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About usSawule Foundation · Maiduguri

Started in Maiduguri, by people from Borno.

We are a small organisation with a clear purpose: to help women, children and families affected by the conflict be safe, and to stay with them while they recover.

(01) Our story

The years of conflict have touched almost every family we know. Some lost homes, some lost people, and many are still carrying things they have never been able to talk about.

We registered Sawule Foundation in July 2026 because we wanted to do something about it ourselves, here at home. Our focus is protection: making sure people, especially women and children, are safe, have somewhere to turn, and get the support they need to recover. We also care about the things that hold a community together, like dialogue between neighbours, reading and learning, and our culture, because those are part of feeling safe too.

Our mission

To help women, children and families in Borno stay safe, get the support they need, and recover with dignity.

What we hope for

Communities where people are safe at home, at school and on the road, and no one faces harm alone.

(02) How we work

What we hold to.

These are the rules we work by, whoever we are with and whatever the situation.

People come first

The person in front of us decides what happens next. We give options and information, never orders.

Confidential

What you tell us stays with us. We only share with your permission, or when a life is in serious danger, and we explain that before you start.

Do no harm

We think through every step so that our help never puts anyone at more risk.

Close to home

We are from these communities. We speak the languages and understand the customs, and people can reach us easily.

Working with others

No one organisation can do it all. We refer, share and plan with government, agencies and other groups.

Accountable

Our accounts are audited every year by independent auditors and filed with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

(03) Our trustees

The people
behind Sawule.

Sawule is governed by a Board of Trustees under the Companies and Allied Matters Act. No trustee is paid for serving on the board.

ZA
Trustee · Secretary

Zainab Ajimi Badu

FB
Chair, Board of Trustees

Fatima Yetcha Ajimi Badu

AB
Trustee

Abba Bulama

(04) Registration

On record, in the open.

Sawule Foundation for Wellness and Culture is a registered, not-for-profit and non-political organisation. All our income is used only for our work.

Registered name
Sawule Foundation for Wellness and Culture
Type
Incorporated Trustee (CAC)
Registration number
IT 9672267
Date registered
10 July 2026
Registered office
1 Shehu Sanda Kyari Crescent, Old GRA, Maiduguri, Borno State
Registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission Incorporated Trustee IT No. 9672267 Registered 10 July 2026 Active