Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation is a Nigerian foundation established in 1999 by friends, family, and associates of Shehu Yar’Adua to honor his legacy. It focuses on promoting national unity, good governance, and social justice through programmes in social justice and equity, governance and civic engagement, and environment and climate resilience. The foundation is a certified 501(c)(3) equivalent non-partisan organisation.

The Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation was established by the friends, family and associates of Shehu Yar’Adua to honour the legacy of one of Nigeria’s foremost contemporary leaders. Its primary focus during its first decade was the promotion and consolidation of the legacy of Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, organizing high-profile memorial lectures with guests like President Nelson Mandela and Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. In 2010, the Foundation began focusing on formulating and implementing sustainable public policy by establishing the Public Policy Initiative, which has impacted Nigeria’s governance processes in credible elections, resource governance, climate advocacy, gender justice, and governance and accountability.

1. 1SMYFyaraduafoundation.org
2. 2History & Background – SMYFyaraduafoundation.org
3. 3About – SMYFyaraduafoundation.org
4. 4Partners – SMYFyaraduafoundation.org
5. 5Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centerwikidata.org