The Remand Home
The Remand Home Project is a social impact project aimed at nurturing and equipping these children and young persons with hands-on skills, mentorship, and legal aid, building a pathway out of a potentially destructive life.
Projects & impact
Since 2013, the Kano Hub has delivered community projects across all six of the Global Shapers Community's impact areas. Some ran once. Some grew into annual programs. All of them were built by volunteers who gave their time because they believed the work mattered. Browse our projects by impact area, by SDG, or by year.
Annual Clothing Drive
The Hub has been conducting an annual Clothing Drive to get people to donate their clothes, including warm clothing to be distributed to these vulnerable groups.
Orphans and Women Support
In January 2024, the Kano Hub delivered a targeted health and welfare intervention for orphans and widows in Kano; combining medical screenings, health education, and direct material support. The program brought together medical partners including AKTH and EHA Clinic to...
Orphans and Women Support
In January 2024, the Kano Hub delivered a targeted health and welfare intervention for orphans and widows in Kano; combining medical screenings, health education, and direct material support. The program brought together medical partners including AKTH and EHA Clinic to...
HPV Project
Cervical cancer remains one of Nigeria's leading causes of preventable death among women — and awareness remains critically low. In January 2024, the Kano Hub partnered with Anatomia Health to run an HPV awareness and vaccination program targeting women in...
SNAP- Shaping Nutrition Awareness Project
Good nutrition is the foundation of healthy communities, yet awareness of balanced diets and healthy eating practices remains limited for many families. Shaping Nutrition Awareness equips young people and community members with practical knowledge on nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and disease...
The Blood Access Project
Access to safe blood should never depend on luck or personal connections. The Blood Access Project helps connect patients and healthcare providers with voluntary blood donors during emergencies, ensuring timely access to life-saving blood when it is needed most. Through...
Annual Blood Drive
The Blood Drive holds annually in partnership with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital Kano, and has so far potentially saved over 1,500 lives in addition to creating awareness about the benefits of voluntary blood donation.
The Kids’ Seedling
The Kids' Seedling project aims to create a sense of environmental awareness for the younger generation, along with taking action on climate. It is a harsh reality that needs to be addressed and every single individual inhabiting the earth should...
The Filastik Campaign
Plastic pollution is likely to increase over the coming decades, propelled by the projected increase in human population size and worldwide use of plastics, including the recent surge in single-use plastics during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mission is to create...
Soft Skills Series
Delivered almost entirely online during a period when in-person programming was impossible, the Soft Skills Series brought practical professional development to young people in Kano through a multi-session virtual program. Delivered in partnership with Enactus, the series covered communication, leadership,...
Startup Project
In 2017, the Kano Hub partnered with Kumaco to support early-stage entrepreneurs in Kano — providing mentorship, exposure, and resources for young people building businesses from the ground up.
Tech Innovation Project
In partnership with the Natview Foundation for Technology Innovation (NFTI), the Kano Hub ran a technology innovation program in 2018 introducing young people in Kano to emerging technology fields and practical innovation methodologies.
Shaping Passion
Choosing a career path is one of the most consequential and least supported decisions a young person in Kano makes. Shaping Passion brought together Shapers and young professionals to help students and early-career individuals align their professional choices with their...
GSC Steamledge Internship
In 2019, the Kano Hub partnered with Steamledge to create a structured internship pipeline for young people — connecting university students and recent graduates with professional opportunities in Kano's growing technology and innovation sector.
BUK Storytelling Festival
Stories shape culture. The Kano Hub's participation in the BUK Storytelling Festival in 2025 brought Shapers into a space where young people were using narrative, creativity, and voice to make sense of their world. The hub contributed facilitation, mentorship, and...
Book Drive
Date: October 2024 SDGs: 4 Books change minds. In October 2024, the Kano Hub partnered with Quality Education 4 Kibiya to collect and distribute books to students in Kibiya — extending access to reading materials beyond the city and into...
Book on Resumption
Date: 2025 SDGs: 4 At the start of a new school term, access to learning materials should not be a barrier. The Book on Resumption initiative collected and distributed books to students in Kano returning to school — ensuring that...
Agripreneurship for Youth
Agriculture is Kano's oldest industry and one of its most urgent opportunities. The Agripreneurship for Youth program connected young people in Kano with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to build viable agricultural enterprises. Delivered with Give for Good and...
Girls in ICT Day
On International Girls in ICT Day 2025, the Kano Hub marked the occasion with purpose — not just a social media post, but a structured program that brought girls in Kano face to face with women building careers in technology....