About us
Built around one idea: opportunity should be reachable, not inherited.
The Violet AbdulKadir Foundation (VAF) is a Lagos-based organisation working to close the gap between potential and opportunity for youths and women across our community.
Our mission
Our mission is to empower youths and women through education, economic opportunities, and specialised training — to provide a better standard of living and enable them to maximise their full potential.
We believe lasting change happens close to the ground: through consistent programs, direct relationships, and support that meets people where they are, not where a spreadsheet assumes they should be.
Education first
Skills and knowledge that outlast any single donation cycle.
Economic access
Real pathways to income, not one-off handouts.
Community-led
Programs shaped by the people who use them, in Surulere and beyond.
