rSUDIN — Roundcare and Sustainable Development Initiative
About rSUDIN

The people behind the One Health approach

ROUNDCARE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE is a small, technical team working alongside community animal health workers, farmer groups, and local leaders across Nigeria — not in place of them.

Herders, farmers and community leaders seated under a tree in discussion with rSUDiN staff over a hand-drawn map of grazing corridors
Our story

Why One Health, why here

In rural communities across Nigeria, human health, animal health, and the condition of the land have never been separate problems — a sick herd means a hungry household, a degraded grazing corridor means a harder season for everyone who depends on it. ROUNDCARE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE was formed to work at that intersection directly, rather than treating health, environment, and livelihoods as three separate mandates.

We started with a simple conviction: that the people closest to these problems — herders, farmers, community animal health workers, traditional leaders — already hold most of the knowledge needed to solve them. Our role is to bring technical capacity, connect communities to public health and veterinary authorities, and get out of the way once local leadership can carry the work forward on its own.

That conviction now shapes everything we do, across all four of our program pillars: One Health, Environmental Sustainability, Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihoods, and Local Community Empowerment.

Leadership

Our leadership team driving impact

The people setting direction for our programmes and leading delivery in the communities we serve.

Portrait of Dr. Ishaya S. Majanbu, rSUDiN Executive Director

Dr. Ishaya S. Majanbu

Executive Director

Oversees program strategy across all four pillars and represents rSUDiN to partners and government.

Portrait of Hannatu Enna Emmanuel, rSUDiN Programs Lead

Hannatu Enna Emmanuel

Programs Lead

Coordinates delivery across One Health, environment, agriculture, and community projects, and links field teams to technical partners.

Portrait of Harrison Opiughie, rSUDiN Finance and Admin Lead

Harrison Opiughie

Finance & Admin Lead

Manages grant finances, compliance, and the day-to-day administration that keeps field programs running.

Portrait of Odokun Ezekiel, rSUDiN Advocacy and Communications Lead

Odokun Ezekiel

Advocacy & Communications Lead

Builds relationships with traditional institutions and partners, and tells the story of the work through our channels.

Volunteers

The people who carry the work into the field

Become a Volunteer

Community-based volunteers extend our reach far past what a small staff team could manage alone — supporting outreach days, farmer trainings, and local data collection in their own communities.

Portrait of Amos Isuwa, rSUDiN community volunteer in Paikoro LGA

Amos Isuwa

Community Volunteer · Paikoro LGA

Supports animal health outreach days and helps translate program materials for local herding communities.

Portrait of Tomi Daniel, rSUDiN community volunteer in Bosso LGA

Tomi Daniel

Community Volunteer · Bosso LGA

Coordinates local participation in community trainings and follows up with households between visits.

Portrait of Emmanuel Bulus, rSUDiN community volunteer in Agwara LGA

Emmanuel Bulus

Community Volunteer · Agwara LGA

Helps organize farmer trainings and supports outreach to displaced households in Agwara LGA.