Restoring Dignity · Rebuilding Hope

Building stronger communities across Nigeria.

Yaknan Humanitarian Foundation supports vulnerable people, empowers individuals and strengthens communities through humanitarian assistance, education, healthcare, skills development and community-based initiatives.

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Yaknan Foundation founder seated at an international maritime forum

Who we are

Relief today. Empowerment for tomorrow.

We are a humanitarian and community-development organization committed to supporting vulnerable people, empowering individuals and strengthening communities.

Humanitarian work should go beyond giving relief. Sometimes people need immediate help, but they may also need the skills, education, healthcare, support or opportunity to become more independent. We meet people where they are and, where possible, help create a path towards stability and self-reliance.

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"The circumstances a person is born into should not determine the future they are able to achieve."

Our founder
Yaknan Humanitarian Foundation
Community members receiving sleeping mats and blankets from the Yaknan team

Where we work

Reaching Nigeria's
most under-served communities.

From the plateaus of the North Central to displaced settlements in the North East and coastal villages of the South, our teams show up where the need is greatest.

  • Plateau
  • Benue
  • Borno
  • Kaduna
  • FCT · Abuja
  • Nasarawa
  • Rivers
Yaknan team delivering aid in a rural community