About KIND

We determined that the key problem in Nigeria was the country’s dysfunctional political leadership culture. The country has abundant natural resources but a political leadership whose priority is to exploit the resources for themselves. As a consequence, the vast majority of people remain impoverished. Until the leadership culture changes, this situation is likely to continue.

Women have the least investment in the dysfunctional political leadership culture that undermines Nigeria because they are excluded from participating in it. As women and children make up the majority of the country’s poor, they also suffer most from its ill effects. Consequently, they would be the most open to learning new ways of leading and, by participating in the public domain, will be able to influence a change in the culture to one that can deliver development dividends to Nigerians.

At KIND, we accelerate the emergence of women who bring a service orientation to leadership in Nigeria by pursuing two objectives:

• Building and promoting a community of girls and women with a service orientation to leadership.
• Fostering a public environment that enables women’s public participation