About Us
Abubakar Kushu Foundation (AKF) is a grassroots humanitarian organization committed to restoring dignity, saving lives, and empowering underserved communities especially women and children through access to quality healthcare, education, and basic social services.
Founded in 2018 by Hajiya Rukaiya Abubakar Kushu, AKF was born out of a deeply personal experience. After surviving life threatening pregnancy complications and witnessing the suffering of women with limited access to medical care, Rukaiya was driven to take action. What began as a simple act of kindness raising funds on WhatsApp to pay for a maid’s surgery evolved into a full-fledged movement.
Since its inception, the foundation has facilitated:
Over 200 free life-saving surgeries, including treatments for Vesico-Vaginal Fistula (VVF)
Support and rehabilitation for divorced, widowed, and vulnerable women
Enrollment of 250+ out-of-school children into Islamic and Western schools
Construction of 200+ wells and boreholes, providing clean water to communities
Building and renovation of community and Islamiyya schools, including teacher support
Business empowerment initiatives for women through seed funding and mentorship
Our activities are fueled by transparency, accountability, and compassion. We operate with zero institutional funding—every project is powered by individual donors, friends, and family who believe in our cause and trust our integrity. Our founder remains hands-on in every initiative, using social media as a platform to tell stories, raise awareness, and mobilize support.
In 2025, our founder was recognized as an AIM-MNCHN Advocacy Champion under the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN) for her efforts in reducing maternal mortality. She also serves on several committees within the Bauchi State Network of Civil Society Organizations, amplifying voices of the marginalized.
At the heart of everything we do is a simple but powerful mission.
To ensure that no woman or child suffers in silence when compassion, community, and collective action can offer hope and healing.
El-Kush Community Development Initiatives, our sister organization, extends this impact by addressing broader community needs in water, sanitation, education, peacebuilding, and rural development.
Our Target: is by 2050 pregnancy and post-pregnancy complications reduce to 30%; most especially in Northeastern states where the problem is currently highly deteriorating. However, we want 75% availability of education on sex and reproduction across those areas.
The Founder
Hajiya Rukaiya Abubakar Kushu
The Abubakar Kushu Foundation was found by the intention of one lady, Hajiya Rukaiya Abubakar Kushu who had passed through the same situation.
It all started in 2008 during her first pregnancy. Within the first few months, she started noticing blood coming out her body. When she consulted the doctor, she was told to have had a threatened abortion. She was put on a weekly hormonal injections. 35 weeks after this incident she went for Antenatal Checkup where she was told that she had Liquor Drainage, so she had to deliver through Caesarean Section. These events confirmed the first gynecology case. On the same note in 2011, after the first CS she opted in for Implanon family planning.
After 2 years she got pregnant for the second time, hoping to deliver by herself. But to her dismay after 1 month she had the same complications. When she went for checkup, she was told she had BP which was caused by another Liquor Drainage. She delivered via CS for the second time. After the delivery, she developed a lot of complications like spine pain, migraine and ulcer. She had to see an orthopedist who recommended an MRI scan and took a lot of finance. Yet she did not feel better and decided to head to UAE. This time around she had Endoscopy which they found out that she had an abdominal mass. Subsequently, in 2017 six years after her second child, she attempted third pregnancy. But like the previous ones, the pregnancy was marred with the same pregnancy complications of adhesion, liquor drainage etc. So she delivered via CS for the third time. After this pregnancy she had low calcium deficiency, BP; trauma and kidney issues among others. These fateful pitiful incidences made her resign, and optioned for tubal ligation.
After escaping this catastrophe that nearly cost her life, she found it gruesome for any mother-child to undergo the same. This concern quickly turned to passion that came to reality. Hajiya Rukaiya Abubakar Kushu is happily married and blessed with 3 children.
Vision
A just and compassionate society where every woman and child regardless of their socioeconomic status has access to healthcare, education, and opportunities to live with dignity.
Mission
To save lives, empower families, and build equitable communities through accessible healthcare, inclusive education, and sustainable development solutions.
Assurance
- At Abubakar Kushu Foundation, transparency, accountability, and integrity are at the heart of everything we do. Every donation we receive is used strictly for the purpose intended, and we keep our supporters fully informed by regularly sharing updates, photos, and financial breakdowns of all projects. We do not take your trust for granted. That’s why we operate with zero administrative overhead from donation sensuring that 100% of your support directly benefits those in need. From surgeries and school fees to clean water and women’s empowerment, your contribution is not just funding a project it’s saving and transforming lives Together, we are building hope, one life at a time.
Our Team
Hajiya Rukaiya Abubakar Kushu
Founder/CEO
Chukwuebuka Nwankwo
Human Resource
Dr. Waziri Saleh
Head of Gynea clinic specialist Hospital, Bauchi
Dr. Yahya Mohd Elsaid
Consultant Gynecologist & Obstetric
Abubakar Siddiq Ango
Technical Adviser
