Why We Exist
Northern Nigeria faces deep challenges caused by poverty, conflict, insecurity, and lack of access to basic services. Thousands of children are out of school, widows are left without support, and young women struggle without opportunities to learn, heal, or build sustainable lives.
Hasken Arewa Foundation exists to change this.
We provide education, skills, water, healthcare, emotional support, and hope so that vulnerable children, widows, and young rural women can rebuild their futures with dignity, strength, and confidence.
Our Programs
Discipleship & Global Vision
We guide children in prayer, spiritual growth, and leadership, helping them develop faith, character, and a vision to share hope across the world. This program nurtures future disciples who will evangelize and serve their communities globally.
Read-To-Me Literacy Program
Children receive one-on-one reading support from trained volunteers, helping them improve comprehension, build confidence, and develop a lifelong love for learning in safe, supportive spaces.
Pad-A-Girl: Keeping Girls in School
We provide sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene training to ensure girls remain in school with dignity. Each pad distributed is a step toward confidence, health, and uninterrupted education.
Skills Training & Women’s Empowerment
We equip young women and older girls with vocational and entrepreneurial skills that help them earn income, support their families, and build long-term financial independence.
Summer Camp for Growth & Confidence
Our summer camp brings children together for learning, mentorship, sports, creativity, and character development—helping them grow academically and socially in a fun, safe environment.
Community Medical Outreach
We provide mobile healthcare, screenings, and health education to underserved families, helping reduce preventable illness and supporting community well-being.
Education & Sponsorship Support
We enroll out-of-school children into school, provide scholarships, uniforms, and learning materials, and support their academic journey. Our upcoming city boarding house in Sokoto will offer safe learning for vulnerable children.
Public School Volunteering Program
Our volunteers assist teachers, mentor learners, provide tutoring, and strengthen classroom engagement in public schools—helping improve learning outcomes for underserved students.
Trauma Healing & Counseling Support
We provide trauma counseling and emotional support for survivors of conflict, helping them regain stability, confidence, and hope for the future.
Upcoming Initiatives
At Hasken Arewa Foundation, we are committed to expanding our impact in Northern Nigeria. These are the initiatives we are planning to launch to reach more children, widows, and young rural women. You can help bring these visions to life.
City Boarding House – Sokoto
A safe, structured learning environment for out-of-school children and vulnerable girls, providing stability, education, and support to help them thrive.
Skills for Widows & Young Women
Extending vocational and micro-business training to widows and vulnerable women, empowering them to rebuild their lives, support their families, and achieve financial independence.
Children’s Community Library
A literacy hub designed to inspire a love for learning, improve reading skills, and provide access to books, educational materials, and a safe space for children.
Clean Water Wells
Providing safe, accessible drinking water to schools and rural communities, reducing preventable illness and freeing children to focus on education.
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Stay updated with stories, news, and progress from our projects across Northern Nigeria.
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How You’re Changing Lives
Your support helps:
● Put a child back in school
● Provide skills for a woman to start a small business
● Offer trauma healing and counseling
● Give safe water and nutritious food
● Supply dignity and menstrual support for young girls
● Provide Christian literature for spiritual growth
Our Volunteers
Hands and hearts making a difference
Bilya umar saidu
Support Staff
Namsa Bitrus
Support Staff
Peter Francis
Support Staff
Juliana Daniel
Support Staff
Testimonials
From Hearts Filled With Gratitude
I sincerely thank the Hasken Arewa Foundation for the generous gifts—bags, books, Bibles, pencils, and many other writing materials. These will go a long way and are truly appreciated.
Emmanuela Ilya
I feel blessed, and I am very thankful to the Hasken Arewa Foundation, along with all the partners and organisers of the annual summer camp. The experience offered so much value beyond academics alone.
Nathaniel David
We are deeply grateful to the Hasken Arewa Foundation. They have cared for us, paid our children’s school fees, and provided all the school supplies we were worried about—completely free.
