Rural Women and Youths Orphanage Support Initiative (RUWOYSI) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 2001 by a group of community women under the leadership of Late EVANG. Veronica Garba in Nigeria to address social issues related to children education, economic strengthening, environmental and water hygiene and social vices, particularly as they relate to and affect vulnerable populations especially women, children and youths. It was formally registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission in 2011 and has operational offices in three states including Lagos, Kaduna and Benue, with operational presence in 5 other states of Nigeria.
RUWOYSI was founded on the vision of ”an environment where vulnerable people meet up basic needs of life”, and the mission ”to train, sensitize, educate and empower vulnerable people on their social, health, environmental and economic rights”. Our broad organizational goal is to work to see that ”a high number of people will be self-reliant”. Having been in operation for more than 20 years, RUWOYSI has achieved noteworthy social developmental strides. Its interventions are organized into several program descriptions, which integrate service components from several thematic areas to provide a holistic and rounded support structure and system to ensure that its outcomes are optimized and its impact is sustained.
Our program of interventions includes the following:
-} RUWOYSI Children Care and Support
-} RUWOYSI Household Economic Strengthening
-} RUWOYSI Health and Nutrition Program
-} RUWOYSI Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Program
-} RUWOYSI Environmental Protection and Food Security
Message from the Executive Director
Transforming Vulnerability into Self-Reliance
As the Executive Director of the Rural Women and Youths Orphanage Support Initiative (RUWOYSI), I am honoured to lead an organization built on the core values of Gender Equality, Equity, and Accountability. Our journey began with a clear vision: to see an environment where vulnerable people can meet the basic needs of life. Today, our mission is more critical than ever. We work tirelessly to train, sensitize, educate, and empower women, youths, and children regarding their social, health, environmental, and economic rights. Whether we are strengthening systems for Economic Empowerment or advocating for Environmental Protection, our primary goal remains the same—to ensure a high number of people in our communities become truly self-reliant.
At RUWOYSI, we believe in the power of Networking and Cost Effectiveness. We invite you to join us in this mission. Together, we can create lasting impact and ensure that no one is left behind in the pursuit of their fundamental rights.
Thank you for your interest in our work and for supporting the future of rural women and youths in Nigeria.
Garba Elizabeth N.
Executive Director, RUWOYSI
RUWOYSI has a dynamic team of staff and volunteers who are resourceful and committed to the cause of social development. Our team has extensive capacity for programmatic intervention and engagement with a robust history of projects and activities whether as donor-funded projects, internally initiated IGR-funded projects, partnership projects and consultancy services on social welfare schemes. Our work is driven by a specialized management team committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
MEET THE LEADERS
Late. EVANG. Veronica Garba K.
FOUNDER
Brig Gen(rtd) Onibasa Anthony I.
DSS, fdc, FCIA, Ph.D.
CHAIRMAN
Ms Garba Elizabeth N.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mrs. Kume Esther S.
STATE COORDINATOR
We seek strategic partnerships with NGOs, corporate CSR departments, government bodies, and private donors to enhance our System Strengthening and Food Security initiatives.
By networking with RUWOYSI, you help us ensure that more people become self-reliant.