Empowering Communities
Worldwide
For more than 20 years, Leadership Initiatives has been empowering communities in rural Nigeria and making investments to create and sustain a brighter future.
Strengthening Communities for a Brighter Future
Decades of underinvestment in northern Nigeria have created profound challenges in education, healthcare, clean water access, and economic development, leaving many communities struggling to meet even their most basic needs. Leadership Initiatives works hand in hand with these communities to develop sustainable, locally driven solutions, empowering residents to create meaningful change for generations to come.
What Makes Us Different
Creating
Partnerships
Each year, we establish partnerships with three new communities facing critical challenges and with a high potential for transformation. We work together to address the most pressing challenges their people face.
Empowering
Leaders
Sustainable change begins with local leadership. We identify and train community leaders who are committed to addressing challenges and driving progress. Together we identify and plan the most impactful projects.
Transforming
Communities
We fund critical investments to improve acces to water, healthcare, and education in our partner communities. We also invest in local entrepreneurs to help create economic security and new opportunities.
Summer Internships at Georgetown
Through our public health, business, national security & diplomacy internships at Georgetown University, students work directly with communities in northern Nigeria to create lasting change. Interns help aspiring entrepreneurs develop businesses, partner with rural clinics to design public health campaigns, and collaborate with local leaders to address security challenges and strengthen international partnerships—turning classroom learning into real-world impact.
