Edirin Shakati Anita Legacy Empowerment & Development Foundation

Behind every name is a story.

We exist to help people move from potential to opportunity, through education, mentorship, and access.

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01Our Story · The meaning behind our name

Three names. One promise to carry them forward.

ESA brings together remembrance, identity, and a commitment to carrying a legacy forward through service and opportunities for others.

Her mother

Edirin

In honour of the Founder’s late mother, Edirin Oborevwori.

Her father

Shakati

In honour of the Founder’s late father, Hassan Shakati Mohammed.

The Founder

Anita

The Founder, Anita Ejumudo, carrying both names forward.

ESA is more than an abbreviation. It is memory, identity and purpose.

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Who we are

A Foundation with a Purpose.

“We believe every person deserves to be seen, supported, and allowed to flourish.”

ESA Legacy Foundation is a Nigeria-based nonprofit registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission.

We are committed to nurturing human potential and strengthening communities through compassionate care, education, mentorship, skills development, inclusion, and meaningful opportunities.

Our values

What guides our work.

  • Compassion
  • Dignity
  • Inclusion
  • Empowerment
  • Integrity
  • Collaboration
Our pathway to impact

How meaningful change happens.

  1. 1

    Knowledge

    inspires growth

  2. 2

    Skills

    create opportunities

  3. 3

    Opportunity

    transforms lives

  4. 4

    Empowerment

    one person lifts another

  5. 5

    Community impact

    builds stronger families and society

Behind every name is a story. Behind every opportunity is a possibility for change.

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Portrait of Anita Ejumudo, Founder of ESA Legacy Foundation
I don’t have the power to change the world, but connecting people to the opportunities they’ve dreamed of is its own kind of dream come true.
Anita Ejumudo, Founder
05Meet the Founder

Anita Ejumudo

Founder, ESA Legacy Foundation

I never knew my parents, Edirin and Shakati, the way most people know theirs. Instead, I came to know them through the stories, values, and love they left behind. Building something in their names felt like the best way to honour them.

Life has taught me what it means to hope for opportunities that never come, and to understand the feeling of wanting more but lacking access. That experience shaped my belief in helping others whenever I can. Why not?

ESA Legacy exists to connect talented people with opportunities they might not otherwise have. Through education, mentorship, and skills training, we hope to walk alongside those who have the drive and simply need a chance.

One opportunity, one person, one skill at a time.

02Outreach
Completed outreach

Our first documented outreach.

The Holy Family Sisters of the Needy Home for Orphans & Vulnerable Children — Bwari, Abuja, Nigeria

We visited the Home with donations of educational materials, essential supplies, and refreshments to support the children’s learning and everyday needs. We hope these contributions encourage learning, nurture creativity, and support the children in their educational journey.

This visit marks our first formally documented outreach since the Foundation’s registration — and our commitment to accountability and sustained community impact.

Anita Ejumudo and one of the Sisters standing outside the Home behind the donated supplies
Educational materials, essential supplies and refreshments donated to the Home.
Anita Ejumudo writing at a desk inside the Home as one of the Sisters looks on
Inside the Home, Bwari.
A stack of donated junior and senior secondary school textbooks
Textbooks for junior and senior secondary learners.

Together, we create everlasting change.

03Programmes

Five programmes. One pathway from potential to opportunity.

Our work responds to different needs across the life journey — from children’s wellbeing and learning to equipping young people with the knowledge, confidence and skills to pursue new opportunities.

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School Outreach & Mentorship

Education · Wellbeing · Mentorship

We bring learning materials into schools — writing materials, mathematical sets and sanitary pads — and mentor students on personal hygiene, girls in technology and personal development, so they approach their futures with confidence.

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02

Monthly Menstrual Hygiene Support

Menstrual health · Dignity · Inclusion

Every girl should be able to manage her period with dignity. We provide sanitary pads to girls each month and open honest conversations about menstrual health — reducing stigma and helping girls stay in school with confidence.

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03

Child Health & Nutrition Outreach

Child health · Wellbeing · Community

Alongside health care providers in Borno State, we bring deworming support from qualified health personnel with a snack pack for each child — caring for their health and wellbeing.

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04

Project RISE

Digital skills · Youth development

For students nearing the end of secondary school: digital literacy, responsible media use, information verification and practical tech tools — with mentorship and exposure to small businesses and pathways beyond the classroom.

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05

The Boy Child Initiative

Wellbeing · Mentorship · Creative skills

A one-week programme for boys aged 12–17 where strength meets empathy — emotional wellbeing and life skills alongside digital literacy and online safety.

04Global Goals

Local work, aligned with global goals.

The Sustainable Development Goals are 17 interconnected goals adopted by United Nations Member States in 2015 under the 2030 Agenda. Our work speaks most directly to five of them.

SDG4

Quality Education

Learning materials, mentorship, digital literacy and skills for students.

SDG3

Good Health & Well-being

Child health and nutrition, menstrual health and emotional wellbeing.

SDG5

Gender Equality

Menstrual dignity, girls in technology and support for the boy child.

SDG8

Decent Work & Economic Growth

Digital skills, entrepreneurship exposure and pathways for young people.

SDG10

Reduced Inequalities

Removing barriers to learning, wellbeing and opportunity.

04Global Goals · Theory of change

How we create change.

Access to education, mentorship, practical skills, wellbeing resources and relevant networks help people make informed choices, develop their capabilities, pursue opportunities and contribute more fully to their communities.

  1. 01 Needs & barriers
  2. 02 Access to support
  3. 03 Learning & skills
  4. 04 Confidence & participation
  5. 05 Greater opportunities
  6. 06 Stronger communities
04Global Goals · Looking ahead

Growing responsibly.

Ambition without exaggeration. Every programme follows the same honest cycle.

Listen Plan Deliver Learn Improve
  • i.Practical programmes informed by community needs
  • ii.Collaboration with relevant institutions and professionals
  • iii.Inclusion, dignity and safeguarding
  • iv.Responsible use of resources
  • v.Documentation and honest reporting
  • vi.Learning from every outreach and programme
  • vii.Partnerships that strengthen quality and sustainability
06Be part of the mission

Together, we create lasting change.

We welcome volunteers, institutions, businesses, philanthropists and development partners who share our commitment to education, mentorship, skills development, inclusion and wellbeing. Choose how you would like to take part.

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Give your time, skills or professional experience as a mentor, teacher, coordinator or supporter in our programmes and outreaches.

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Support a programme with a financial contribution or in-kind items such as learning materials, hygiene products or food supplies.

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