'Education is key to effective operation of non-profits' - US-based NGO

The President of United States-based non-profit organization, Unlimited Cancer Care International, UCCI, Agivert Jackson, has called on managers of Non-profit and Non-governmental organizations to go the extra mile to educate themselves to acquire the requisite knowledge in their areas of operation.

This, she said is important because, “knowledge, relative to one’s arena of operation is crucial for the success of their non-profits and non-governmental organizations.”

According to Ms. Jackson, knowledge, as they say, is power and therefore to be confident and in control, there is the need to abreast oneself in their respective fields.

“Non-profits and non-governmental organizations, regardless of your area of operation and commitment, is not a walk in the field, and therefore to succeed and to thrive, education is core and key, going forward” " she said.

The President made the call after graduating with a degree in Master of Science in Management: Non-profit and Association Management from the University of Maryland Global Campus in Baltimore in the United States.

“My motivation for taking this course stemmed from my resolve to take my Non-profit organization, Unlimited Cancer Care International, UCCI, to the apex, as time would have it.”, she said.

She pointed out that the world has become so competitive that, to compete keenly and win, managers of non-profits and non-governmental organizations needed to further their education in their respective fields.

Adding that, “following the setup of my 501(c)3 non-profit, which is focused on cancers, I found out along the line that, to effectively run this all-important non-profit, I had to educate myself in this field to matchup with how new research continues to present different perspectives of this hitherto deadly disease.”

“Having acquired this knowledge, I am more confident that I can give my best to this non-profit and therefore to many who stand to benefit from what we do at Unlimited Cancer Care International”, Ms. Jackson said.

She said, “This year my team is moving to Ghana to embark on a massive educational drive on cancers and its attendant effects on society.”

Unter the theme, “Unlimited Cancer Care International Conference 2024”, the campaign will take the team to three regions in Ghana. These include Ada in the Greater Accra Region, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region and Sandema in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region.

She assured that “the team would also donate educational and medical supplies to students and the youth patients in these communities.”

“These donations are also intended to help alleviate the excruciating pains and financial strain cancer puts on families so their wards can concentrate on their education”, she said.

Ms. Jackson added that, “Also the cost of treatment of the disease, as data has shown, is so huge that families, rather than invest in the education of their children, are compelled to divert resources to treating the disease at the expense of the education of their wards.

“These donations, which is our widow’s mite, we envisage, would go a long way to ease the financial burdens on parents and guardians,” she hoped.

Since its inception, Unlimited Cancer Care International has partnered with institutions and organizations in the United States to support cancer patients and made donations to hospitals and individuals.