In working with the Imole Foundation ( www.imolefoundation.com ), our nineteen year old soccer athlete Abu has been able to secure a...

Little Noor rides the slide at Joyland! We just found a fun playground, Joyland Park, in town and it was a wonderful place for all 80 of...

Celebrating the abundance of an American Thanksgiving hits a little different when you live in sub-Saharan Africa (the 20 poorest...

Every once in a while, we like to highlight a child's amazing progress. Hear about little Aisha, who has changed dramatically in her...

Our new four-bedroom home/ office are up and running, but it is has been an uphill climb with no electricity, folks. We picked out a...

Souleiman, 9, our beloved orphan with cerebral palsy, holds up his new mosquito net from Shield City. One larger net costs just $3 USD,...

Khalil is 8 years old with an unidentified genetic condition.  When he first started coming to the Shield, he could only say about two...

We made the news! A Voice of America journalist interviewed director of Shield City Laura Sharpe this month about her work with special...

Greetings! Our holiday seasonal fundraiser Knit for Nigeria is on fire! So far, we've sold 21 hand-knit handspun 100% Oregon wool beanies...

Our featured child of the month is Jawad.  Jawad is a wonderful spirited 10-year old with autism.  Prior to coming to our center, he had...

Photo: Souleiman with his new mosquito net to protect him in malaria season Souleiman is doing so well!  Souleiman is our sweet...

It’s not easy to work to relocate an entire nonprofit office and one’s family, but we are doing it! After our current landlord said he...

Photo: Our sweet Mahfuz had been wasting away from malnutrition for the past year, but contracted and died from malaria in early...

Update: Knit for Nigeria is taking off! After three months of hard work knitting and spinning and networking, our project is well on its...

Malnutrition among our Shield City children with cerebral palsy is real. 12-year-old Kosar has cerebral palsy and struggles to keep...

Abdullahi, 18, plays on the Shield City Football Team and supports his family on his taxi business 18-year-old Abdullahi called director...

After a rousing response from donors (thank you!!!), we've hired local carpenter Umar to make more than a dozen chairs! Many of our...

This is our amazing 6-year-old Nana Khadija, who is legally blind. After just one short month at Shield City, Nana has learned to feed...

We recently posted this special feature on our physical therapist to Instagram. Zainab has a human physiology degree from the nearby...