Drives social, educational, economic and infrastructural development projects.
An initial community-wide needs assessment to identify priority development, educational and infrastructural projects for Dugun Mu'azu.
Gives VODFA a verified, ranked list of community needs so that every naira raised is directed to the most pressing problems first.
Drilling and equipping a solar-powered borehole with an overhead tank and four-tap public stand in Kabalawa settlement, managed by a community water committee.
Expected to provide clean water to about 1,200 residents, cut the daily walk to distant streams for women and children, and reduce cases of water-borne illness.
Repairing broken-down hand-pump boreholes in Saman Tudu and Bakin Dugu and training local caretakers.
Expected to quickly restore safe water to several hundred residents at a fraction of the cost of new boreholes.
Providing uniforms, exercise books and school bags to pupils from vulnerable homes, and scholarships for top secondary students going on to higher education.
Expected to keep children, especially girls, in school and increase the number of Dugun Mu'azu indigenes reaching tertiary education.
Re-roofing two leaking classroom blocks, replacing damaged doors and windows, and supplying 60 two-seater desks.
Expected to take pupils off the floor, keep classes running through the rainy season, and support higher enrolment and attendance.
Installing 40 all-in-one solar street lights along the main road, the market square and entry points to Dugun Mu'azu, Kabalawa and Bakin Dugu.
Expected to improve night-time security, support evening trading and let children study and people move safely after dark.
Setting up a training centre offering tailoring, cap making, soap making, phone repair and basic computer skills, with starter kits for graduates.
Expected to train about 120 young people and women a year, create self-employment and reduce the idleness that exposes youth to crime.
Renovating the community health post, adding a delivery room, a solar power backup and basic equipment such as beds, a delivery kit and a vaccine fridge.
Expected to cut the distance to maternal care, make deliveries safer and keep vaccines at the right temperature for routine immunisation.
Building a fumigated, lockable grain store where farmers can keep harvested produce safely and sell when prices are better.
Expected to cut post-harvest losses, protect harvests from theft and raiding, and raise farmers' income by avoiding forced sales at harvest time.
Community-led repair of washed-out culverts on the Bakin Dugu – Saman Tudu feeder road, with support requested from Sabuwa LGA.
Expected to keep the road passable in the rainy season so farmers can move produce to market and patients can reach the health post.
Oversees member welfare and support programs.
A standing fund providing food, bedding and basic medication to families displaced by attacks, disbursed through verified ward leaders.
Expected to give affected families immediate relief within 72 hours of displacement and ease pressure on host households.
Distribution of improved maize and sorghum seed and fertiliser to smallholder farmers whose harvests were disrupted by insecurity.
Expected to help about 150 vulnerable households replant and restore their food supply and income for the next farming season.
Handles publicity, communication and stakeholder engagement.
Maintaining the VODFA website and social media pages with regular news, project photos and donation appeals aimed at sons and daughters abroad.
Expected to connect diaspora members with home projects and grow the donor base through transparent, regular updates.
A weekly Hausa-language radio slot on a regional station covering VODFA projects, security advisories, farming tips and health messages.
Expected to keep residents at home and in the diaspora informed, strengthen trust in VODFA, and spread timely safety information.
Supports financial planning, transparency and accountability.
Preparing and submitting funding proposals to NGOs, foundations and government agencies for the priority projects identified in the needs assessment.
Expected to unlock external funding for larger projects, such as water and school infrastructure, that members cannot fund alone.
Setting up a dedicated savings account and monthly contribution scheme for members to build a reserve for future projects.
Expected to reduce VODFA's dependence on one-off donations and fund at least one community project a year from its own resources.
Reviews and approves membership applications.
House-to-house and online registration of indigenes and residents across all sub-settlements, with photo ID cards for registered members.
Expected to build an accurate membership register, widen participation in decision-making, and improve dues collection.
Forming organised chapters for members living in Katsina, Kaduna, Abuja, Kano and abroad, each with a contact coordinator.
Expected to bring diaspora members into VODFA structures so their skills, networks and support reach the community.
Handles cases of misconduct or violations of the Constitution.
Working with traditional and religious leaders to mediate land, farm and family disputes between members before they escalate.
Expected to reduce conflicts, especially farmer–herder disputes, and support the peace-building efforts under way in Southern Katsina.
Meetings in each settlement explaining the VODFA Code of Conduct, members' rights and the disciplinary procedure under Article 11.
Expected to promote accountability, prevent misconduct before it happens, and make sure members know how complaints are handled fairly.
Conducts independent audits of VODFA's financial records.
An independent review of VODFA's income, expenditure and project accounts for 2026, presented to the General Assembly.
Expected to assure members and donors that funds are used as intended and to strengthen confidence in future fundraising.
Spot checks of receipts, contractor payments and delivered materials on every funded project.
Expected to prevent waste and fraud and make sure each project delivers value for money.
Organizes and supervises elections, ensuring fairness and transparency.
Short sessions explaining eligibility, the nomination process and voting procedures ahead of the election.
Expected to increase turnout, especially among women and youth, and reduce disputes over election results.
Preparing the voters' register, screening candidates and supervising the first General Assembly election under Article 7.
Expected to hand over leadership through a free, fair and transparent process that members trust.
Tracks project progress, assesses impact, and reports to the General Assembly.
Site visits, before-and-after photographs and quarterly progress reports on every VODFA project, published on the website.
Expected to keep projects on schedule, spot problems early, and show members and donors the results of their support.
Collecting baseline figures on school enrolment, access to water and common illnesses before major projects begin.
Expected to make it possible to measure the real change VODFA projects bring over time.
Organizes cultural events, documents local heritage, and promotes traditional values.
An annual festival of traditional music, dance, horse display and crafts that brings together residents, diaspora members and neighbouring communities.
Expected to strengthen unity and peaceful coexistence, pass heritage to young people, and boost local trade.
Recording interviews with elders on the founding, leadership and traditions of Dugun Mu'azu, archived in Hausa and English.
Expected to preserve the community's history for future generations and provide material for schools and the VODFA website.
