Green Minds Empowerment Foundation (GMEF) started in 2014 as a Community Development Service (CDS) group in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State under the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) advocacy project which ended in 2015.

It became a Non-governmental Organization in 2020 after it was duly registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) in Nigeria under Part “C” Of the Companies and Allied Matters Act. GMEF was established to promote sustainable human development in Africa.

The NGO headquarter is situated in Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria.