Where we work

Four local government areas, one Emirate

Gumel Emirate covers the Gumel, Gagarawa, Maigatari and Sule Tankarkar local government areas of Jigawa State. Explore local activity and stories where locations are recorded; area tagging is incomplete.

The four areas

Map of Gumel Emirate showing the local government boundaries of Gumel, Gagarawa, Maigatari and Sule Tankarkar.
Local government boundaries from geoBoundaries, sourced from GRID3 Nigeria (2022), licensed CC BY 4.0. Shown for general orientation, not legal use.

Why geography matters

Local activity and Emirate-wide programmes

Most of the Foundation's published activity has taken place in Gumel town, where the GEF Complex, event halls and SISCO ICT Centre are based. Residents of Gagarawa, Maigatari and Sule Tankarkar can also take part in the Foundation's Emirate-wide programmes.