One bold vision. Practical solutions for real lives.
We exist to close the gap between what vulnerable communities in Northeast Nigeria need and what they can access — quality healthcare, quality education, and a real pathway out of poverty.
We are not building from zero. We are scaling a system that already works.
Most organisations ask a partner to trust a plan. Cigari asks a partner to scale a proven, operating model — funding, advocacy and partnerships wrapped around clinical and training institutions that already exist.
Three pillars, one theory of change
Healthier, better-educated and economically empowered communities are more resilient communities. Each pillar is a lever within the same change.
Healthcare that reaches the people who need it most
Maternal and child health, preventive medicine, community outreach and structured disease response — delivered through a 26-year clinical footprint.
Education that opens doors and multiplies itself
Scholarships, literacy initiatives and teacher development that multiply impact across classrooms — anchored by eight years of training infrastructure.
Skills, enterprise and income that outlast the aid
Vocational training, entrepreneurship and financial literacy for women and youth — converting short-term support into long-term household income.
Free Surgical Outreach
For vulnerable families in Kumo and surrounding communities, the cost of surgery can mean choosing between healthcare and other essential household needs. This programme removes that impossible choice.
- Free consultation, investigations, surgery, medicines and follow-up
- Priority for widows, low-income families, the elderly and persons with disabilities
- 100–150 people treated, with 100% post-operative follow-up
Empowerment & Livelihoods
Vocational skills training, entrepreneurship support and financial literacy for vulnerable women and youth — using a trusted community network built over 26 years, including the confidence of the traditional institution in Akko Emirate.
- 300 participants trained in marketable, community-selected trades
- 100 micro-enterprises launched with seed support
- A referral pathway into healthcare and further education
Targets we can be held to
Our programmes are built around indicators that can be counted, named and shown. Every target below is drawn directly from our programme designs.
Free Surgical Outreach
Beneficiary journey, from registration to cure
Empowerment & Livelihoods
Year One commitments
A closed loop, not a pipeline
Kumo Medical Clinic surfaces the real health needs of the community. Barunde College trains the people required to meet them. Cigari Foundation secures and stewards the funding that lets both scale — then channels the outcomes back into evidence for the next round of investment.
Kumo Medical Clinic
26 years of patient data and a trusted clinical brand.
Barunde College
Eight years of trainers, curriculum and research.
Cigari Foundation
Grant eligibility, governance and donor reporting.
From the communities we serve
When treatment is delayed, the whole household feels it
Why a free surgical outreach is, at its heart, an economic intervention for poor families.
Restoring dignity through skills, income and opportunity
What it takes to turn vocational training into lasting household income for women and youth.
Why infrastructure beats narrative
The case for funding a system that already runs, rather than a plan that hopes to.
“We are not asking you to fund a promise. We are scaling outcomes that are already being delivered on the ground — responsibly, with the people best positioned to do it.”
Every naira and dollar is amplified by infrastructure that already exists.
Whether you are a donor, an institution, a government agency or a fellow organisation, there is a place for you in this work.