… January–October 2025 Activities Span Food Aid, Education, Health, and Social Welfare
The Abdulhafiz Umar Gusau Foundation has reaffirmed its place as one of Zamfara State’s leading humanitarian organisations, touching lives and strengthening communities through targeted interventions in food security, education, healthcare, and social welfare between January and October 30, 2025.
According to a comprehensive impact summary released by the Foundation’s Media and Coordination Unit, the programmes have reached hundreds of beneficiaries across Gusau, Tsafe, Talata Mafara, Maru, and several other local governments, with plans underway to extend similar initiatives to all 14 Local Governments and Emirates of the State.
TODAY’S EVENT: FOOD RELIEF AT THE PALACE OF THE EMIR OF GUSAU
Earlier today, the Foundation organised a large-scale food outreach under its “Allah Ne Gatan Talaka” initiative at the Palace of His Royal Highness, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim Bello, the Emir of Gusau, where 240 beneficiaries received bags of rice and financial assistance.
The Emir of Gusau, in his remarks, commended the Foundation’s compassion, consistency, and leadership by example, describing it as “a true reflection of service built on empathy and humanity.”
He offered special prayers for the Founder, Malam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau (Dan Isan Gusau / Magayakin Tsafe), asking Almighty Allah to protect him, elevate his status, and continue to bless his humanitarian mission.
Beneficiaries, visibly moved by the gesture, expressed heartfelt appreciation, describing the support as “timely relief that restores hope”.
The outreach follows similar distributions earlier conducted at the Tsafe Emirate Palace and forms part of the Foundation’s statewide commitment to ensure that no community is left behind.
EDUCATION SUPPORT: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE
Education remains a central pillar of the Foundation’s humanitarian work. Between January and October, the Foundation sponsored tuition and examination fees for dozens of students, including 24 students of Sahel College of Health & Sciences (₦1.44 million), 7 students of ZACAS Gusau (₦315,000), and 8 students of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau (₦220,000).
Other beneficiaries include a Master’s student at the National Open University (₦215,000), a student of NU University (₦100,000), two orphans and one deferment student (₦120,000), nine female nursing students at the College of Nursing Sciences, Gusau (₦495,000), and a female orphan at Green Garden College (₦89,000). In Talata Mafara, three orphans also received full educational sponsorship.
HEALTH AND MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS: BRINGING HEALING AND HOPE
The Foundation continued its strong presence in healthcare assistance, funding treatment for patients facing critical medical conditions.
Recent interventions include ₦55,000 for a bladder-infection patient, ₦200,000 for a woman diagnosed with eye cancer (with five additional injections at ₦180,000 each), support for a boy with double hand fractures, ₦80,000 for a severe tooth infection case in Maru, and ₦50,000 each for two hospitalised patients in Gusau.
To enhance access to emergency care, the Foundation signed agreements with two leading pharmacies in Gusau and Tsafe, ensuring that hospital emergency units can obtain essential drugs and medical supplies instantly.
Plans are also underway to guarantee free access to emergency medical care for indigent patients brought in under life-threatening conditions.
SOCIAL WELFARE AND COMMUNITY RESTORATION
In the area of social welfare, the Foundation’s compassion has translated into lasting impact for widows, orphans, and struggling families.
Ongoing projects include the construction of a three-room house for a widow and her children, renovation of damaged homes and four perimeter fences in Gusau and Tsafe, and repair of a major community borehole that restored clean water access to a college after six months of scarcity.
Additional interventions include furnishing an orphan bride’s home and ₦50,000 cash support, ₦200,000 rent payment for a widow, ₦125,000 tuition aid for secondary school students, and ₦70,000 support for two orphans attending Islamiyya and Western schools.
A family in Tsafe also benefited from reconstruction assistance after a wall collapse.
A LEGACY OF COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT
Under the visionary leadership of Malam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau (Dan Isan Gusau / Magayakin Tsafe), the A.U.G. Foundation continues to bridge gaps in education, healthcare, empowerment, and community development through faith-inspired service.
For more than three years, the Foundation has delivered sustainable humanitarian programmes that uplift lives, empower youth, and bring hope to vulnerable families.
Its Founder’s philosophy remains clear that leadership is not about position but about compassion, integrity, and impact.
The A.U.G Foundation reaffirmed its resolve to sustain these life-changing interventions across all 14 Local Governments and Emirates of Zamfara State, working to build a society rooted in care, dignity, and shared prosperity.
