A primary-school boy writing in a notebook at his desk

Nine-Ten Development Foundation

Working for women and children in Northern Nigeria.

We work with rural communities in Abuja, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Niger States through WHEE: Water, Health and hygiene, Energy, and Education, supporting indigent families and pupils in primary and secondary schools.

In rural communities across Northern and North-Central Nigeria, including Abuja, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and Niger States, households face multi-dimensional poverty: limited water access, little or no reliable electricity, under-resourced schools, and fragile nutrition, including NOMA among young children. The effects fall hardest on women, children under five, primary school pupils, and secondary school girls. Limited water, power, schooling, and nutrition often compound one another in the same communities.

What Nine-Ten is doing

  • Child drinking clean water from cupped hands at a communal tap

    Water

    Solar-powered boreholes and community WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) committees.

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  • Young child holding bags of food support

    Health and hygiene

    Menstrual hygiene in schools, and nutrition support including superfoods (RUTF) for children affected by NOMA and to help stop further growth of the disease.

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  • Workers installing solar panels on a rooftop

    Energy

    1.5–3 kVA solar BESS for community hubs, health centres, and rural household clusters.

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  • Primary-school pupil studying with books at a desk

    Education

    Primary school libraries and connectivity, plus tuition sponsorship for up to 50 pupils a year.

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