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Founder & President, ONeNess Foundation
Edithmary Tabitha Nnabuife Price didn’t set out to become a humanitarian leader; life led her down that path. Armed with a Master of Health Services Administration (MHSA) and a heart deeply moved by human suffering, she has transformed personal pain into a powerful force for change that spans two continents and touches thousands of lives.
The inspiration behind ONeNess Foundation traces back to her father’s childhood trauma, becoming an orphan at just six years old and enduring daily starvation while living with relatives who saw his presence as a burden rather than a blessing. This family legacy of abandonment and resilience didn’t break her father; it ultimately forged a daughter who would dedicate her life to ensuring no child would suffer the same fate.
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As a proud mother of two accomplished children, a daughter and a son whose athletic prowess led him to professional football with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Her daughter is an accomplished professional with a double major in Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Houston, Clear Lake. In addition to her academic achievements, she is also a highly skilled makeup artist, known for her creativity and expertise. For nearly a decade, she honed her craft at Sephora, a renowned American cosmetics company, where she provided clients with stunning makeup looks and personalized beauty consultations. Tabitha understands the transformative power of opportunity, support, and unwavering belief in human potential. Her children’s success serves as a testament to what becomes possible when young people receive the foundation, encouragement, and resources they need to thrive.
This personal experience as a mother has profoundly shaped her understanding of childhood vulnerability. She knows intimately the difference between a child who has family support and one who faces the world alone. Every sleepless night spent worrying about her own children’s futures has deepened her empathy for the millions of children who have no one to worry about them at all.
When Tabitha founded ONeNess Foundation in 2014, she was driven by more than statistics or abstract humanitarian concepts. She was motivated by the vivid understanding of how abandonment shapes a life, how hunger gnaws at a child’s sense of worth, and how the absence of family love can echo through generations.
Her father’s story became the foundation’s origin story, not as a tale of victimhood, but as proof that even the most difficult beginnings can be transformed into purpose. Where her father experienced neglect, she would create abundance. Where he knew hunger, she would provide nourishment. Where he faced isolation, she would build communities of support.
Tabitha’s approach to humanitarian work reflects her comprehensive understanding of human needs. Her Master of Health Services Administration provides her with the technical expertise to navigate complex healthcare systems, manage large-scale programs, and ensure sustainable impact. But her true qualification is written in her heart: a mother’s fierce protectiveness extended to every vulnerable child.
Her leadership style embodies the organization’s motto: “One for All, All for One.” She understands that lasting change requires collective action, shared responsibility, and unwavering commitment to the most marginalized members of society. Under her guidance, ONeNess Foundation has grown from a personal mission into a comprehensive humanitarian organization that has transformed over 30 orphanages, served more than 14,000 vulnerable children, and provided critical support to over 22,000 families across the world.
What makes Tabitha’s leadership unique is her ability to bridge the Nigerian diaspora community in the United States with the pressing needs of vulnerable populations in Nigeria. As someone who has navigated life in both countries, she brings cultural sensitivity, practical wisdom, and cross-continental perspective to every initiative.
Her vision extends far beyond emergency relief. She sees education as liberation, community development as empowerment, and policy change as the pathway to systemic transformation. The Foster Care Commission Bill, one of her organization’s flagship advocacy efforts, represents her belief that lasting change requires not just compassionate hearts but also reformed systems.
Those who work closely with Tabitha describe her as someone who carries the weight of every child’s story, celebrates every family’s success, and never loses sight of the ultimate goal: a Nigeria where every child has the opportunity to thrive. Her days begin with reviewing reports from field programs and end with strategizing about policy reforms that could transform thousands of lives.
She is equally comfortable presenting to government officials in Abuja, speaking at diaspora community events in Houston, or sitting with foster families in rural Nigerian communities. Her authenticity comes from understanding that humanitarian work is not about charity, it’s about justice, dignity, and recognizing the inherent worth of every human being.
The road named in her honor, Edithmary Nnabuife Road in Owerri, Imo State, symbolizes more than personal recognition. It represents the tangible impact of turning personal pain into purpose, individual commitment into collective action, and local compassion into international movement.
Today, Tabitha’s influence extends throughout Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, touching lives in ways both immediate and transformational. Children attend school because of her vision. Families have food security because of her programs. Communities have stronger social systems because of her advocacy. And Nigeria’s most vulnerable populations have hope because of her unwavering commitment to their dignity and potential.
As Tabitha continues to lead ONeNess Foundation into its next decade of service, her focus remains laser-sharp on systemic transformation. She envisions a Nigeria where foster care systems provide family-based alternatives to institutional care, where education is accessible to every child regardless of circumstance, and where communities have the resources and support systems needed to care for their most vulnerable members.
Her personal journey from understanding childhood trauma through family history to preventing it through professional dedication exemplifies the transformative power of turning pain into purpose. Every program launched, every policy advocated, every child served represents her commitment to ensuring that her father’s childhood suffering was not in vain, that it became, instead, the foundation for preventing such suffering in countless other lives.
Tabitha’s story is not just about one woman’s dedication, it’s about the collective potential we all possess to transform lives, communities, and systems. Her invitation to others is simple yet profound: recognize that individual stories of struggle can become collective movements for justice, and that each person’s contribution to this mission, whether through financial support, volunteer service, or advocacy, becomes part of a larger story of transformation that extends far beyond what any one person could accomplish alone.
“My father’s childhood hunger taught me that no child should face the world alone. Every vulnerable child I meet carries not just their own potential, but the possibility of breaking cycles that have persisted for generations. This is why our work is not just humanitarian, it’s about justice, dignity, and the belief that every child deserves not just survival, but the opportunity to thrive.”
Edithmary Tabitha Nnabuife Price, MHSA
Founder & President, ONeNess Foundation
