Rural community brings health closer to home
Zakarai is in northern Nigeria. This simple, rural community is located in the Gabasuwa LGA in Kano State.  Residents are mostly farmers who rely on proceeds from their maize and guinea corn fields. More

Compass Brings Advanced Student Testing Technology to Nigeria
COMPASS took on the challenge of implementing the largest integrated intervention to date in Nigeria's education and health sectors. The project also heralded new possibilities for evaluating its impact on the quality of basic education in Nigeria.  More

A Story of Survival: How a Little Push Made the Difference

Polio victims are confronted with discrimination in Nigeria and find it difficult to lead a normal life. For Amina, the situation worsened when her father passed away and she became the sole provider for her family. More

Community's Dream for Better Healthcare Becomes a Reality
Omar Umar, has given birth to all four of her children at home. However during the birth of her fourth child, she had serious complications and had to travel to two different health centers to assure her survival and the survival of her baby.  More

How a little village went big on reform
“I was forced to work under hard conditions, such as carrying heavy loads, washing, and other dirty jobs just to make money. Sometimes, I couldn't find a place to sleep.”  More

Saving the Lives of Women and Children
Responding to an appeal from the Kurba Community Coalition and its Quality Improvement Team, the USAID-funded COMPASS Project worked with the community to renovate, equip, and sustain the derelict clinic. More

New Facilities Increase School Attendance
With a new perception of hygiene, privacy and safety for their children in the school environment, parents are now more comfortable sending their children for education, and attendance has increased by 11%.   More

Schools Gain Access to Fresh Water
When odors from the toilet facility pervaded the school, it became almost impossible to concentrate on lessons, and pupils took turns fetching water for the toilets and for general use.  This was the challenge faced by the three schools until the COMPASS project came to the rescue.  More

Villagers Give Voice to Their Hopes
With support from COMPASS, hope for better healthcare has come to Kwaku. Through the formation of a Community Coalition, local leaders have brought people together and mobilized them for progress.  More

Girls Rescued From Forced Marriage and "Hawking"
Through the intervention of COMPASS partners, two young girls are granted the opportunity to attend school despite social and financial restraints.  More