Grace Yufela Charitable Foundation

Grace Yufela is the fourth child in a loving family of seven. She grew up during the era in Cameroon, Africa where the girl child had no opportunity to go to school, but was forced into early marriage. Grace’s parents broke the taboo of not sending girl children to school and sent Grace to school. Grace went to St Joseph Girl’s Primary School, Bamenda; St Augustine’s College, Nso and went for further Studies to Britain where she studied Secretariat Duties. Upon return from abroad, she was employed full time as a Secretary with the then Cameroon Airlines. Three years into her career, she had her first Mental Health Crisis, which degenerated into an extreme challenge for the family and community who for two decades have not had answers why a young prosperous young lady could suddenly become a "crazy" woman.

Mission:

• To Create Awareness, Assist in Rehabilitation and Aid in empowerment of Refugee/immigrant African children and families struggling with mental health challenges.
• To increase public awareness of mental health issues among juveniles, women and families within African communities in MN in the USA and Cameroon in Africa
• To aid rehabilitating and empowering individuals and family members dealing with mental health challenges
• To address cultural and societal stigma about mental health through educational workshops and seminars
• To promote healthy, safe and caring mental health awareness activities within these communities.

Vision:

• To be an organization in which people are cherished, accepted, and engaged in their communities for a healthy future.