We exist for the child no one is fighting for.
Since 2018, Giving Heart Foundation Africa has stood beside thousands of children in Northern Nigeria — believing that no circumstance should ever determine a child's future.
Hadiza Sule.
Born and raised in Kano, Hadiza saw too many bright children pulled from school by poverty and circumstance. In 2018, she emptied her savings to enrol thirty of them. Seven years later, she leads one of Northern Nigeria's most respected child-focused nonprofits.
"We don't believe in charity that ends with a photograph," she often says. "We believe in showing up, year after year, until every child finishes."
To open the door of education and opportunity for every underserved child in Northern Nigeria.
A generation of African children who learn, lead, and lift others as they rise.
Dignity
Every child, every family, treated with respect and care.
Transparency
Open books, public reports, every naira accounted for.
Community
We build with — not for — the people we serve.
Excellence
Children deserve the best of us, not the leftovers.
Seven years of showing up.
GHFA is born
Hadiza Sule starts the foundation in Kano with 30 children.
Back to School launches
First wave of uniforms and supplies reaches 500 children.
Scholars Program
Long-term scholarships established for outstanding students.
Crisis response
Family Support program launched in Maiduguri after displacement.
12,500 lives
GHFA crosses 12,500 children supported across four states.
The hands behind the heart.
Hadiza Sule
Founder & Executive Director
Ibrahim Bello
Director of Programs
Amina Yusuf
Head of Field Operations
Chinedu Okafor
Partnerships Lead