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The son of Alhaji Anas Muhammad and Fatima Mamuda, I come from an extended family in Musawa local Government, katsina State. Nigeria. My father is a veteran civil Servant (now retied). Presently I work at medical library of College of Nursing and Midwifery, Katsina State. Nigeria. I am very passionate about reading, research and community library.

For my community development services, Recently I worked as the Katsina State Coordinator from July 2015 to July 2020, Northern Nigeria Youth Skill program ‘MAFITA PROGRAM’ Katsina State Office Funded by DFID and Implemented by Adam Smith International in four (4) States in Northern Nigeria. Mafita contributed in creation skill acquisition medium aimed at reducing the level of poverty in youths (marginalized and vulnerable) and the society at large and stimulates sustainable development in Northern Nigeria. Before joining the above project, I was the Project Director of Family Health and Youth Empowerment Organization (FAHYE) in Katsina, implemented USAID funded project titled Expanded Social Marketing Project in Nigeria (ESMPIN) on Family Planning, Diarrhoea and Malaria component in partnership with Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) and Society for Family Health (SFH). I also served with Family Health and Youth Empowerment Organization (FAHYE) as a project director in collaboration with Society for Family Health in one of its Malaria project where we trained youths on RDT testing and counselling in six LGAs of Katsina state. I am familiar with various PLA techniques needed for community Participation, Engagement and Mobilization. I recorded milestone in conflict resolutions and public health intervention in the field of Safe motherhood and Youths engagements. Similarly, while I was the State Coordinator of Association for OVC/ NGO in Nigeria (AONN), Katsina State chapter, I coordinated the activities of the Association in 34 LGAs in the State in the provision of 6+1 services to OVCs there by reaching more than 2,000 of them. The services included Education, Health, Food and Nutrition, Shelter, Protection, Economic Strengthening.

I started my community work as an advocate of Sexual and Reproductive health & Rights of women and young person’s through community and stakeholder engagement, dialogue, town hall meetings, advocacy meetings and visits which accorded me familiarity with the terrains of community mobilization and participation background in Nigeria. More so, I have been in the front line position in the implementation of various projects and programs whose cumulative goal has been to improve security, maternal and child health, Immunization, Malaria, Nutrition, economic and social inclusion of vulnerable groups in Nigeria for a number of organizations like Adam Smith International, DFID, ARFH, Pathfinder International, Society for Family Health and Packard Foundation among others. With passion for development work, the motivation to succeed, organized self articulation & programming, strong interpersonal communication as well as excellent ICT skills and also a particular talent for forward planning to develop effective & efficient solutions to problems.