The Cardinal Dery Foundation was registered at the Registrar Generals Department, Accra with a Certificate of Registration No. G-3,099 issued on 24th April 1998 as a company limited by guarantee. The Cardinal Dery Foundation was re-launched on 1 5th June 2013 at the Jubilee Park in Tamale by His Grace, Most Rev. Philip Naameh, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Tamale.
The Cardinal Dery Foundation for Integral Human Development at its inception has as its Objects;
- To provide access to education for underprivileged youth and women
- To provide healthcare facilities for deprived persons in various communities
Other interest areas of the Cardinal Dery Foundation:
Other areas of interest of the Foundation are; supporting Youth formation, Priestly formation, and Education especially for the three Northern Regions under the Girl Child Project (GCESP) are as follows;
- The girl must have finished Junior High School (JHS)
- The girl must be brilliant and preferably studying Science
- The selected girls need not be Catholics or for that matter, Christians
The support package is GHC600 per beneficiary per annum from JHS up to Tertiary level starting from the 2014 / 2015 academic year. The support covers School fees, Uniforms, Books, Sandals, and other contingencies. The beneficiaries are mentored to ensure they grow up to be useful citizens of Ghana.