Humanitarian & community development organisation

Practical support. Dignity first.

The AUG Foundation supports practical, needs-based interventions in education, healthcare, food security, livelihoods, housing, water, sanitation and emergency welfare across Zamfara State and beyond.

Abdulhafiz Umar Gusau Foundation

Practical service, delivered close to the people.

01Needs-based

Support responds to specific individual and community needs.

02Community-led

Local and traditional structures help identify genuine needs.

03Dignity first

Compassion, inclusion and accountability guide the work.

01About AUG

Practical support, close to real needs.

The Abdulhafiz Umar Gusau (AUG) Foundation is a humanitarian and community-development organisation focused on practical, needs-based assistance. Its work supports students, patients, widows, orphans, women, youths, persons with disabilities, vulnerable households and communities.

To improve lives through practical, compassionate and needs-based interventions that expand access to education, healthcare, livelihoods, food security, shelter and essential community support.

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02Selected documented impact

Documented impact. Clear context.

These are selected documented interventions, not a combined lifetime total.

2002026

JAMB/UTME registrations for candidates drawn from all 14 LGAs of Zamfara State

1002025

Women supported through the Mata Masu Dubara empowerment programme

250

Male and female orphans supported in a major Tsafe intervention

1602025

Approximate beneficiaries in a major direct financial-assistance intervention

15+

Approximate homes constructed or renovated, alongside structural repairs

240

Approximate beneficiaries reached in the Gusau Emirate food-and-cash phase

03Where we work

Support built around what people need.

Six connected areas reflect the Foundation’s documented humanitarian work.

01

Education & examination access

School fees, tertiary registration, professional qualifying examinations, JAMB and WAEC support for vulnerable and underprivileged students.

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Malam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau
04Founder

Malam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau

Founder, AUG Foundation · Dan Isan Gusau · Magayakin Tsafe

Malam Abdulhafiz Umar Barau is a Nigerian business executive, humanitarian and community development advocate with professional experience across Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates. Through the AUG Foundation, he supports practical interventions for vulnerable individuals, families and communities, with an approach centred on dignity, inclusion, accountability and practical impact.

05Independent coverage

Partnerships & enquiries

Work that matters needs trusted partners.

For Foundation enquiries, partnerships, media requests and community-development engagement, use the official Foundation contact channel.

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