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.
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.
To help women, children and families in Borno stay safe, get the support they need, and recover with dignity.
Communities where people are safe at home, at school and on the road, and no one faces harm alone.
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.
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.
Fatima Yetcha Ajimi Badu
Abba Bulama
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