Humanitarians Beyond Borders Initiative

Striving To Bridge the Gap in favor of Women & Girls...
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1. Education

We design and implement comprehensive education in emergencies program (across ECD, formal and non-formal, TVET) that address the different needs of children and young people. From enrolment, retention, to quality of education and system strengthening, our programs aim to ensure that the best education support and service is received. We are the first indigenous NGO that has triangulated the TaRL methodology in our teacher trainings.

2. Comprehensive Child Protection Programs:

We design and implement comprehensive child protection programs that address the diverse needs of children and young people. From awareness campaigns to on-the-ground initiatives, our programs strive to create safe spaces and promote positive development.

3. Safeguarding in Emergencies:

Recognizing the heightened vulnerabilities during emergencies, we specialize in safeguarding measures tailored to crisis situations. Our swift and effective responses ensure that children and young people are protected even in the most challenging circumstances.

4. Stem for Girl

Through the financial support of Pyxera Global, we developed the RAYUWA STEM manual for teachers trained to support girls’ inclusion and participation in STEM subjects across schools in Kaduna and Katsina. We are currently expanding reach to cover northeast Nigeria.

5. Peacebuilding

Recognizing the need for peace, our approach is designed to tackle root causes by first integrating peacebuilding into our education interventions, and then we expand to the household levels where we work with families, then community level where we collaborate with local institutions and community/religious systems, then finally at government level.

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About Us

Humanitarians Beyond Borders Initiative (HUBBI) Is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) dedicated to providing access for children from disadvantaged backgrounds to learn and build skills that will help them become independent, resourceful and build resilience needed to shape the next generation.

Born from a genuine desire to ensure that children irrespective of their background are given opportunities and a platform to learn, grow and achieve their dreams in a safe and empowering environment, our goal is to nurture creativity, stimulate innovation, and inspire children through personal development and providing the needed learning support.

Humanitarians Beyond Borders Initiative (HUBBI) is Registered with the Corporate affairs Commission of Nigeria since 2023 with registration number RC. 7143178.

With their long years of experience in the development and humanitarian sector, Gregory Anthony the CEO, Babagana Jibrin and Anita Asuquo, the Executive Directors collaborated to establish the organization.

Meet Our Team

Anita B. Asuquo is an award-winning marketing professional known for driving growth and innovation. She holds a First-Class degree in Marketing from the University of Uyo and an MBA from the University of Lagos. She specializes in helping startups and small businesses optimize operations, strengthen brand positioning, and scale effectively. Anita serves on the board of a leading Nigerian e-commerce fashion brand, providing strategic oversight on operations and value chain optimization. Popularly known as “The ThinkTankLady,” she is also a speaker and writer, sharing practical insights through her #Marketing411 series. She is a strong advocate for Corporate Social Responsibility and serves as Secretary of the Humanitarians Beyond Borders Initiative (HUBBI).
Anita Asuquo
Board Secretary
Clara Yohanna Balami is a dedicated legal professional and advocate who serves as the Legal Advisor for Humanitarians Beyond Borders Initiative (HUBBI). With a sharp analytical mind and a deep commitment to justice, Clara ensures that Humanitarians Beyond Borders are grounded in sound legal frameworks, allowing the organization to navigate complex humanitarian landscapes with integrity and impact. Beyond her legal expertise, Clara is particularly passionate about working with young girls, focusing on initiatives that enhance their capacity, build essential life skills, and provide them with the tools to break systemic barriers. Clara believes that by investing in the potential of the girl-child today, we are securing a more equitable and resilient leadership for tomorrow. At the heart of her work is a simple conviction: justice is not just about laws, it is about creating the safe space for every individual, regardless of their background, to thrive. Clara Yohanna Balami Legal Advisor, Humanitarians Beyond Borders
Clara Balami
Legal Adviser
Babagana Jibrin, an indigene of Yobe State is a seasoned media professional. He worked with the Yobe State Television establishment in 1998 where he rose to the rank of Director News and Current Affairs before retiring in 2024. Babagana started his journey into the humanitarian sector during the inception of the boko haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria with coverage by NTA for Yobe State. He has actively collaborated with key International and National NGOs as well as government and community/religious stakeholders. This has given him the experience of undertaking humanitarian interventions and activities throughout the period of insurgency in the Northeast.” He is particular about the power of the media in driving social change and creating attitudinal reorientation. This passion has seen him work with several organizations to create documentaries, stories and jingle that address social issues; especially in the area of quality education for girls, and an end early or forced child marriage. As Director with HUBBI, Babagana heads the operations and stakeholder engagement for the organization.
Babagana Jibrin
Director
Emmanuel O. Okon earned B.Sc., and M.Sc., degrees in Economics in 1999 and 2006 from University of Uyo. In 2011, he earned Ph.D degree in Economics from University of Calabar. He is currently working as a lecturer in Department of Economics, Kogi State University since 2016. He is a member of Nigerian Economic Society, and Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Kogi State Chapter. He has published more than 100 research manuscripts in reputed international journals and most of them are available online. His main research work focuses on economic growth and development, trade, poverty, tourism, small and medium scale enterprises, etc. He has over 15 years of teaching experience and over 10 years of research experience. He has attended various capacity building trainings on business development and was a consult on SMEs projects sponsored by UNDP and WorldBank/FCDO. Over the years, he has gained valuable experience in consulting for government, and non-governmental organizations on socio-economic and other development projects and programmes. He joins the board of HUBBI to lead the youth employment and entrepreneurship program especially for women and girls to build economic resilience.
Emmanuel O. Okon (PhD)
Board Member
Mr. Gregory Anthony is a development and humanitarian aid practitioner with over 14 years’ experience in building community resilience in addressing fragilities in conflict affected zones. He has been actively engaged in rural community development having started his volunteering for development journey in 2006 with the Justice Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC). He is a specialist in gender transformative education and inclusion, child’s rights and protection of children from violence and attacks and has a built core expertise around conflict sensitive education programming for schools as safe spaces for learning and has implemented multi-donor projects – EU Devco, FCDO, Irish Aid and ECW projects across the development and humanitarian sectors with emphasis on enrolment, retention and quality of education. He is passionate about creating transitioning models and alternative education pathways for girls to stay in school and develop vocational skills that will secure their economic resilience. He is also an expert in communication for development, and his project impact case studies have received worldwide donor recognition and appeared in Irish Aid Annual reports of 2017 and 2018. Gregory VSO International representative and panellist on the Volunteer Voices at the International Volunteering Corporation Organizations (IVCO2016) at United Nations Volunteer Headquarters in Bonn, Germany where he spoke on what communities and international partners need to do increase community resilience through volunteering. Gregory was once Plan International Global representative at the Disability Reference Group for Inclusion of Persons with Disability in Humanitarian Action. His publication on the approaches used to get girls who have been victims of attacks on education to re-enrol in schools was published in the Interagency Network on Education in Emergencies Mind the Gap 3 publication. He is passionate about working with children and young people in community development around creating safe inclusive neighbourhood learning spaces for children and adults and empowering young people with entrepreneurial skills for development using the Spaces, Skills and Engagement approach.
Mr. Gregory Anthony
CEO
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