From Reflection to Readiness: Preparing for the Next Phase of HealthyChild, HealthyFuture
Date: September 2026
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Registered: 21 participants
Attended: 12 participants
Reason for lower attendance: Heavy rainfall on the day of the meetup
Despite the rain, the 4th Logos Circle Kano meetup became another important step in our journey from conversation to coordinated community action.
Only 12 of the 21 registered participants were able to make it because of the weather, but those who came arrived with something more important than numbers: commitment.
We gathered not just to talk, but to reflect, learn, make decisions, and prepare ourselves for the work ahead.
1. Reflecting on Our Green Pastures Outreach
A significant part of the meeting was dedicated to reflecting on our recent visit to Green Pastures Orphanage and Homes, where we officially launched our HealthyChild, HealthyFuture initiative.
The outreach was emotional and deeply encouraging. We had the opportunity to interact with children, teach them about personal hygiene and the 12 steps of proper handwashing, share our bilingual hygiene comic book, and provide food, clothing and hygiene materials.
During the reflection, we openly discussed:
What went well during the outreach
What could have been better
Challenges encountered during coordination
Logistics and preparation
How we communicated with the children
How to improve our school outreach model
What lessons we should carry into our next activities
One of the most important lessons was that impact requires preparation.
A good intention can open a door, but proper planning, coordination and follow-through are what allow that intention to create lasting change.
2. A Special Visit From Kaduna
We were also honoured to have Grace, the Steward of Logos Circle Kaduna, join our meetup.
Her presence was particularly special because the day also happened to be her birthday.
Rather than celebrating alone, she spent part of her special day with another Circle, sharing in our conversations and learning from our experience.
It was a beautiful reminder that although Circles operate in different cities, we are part of one larger community.
Different locations.
Different challenges.
Different people.
But one shared belief:
Communities can organise themselves to create meaningful change.
We celebrated her, appreciated her presence and were grateful for the opportunity to strengthen the connection between Kano and Kaduna Circles.
3. HealthyChild, HealthyFuture — From Planning to Execution
The biggest outcome of this meetup was the finalisation of the schools for the next phase of our HealthyChild, HealthyFuture campaign.
After reviewing our initial plan to reach six schools, we decided to adjust the target to four major school interventions, allowing us to focus on quality, proper preparation and meaningful impact rather than simply chasing numbers.
Three major factors influenced this decision:
1. Paperwork and Approvals
School-based interventions require proper engagement with school authorities and relevant bodies.
We wanted to ensure that every school visit is properly documented, approved and coordinated.
2. Student Population
The schools we selected are significantly larger than initially anticipated.
Several have student populations ranging from hundreds to thousands of students.
This means that reaching one school effectively requires considerable planning, materials, volunteers and logistics.
3. School Resumption Dates
The academic calendar and resumption dates also affected our implementation timeline.
Rather than forcing activities into unsuitable periods, we adjusted the roadmap to work realistically with the schools.
We chose depth over numbers.
4. Our School Outreach Roadmap
October — Government Secondary School Dabo
Our first major school intervention will take place in the first week of October at:
Government Secondary School Dabo
Estimated population: 2,300 students
This will be one of our largest interventions yet and will require significant coordination and logistics.
October — Fahard Group of Schools
Our second October intervention will be at:
Fahard Group of Schools
Estimated population: 1,200 students
The team is already working through the necessary preparations to ensure that the programme is delivered effectively.
November — Spring International School
In November, we will continue the campaign at:
Spring International School
Estimated population: 600 students
This will provide another opportunity to refine our model, gather feedback and strengthen the HealthyChild Club structure.
November — Multi-School Mental Health & Hygiene Seminar
We will conclude the three-month campaign with a larger school-focused event in partnership with the NADA Foundation.
The programme will bring together approximately 10 schools for a seminar combining:
Mental Health + General Hygiene Education
This is an important expansion of the HealthyChild, HealthyFuture vision.
Children’s wellbeing is not only about physical health. It also includes their emotional and mental wellbeing.
5. From Ideas to Materials
Another important development is that we have moved beyond planning.
The paperwork has been completed, and procurement and preparation of the required materials have begun.
We have a lot to achieve.
From handwashing equipment and basins to sanitizers, toilet hygiene materials, educational resources, exercise books and our bilingual HealthyChild, HealthyFuture comic book, every component needs to be ready before we enter each school.
We are also preparing for the establishment of HealthyChild Clubs, which will help ensure that the lessons continue after our team leaves.
Our goal is not simply to visit a school, speak to students and leave.
We want to leave behind knowledge, habits, resources and young people capable of teaching others.
6. Why This Matters
At the heart of HealthyChild, HealthyFuture is a simple belief:
A child who learns good hygiene today can influence an entire family tomorrow.
When a child learns to wash their hands properly, that knowledge can travel home.
When a student understands toilet hygiene, they can influence their siblings.
When a young girl receives accurate and age-appropriate reproductive health education, she gains knowledge that can protect her dignity and wellbeing.
And when students become hygiene ambassadors, the classroom can become the starting point for change across an entire community.
This is why we are investing not only in education, but in continuity.
7. Other Winnable Issues
While HealthyChild, HealthyFuture remains our immediate priority, the Circle also continued discussions around our other emerging initiatives.
AquaHope Initiative
The team continues to follow up on community selection, engagement with local stakeholders and preparations for identifying suitable locations for the community water project.
Widows Empowerment Programme
Planning continues around a broader empowerment model that goes beyond short-term donations, with the aim of supporting widows and their children through sustainable livelihood and digital skills opportunities.
Voterax
We also continue to follow developments around Voterax, a privacy-preserving coordination infrastructure that could potentially support better community coordination, contribution tracking and decision-making.
8. What We Learned
Our fourth Circle reminded us that community work is rarely perfect.
Plans change.
Attendance fluctuates.
Approvals take time.
Schools have different requirements.
Resources have to be stretched.
And sometimes, even the rain changes the plan.
But none of these should stop us.
They should make us better organisers.
Our Green Pastures experience taught us what to improve. Our school planning has taught us to think bigger about logistics. Our conversations with other Circles are helping us learn from one another.
And every challenge is becoming part of our collective experience
9. The Road Ahead
The next phase is no longer just about planning.
It is about execution.
Over the coming weeks, Logos Circle Kano will move from preparation into the field, beginning with our first school intervention in October.
We have schools to reach.
Children to teach.
Materials to prepare.
Volunteers to coordinate.
HealthyChild Clubs to establish.
And partnerships to strengthen.
There is still a lot of work ahead, but there is also something powerful happening:
People are showing up.
Closing
The fourth Logos Circle Kano meetup may have had only 12 people in the room, but numbers don’t always tell the full story.
Sometimes, 12 committed people can carry an idea much further than 100 passive participants.
We are learning to build patiently.
We are learning to listen.
We are learning from our mistakes.
And most importantly, we are learning to turn community conversations into real-world action.
From the children we met at Green Pastures, to the thousands of students we hope to reach across Kano, HealthyChild, HealthyFuture is becoming more than an initiative.
It is becoming a promise:
That every child deserves the knowledge, dignity and opportunity to live a healthier life.
And as Logos Circle Kano moves into its next chapter, we are carrying that promise with us.
From conversation → to coordination → to action → to impact.
This is Logos Circle Kano. 
