Our Team.
Our fantastic Board Members and passionate Advisory Council form the dream team needed to keep our organization focused on and effective in our mission of uplifting women in need.
Board Leadership
Binta W Aliyu
Founder
Binta founded YHF as a way to formalize and expand her family's decades of charity work.
Maryam Fagge-Sesay
Treasurer
Maryam Fagge is an Information Technology specialist combining her passion for numbers with her drive for helping women and children in need.
Dr. Elizabeth Rose
Board Member
Dr. Rose lends her expertise as an accomplished Global Health Education Specialist and Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt.
Dr. Chine Logan
Board Member
Dr. Logan is a board-certified neurosurgeon bringing the same focus to Yakumbo's mission as he does to performing spinal surgery.
Dr. Gbenga Ogedegbe
Board Member
Dr. Ogdegbe is a primary care physican with a passion for addressing health disparities and understanding social determinants of health.
Advisory Council
Our founding Advisory Council members are a talented and passionate group of professionals graciously lending their expertise in order to better our organization every day. We are grateful for their impactful contributions in advising on our program implementation, steering our strategic vision, and of course, their boundless support.
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Aisha Nalado | MBBS, PhD
Consultant Nephrologist
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital
Kano, Nigeria
Nathaniel Kwok | MD
Primary Care Internal Medicine
Jupiter Internal Medicine
Florida, USA
​​Hamisu Salihu | MD, PhD
Director General & CEO
Kano Independent Research Centre Trust​
Kano, Nigeria
AbdulJabbar Umar
Honorable Commissioner
Kano State Ministry of Land & Physical Planning
Kano, Nigeria