Aliko Dangote

Endowed with USD 1.25 billion about a decade before 2026, plus about USD 700 million more since (per Halima Dangote); about 70% of spending in Nigeria

Role

Founder and funder

Reported by

Dangote family (Halima Dangote), reported by Fortune

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The two foundations provided about 70% of state RI programme funds in year one, and the evaluation reports both paid their full committed amounts; pentavalent-3 coverage rose in all six states 2011-2021 (Yobe about 10% to nearly 60%; Sokoto about 4% to nearly 8%). No comparison group, so effects cannot be isolated

Role

Co-signatory and co-funder through the Aliko Dangote Foundation

Reported by

Population Council evaluation (Dougherty et al.), BMC Health Services Research 24:951 (2024), using NICS/MICS household surveys

Sources ^{2 3}

USD 100 million combined commitment over five years (split between the foundations not stated); no delivery or outcome figures found

Role

Co-announced and co-funded through the Aliko Dangote Foundation

Reported by

Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (announcement)

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N10 billion earmarked for vulnerable women in all 774 local government areas, as one-off N10,000 cash transfers

Role

Chairman of the foundation

Reported by

Aliko Dangote Foundation, reported by The Guardian (Nigeria) and BusinessDay

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About N4.2 billion disbursed to over 400,000 women in 12 states (headline says N4.3bn); earlier report: about 360,000 women in 10 states (about 40% of target) plus 34,000 in Katsina

Role

Chairman of the foundation

Reported by

Dangote Group (Mansur Ahmed, Group Executive Director), reported by BusinessDay; The Guardian (Nigeria)

Sources ^{5 6}

USD 688 million (N1 trillion) over 10 years; initial 45,000 students in 2026, target 1.3 million students by 2035 (STEM, girls' literacy, teacher training, school-to-work)

Role

Founder of the foundation

Reported by

Aliko Dangote Foundation, reported by Alliance magazine

Sources ⁷

N600 million pledged for a female student hostel; disbursement not reported

Role

Donor through the foundation

Reported by

THISDAY

Sources ⁸

One-third of his fortune to charity under a will the family has signed (Fortune estimates about USD 11.6-11.7 billion on an estimated USD 35.2 billion)

Role

Testator

Reported by

Halima Dangote (foundation trustee) in a Bloomberg interview, reported by Fortune

Sources ¹

N200 million pledged for points-of-entry health facilities, surveillance and case-management training; foundation had earlier committed about N1 billion to Ebola response

Role

Founder of the foundation

Reported by

Aliko Dangote Foundation, reported by BusinessDay

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