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Abdulaziz Yari Foundation / Nigeria

Building dignity,
creating
opportunity.

We invest in people through health, education and economic opportunity.

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Our purpose

Opportunity starts
with people.

We work alongside communities to expand access to the essentials: quality health, education and the means to build a livelihood.

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Three areas of focus

The essentials.
The possibilities.

Health, education and economic opportunity. Explore the practical work behind our mission.

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01 / Health

Healthier communities.

Primary care outreach, maternal and child health, and support for frontline health facilities.

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02 / Education

Brighter futures.

Learning materials, scholarships and teacher support so every child can stay in school.

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03 / Economic opportunity

Skills. Tools. Possibility.

Skills, tools and enterprise support that turn effort into stable household income.

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Our approach to impact

The work matters.
So does the evidence.

We hold ourselves to measurable change: what improved, for whom, and whether it lasted.

01

Listen first

Community consultation and baseline data help define the work.

02

Deliver with partners

Work through health centres, schools and local organisations.

03

Measure and report

Track progress against the change we set out to make.

Our approach to impact
Official portrait of Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar
Portrait: National Assembly of Nigeria

Our founder

A life shaped
by public service.

Senator Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar has served Nigeria across the National Assembly, the Zamfara State Government and the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.

The Foundation carries forward a conviction that leadership must widen access to health, learning and opportunity.

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Building dignity,
together.

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