Date: 4th July 2026
Location: Kano, Nigeria
Registered on Luma: 27 participants
Attended: 23 participants (16 returning members, 7 first-time attendees)
Languages: English and Hausa
Participants
Our second Logos Circle Kano meetup recorded another successful gathering, reflecting continued growth and community engagement.
Out of the 27 people who registered through Luma, 23 attended the event. It was encouraging to see 16 returning members, demonstrating growing commitment to the Circle, while also welcoming 7 new participants into the community.
Participants represented a broad range of professions and experiences, including:
- Software developers
- Project managers
- Teachers
- Medical doctors
- Founders
- Public health specialists
- Entrepreneurs
- Traders
- Content creators
- NYSC members
- Students
- Community volunteers
This diversity created a rich environment for discussion, allowing challenges to be viewed through multiple lenses while strengthening our shared commitment to building practical, community-led solutions.
Topics Discussed
Review of the First Circle
We began by reviewing the key discussions from our inaugural meetup.
The first Circle helped identify several pressing local challenges affecting Kano State. During this second gathering, members revisited those discussions and shifted the focus from identifying problems to designing practical, measurable, and community-owned solutions.
Selecting Our Winnable Issues
After extensive discussion, brainstorming, and community input, the Circle agreed to focus on four major initiatives.
Rather than attempting to solve every challenge simultaneously, members prioritized projects that are practical, collaborative, measurable, and capable of creating visible impact within the local community.
Winnable Issue 1
HealthyChild, HealthyFuture
School Hygiene & Reproductive Health Awareness Campaign
Problem
Kano due to its large population especially around the school age bracket have noticed a high incidence of water borne disease which peaks at the start of the rainy season ( July/August)
Poor hygiene practices and inadequate health education continue to contribute significantly to preventable illnesses, school absenteeism, and reduced educational outcomes among children.
According to UNICEF, inadequate Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities remain a major challenge across Nigerian schools, contributing to diarrheal diseases, poor learning outcomes, and increased absenteeism, particularly among girls.
Many students also lack access to age-appropriate education on:
- Personal hygiene
- Handwashing
- Toilet hygiene
- Disease prevention
- Menstrual and reproductive health
Initiative Goal
To improve hygiene knowledge and healthy living practices among school children while establishing sustainable hygiene systems that continue long after each intervention.
What We Will Do
The Circle plans to visit at least one school every month, targeting six schools during the pilot phase.
Each school outreach will include:
- Practical hygiene awareness sessions.
- Demonstrations on proper handwashing techniques.
- Toilet hygiene education.
- Disease prevention awareness.
- Age-appropriate reproductive health education.
Schools will also receive:
- Exercise books.
- Toilet rolls.
- Educational materials.
- Hand sanitizers.
To improve long-term hygiene infrastructure, participating schools will additionally receive:
- Handwashing (WASH) basins.
- A two-to-three-month supply of locally produced hand sanitizers.
To ensure sustainability, Logos Circle Kano is partnering with a local sanitizer manufacturer who has agreed to provide future supplies to participating schools at approximately 60% below retail market price, allowing schools to continue maintaining healthy hygiene practices after the donated supplies have been exhausted.
Good Hygiene Clubs
Recognising that lasting behaviour change comes through continuous education, every participating school will establish a Good Hygiene Club.
These clubs will:
- Promote good hygiene practices within the school.
- Organise peer-to-peer awareness sessions.
- Encourage students to become hygiene ambassadors.
- Extend hygiene education into families and surrounding communities.
Good Hygiene Comic Book
The Circle also plans to develop and launch a Good Hygiene Comic Book.
Rather than relying solely on verbal instruction, the comic book will use engaging illustrations and storytelling to teach children about:
- Handwashing
- Personal cleanliness
- Toilet hygiene
- Disease prevention
- Healthy daily habits
This visual approach is expected to improve understanding, retention, and behavioural change among younger children.
Success Indicators
- Four to Six schools reached.
- More than 500 students educated.
- Hygiene clubs established.
- Handwashing stations installed.
- Hygiene materials distributed.
- Feedback collected from teachers and students.
Current Status
The initiative is currently in its planning phase.
The project team is:
- Selecting participating schools.
- Meeting education authorities.
- Securing necessary approvals.
- Preparing educational materials.
- Coordinating logistics.
Winnable Issue 2
AquaHope Initiative
Clean Water for Healthy Communities
Problem
Access to safe drinking water remains a challenge across several communities in Kano State.
Limited access contributes to:
- Waterborne diseases.
- Poor hygiene outcomes.
- Lost productivity.
- Reduced quality of life.
Children and women are often the most affected.
Research from UNICEF and Nigeria’s WASH monitoring programme shows that many households continue to rely on unsafe water sources despite growing demand.
Initiative Goal
In partnership with the NYSC Charity CDS Group (Fagge LGA) and DJFL Foundation, Logos Circle Kano will support the construction of manually operated community wells to improve access to safe drinking water.
Why Fagge?
Fagge was selected because:
- It is one of Kano’s most densely populated Local Government Areas.
- Water demand continues to exceed existing infrastructure.
- Strong community partnerships already exist.
- Government approvals have already been secured through the NYSC Charity CDS Group.
Long-Term Vision
Although implementation will begin in Fagge LGA, the Circle intends to expand the AquaHope Initiative into three to four Local Government Areas experiencing severe shortages of safe drinking water.
Next Steps
Project teams will now:
- Visit selected communities.
- Meet village heads and community leaders.
- Conduct needs assessments.
- Identify the most suitable locations for community wells.
- Finalise implementation sites.
Expected Impact
- Increased access to clean water.
- Reduced dependence on unsafe water sources.
- Improved public health.
- Better hygiene outcomes.
- Reduced burden on women and children.
- Stronger community ownership of local infrastructure.
Success Indicators
- One community well completed during the pilot.
- Number of households benefiting.
- Community satisfaction.
- Reduced time spent sourcing water.
Winnable Issue 3
Widow Empowerment Programme
The Circle also agreed to develop a comprehensive empowerment programme for widows across Kano State.
Members acknowledged that many widows struggle with unemployment, financial insecurity, and limited opportunities to provide for their families.
Rather than focusing solely on financial support, the programme aims to create sustainable pathways toward self-reliance.
Proposed components include:
- Skills acquisition.
- Vocational training.
- Entrepreneurship support.
- Financial literacy.
- Small business development.
- Mentorship.
- Digital skills training for widows’ children.
The objective is to empower entire households by improving both economic opportunities for widows and future employment prospects for their children.
This initiative remains in the planning and partnership development stage.
Winnable Issue 4
Voterax Coordination Infrastructure
The Circle also explored supporting the development and adoption of Voterax, a privacy-preserving coordination and reputation infrastructure.
Members discussed how Voterax can strengthen grassroots coordination by enabling communities to organise transparently while preserving privacy.
Potential applications include:
- Community governance.
- Participatory decision-making.
- Volunteer coordination.
- Reputation systems.
- Transparent project management.
- Community accountability.
The initiative is currently in its planning phase, prototype to be released soon
What We Learned
Several important lessons emerged during this meetup.
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Moving discussions from identifying problems toward designing actionable solutions significantly increased participant engagement.
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Assigning initiative leads immediately after selecting projects strengthened accountability and ownership.
3)Members also recognised the value of collaborating with existing organisations instead of duplicating ongoing community efforts.
Areas for Improvement
As the Circle continues to grow, members identified several improvements for future gatherings:
- Create breakout sessions for each initiative.
- Allocate additional networking time.
- Introduce monthly progress reports from initiative leads.
- Develop simple impact tracking metrics.
Next Steps
The Circle is now transitioning from planning into execution.
Immediate priorities include:
- Finalising participating schools for the HealthyChild, HealthyFuture campaign.
- Producing educational materials and the Good Hygiene Comic Book.
- Procuring hygiene kits and WASH equipment.
- Completing community engagement and site selection for the AquaHope Initiative.
- Launching consultations for the Widow Empowerment Programme.
- Continuing discussions around integrating Voterax into future community coordination activities.
- Preparing for the third Logos Circle Kano meetup, where each initiative team will present implementation updates and recruit additional volunteers.
Closing Remarks
Our second Logos Circle Kano marked an important transition from conversation to coordinated action.
What began as discussions around community challenges has now evolved into four structured, community-owned initiatives with dedicated project leads, active partnerships, and measurable implementation plans.
As a Circle, we remain committed to demonstrating how local communities can leverage collaboration, civic participation, and decentralised thinking to solve real-world challenges. We believe meaningful change begins with people who are willing to organise, serve, and act together.
The journey has only just begun, and we look forward to sharing tangible progress as these initiatives move from planning into implementation.
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