Introduction
Alimat Care Foundation (ACF) is a youth-led, women’s rights nongovernmental organisation working in Northeast Nigeria. Its activities support girls and young women in underserved and conflict-affected communities, connecting education, health, protection and economic opportunity with greater participation in community decisions.
Based in Adamawa State, the foundation presents its work under the message “For Every Girl.” Its community development approach responds to overlapping challenges involving poverty, displacement, harmful social norms and climate pressures.
History and Background
Alimat Care Foundation was established in 2020 and formally registered with Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission in 2022. According to its organisational history, it emerged from concern about the inequalities experienced by women and girls in conflict-affected communities.
The foundation identifies restricted educational opportunities, gender-based violence and limited sexual and reproductive health information as central barriers to girls’ development. Its response combines locally delivered programmes with engagement involving community organisations and public institutions.
Mission and Purpose
ACF’s mission is to advance girls’ and young women’s rights, safety and leadership by improving access to education, healthcare, protection and economic opportunities. Its wider vision is a society where women and girls can learn, earn and influence social and policy change.
Community participation is central to this purpose. The foundation seeks to involve girls and young women in shaping the programmes and decisions that affect their lives, rather than limiting their role to receiving assistance.
Governance and Structure
The foundation’s published leadership information identifies Muhammad Sani Umar as Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Ibrahim Bello as Executive Director, and Yinasim Dagal as Program Lead. These positions provide a structure linking trustee leadership with programme management and implementation.
ACF also publishes a safeguarding policy and provides channels for reporting exploitation, abuse, corruption and fraud. These resources are relevant to organisational accountability, particularly because its programmes involve children and other people facing heightened protection risks.
Funding and Grants
ACF’s project portfolio includes both self-funded initiatives and externally supported programmes. Its published projects identify AmplifyChange as supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights work, while its Governance Watch recruitment information identifies funding from the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund.
The reviewed sources primarily describe ACF as a programme implementer and grant recipient. They do not establish a general, publicly accessible grant application scheme for outside organisations. Prospective funding partners should therefore distinguish support for ACF’s activities from opportunities to apply to the foundation for grants.
Major Programs and Initiatives
Girls’ Education and Skills Development
ACF works to improve girls’ access to education, school retention and learning outcomes. Its approach includes teacher development, gender-responsive teaching and psychosocial support to help create safer, more inclusive learning environments.
Health, Rights and Protection
The foundation provides sexual and reproductive health education and supports referral pathways. Its protection activities address early and forced marriage, sexual violence and harmful social norms through community engagement and survivor support.
Climate Resilience and Economic Empowerment
Environmental programmes promote climate-smart agriculture and community adaptation. ACF also reports using the Street Business School model to develop entrepreneurship skills and income-generating opportunities for women and girls.
Youth Leadership and Public Accountability
Governance Watch is designed to strengthen youth participation in local government accountability. Published implementation information describes training, governance scorecards, community dialogues and media engagement as components of the initiative. These are programme activities, rather than evidence of completed governance improvements.
Impact and Examples of Work Funded
ACF reports that its self-funded climate adaptation project in Yolde-Pate, implemented from July to September 2024, trained 20 women in climate-smart agriculture, composting, organic fertiliser production and leadership. Participants were also supported to establish a Climate Action Committee and peer groups.
Its Breaking Barriers initiative, supported by AmplifyChange, focuses on girls and young women in Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika and Maiha. Activities include peer advocacy, girls’ clubs and community accountability structures intended to improve access to information and participation.
These examples demonstrate reported training and programme delivery. They should be distinguished from independently measured, long-term changes in income, safety or educational attainment.
Conclusion
Alimat Care Foundation brings together girls’ education, women’s empowerment, protection, climate resilience and youth leadership within a locally focused development approach. For donors and partners, its published portfolio offers examples of how philanthropic support can contribute to community programmes in Northeast Nigeria.
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