The Executive director Murmushi people's Development Foundation

The person I found a common ground with is called Mr. Efada Udoh. Udoh is a Christian I am a Muslim, He is Idoma by tribe I am Fulani. He is from Benue State, I am from Adamawa State, and so on.

    I have known him for over twenty five years and for this period, we always meet almost every day, once I am in town. Our discussions have always been about ideas. Ideas on how to solve societal problems, and how to better the lots of others. Funny enough, we both are not well to do. I am even better off, Efada, literarily don’t have anything, but when ever we get something, nor matter how small, be sure a part of it goes to assisting somebody.

In 2002 when I was hit by hard times to a point of not being able to feed my family for three days, I came up with a thinking of what I will do for the poor if I get rich. I thought of registering on NGO called “Murmushi” meaning “smile”. Since then, I have being bringing back smiles on people’s faces or creating one where there was none.

When I told my friend about what I wanted to do, he was all the time on my neck to register the NGO, so that I can document my activities. The registration did not get to be, until 2016 after Boko Haram insurgency which affected my home town Mubi, in Adamawa
   Something interesting happened to me during the insurgency when they captured Mubi, the insurgents, guided by an informat, were moving from house to house breaking – in to take whatever valuables they find. When they got to my house , the insurgent refused to break -in. Even when the informat encouraged them to break in, that my wife’s car was in there, they said even if it were gold that was in there, they will not break – in because I have been helping people.
It is always Good to be good, you never can tell.

   When Mr. Udoh finally succeeded in getting me, to register Murmushi People Development Foundation, whose mission is to bring back the smile, or create one where there was none, we find ourselves doing thing in the areas of Health, Education, Empowerment and Human right.
During our meetings, we were found of make jokes, like when Mr. Efada’s phone rings, he would shut me down seriously, that, the call could be from Mr. Obama.

Murmushi was conceptualized in the year 2002 and have been informally undertaking humanitarian interventions before its registration in 2016. It is a Non-Governmental, Non-Profit making and Non-Political Organization working in several fields of human development.

track record of experience

s/n project title major program focus Geographical coverage project duration donor
1
Formulating nutrition Pap powder using 100% locally available ingredients is easy to use and very effective. We call the product “Murmushi Pap Powder”
To develop generally acceptable and effective solutions to malnutrition Problems in Nigeria
Adamawa State
2017
MPDF
2
Sampling and treating 12 malnourished Children using Murmushi Pap Powder
To treat malnourished children
Bole and Sangere FUTY communities of Yola South and Girie LGAs
2017
MPDF
3
Basic Computer Training for Boys and Girls: 10 participants
Education: Capacity Building
Mubi North and Mubi South LGAs, Adamawa State
4 Months in 2018
MPDF
4
Rollback Malaria Intervention
To eradicate Malaria in the State
Ten (10) Wards of Mubi South LGA
2018
PHCDA
5
IDP Youths Training in Film and Television Operations
Education for Self-reliance
Yola South and Girie LGAs, Adamawa State
6 Months in 2018
British Council
6
community Peace and Safety Partnership(CPSP)
Peacebuilding (early warning)
Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika and Hong LGAs, of Adamawa State
9 Months in 2018
British Council
7
Women Empowerment: Bead making
Capacity building for self-reliance
Mubi North and Mubi South LGAs, Adamawa State
4 Months in 2018
MPDF
8
Dialogue Facilitation between Farmers and Herders
Peace Building
Bole community, Yola South LGAs, Adamawa State
9 months in 2018 and 2019
British Council
9
Community peace dialogues
Strengthening Resilience and enhancing protection (Child protection, Gender Based Violence (GBV), and Protection of Civilians) of the Boko Haram Insurgence affected communities
Hong, Kala’a, and Uba communities of Hong LGA
8 Months in 2019
Victims Support Fund (VSF)
10
Basic Computer Training for 12 participants
Education: Capacity Building
Mubi North and Mubi South LGAs, Adamawa State
4 Months in 2019
MPDF
11
Basic Computer Training for Boys and Girls: 25 participants
Capacity Building
Mubi North and South LGA, Adamawa State
4 Months in 2019
MPDF
12
Palliative Distribution
For COVID-19 and Ramadan
226 wards of Adamawa State
2020
ABHF
13
Strengthening Resilience in the North-East
Community Development Planning
Gombi LGA of Adamawa State
10 Months in 2020
GIZ
14
Community Peace and Safety Partnership (CPSP)
Peace Building (early warning Education, and GBV)
Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika and Hong LGAs
12 months in 2021 and 2022
British Counci
15
Community Peace and Safety Partnership (CPSP
Community Peace and Safety Partnership (CPSP
Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika and Hong LGAs
3 months Extension Sept 2022-Dec 2022
British Counci
16
Farmer/Herder Conflict Resolution (Consortium Project)
Peace Building
Bazza, and Madzi communities of Michika LGA. Dishidi, Kwaba, and Shahau communities of Hong LGA
June 2022 – January 2023.
EU-ACT Consortium Grant / British Council
17
Coaching and Mentoring of 3 CSOs in Adamawa State
Capacity building
Mubi North, Mubi South, and Hong LGAs of Adamawa State
August 2023 – November 2023
EU-ACT/British Council
18
Advocacy for citizen engagement in the Budget process at the grassroots
Advocacy
Adamawa State Government MDAs
May 2023- date
MPDF
19
Promote the well-being of conflict-affected boys and girls as well as adolescents in Adamawa State through access to quality Child Protection and Education services
Education
Gombi, Mubi-North, Michika, and Madagali, LGAs
May 2024- Date
Nigerian Humanitarian Fund
20
Social and Economic Participation of Returnees, IDPs and the Host Population in North-East Nigeria (SEPIN)
Co Facilitation of Community Development Planning Process
Demsa LGA
November 2024 till July 2025
GIZ with funding from the European Union
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