AMFYI’s work is the belief that technology can bridge the gap between legal institutions and underserved communities.
2024
Year of Fellowship
Comfort Usman Kariko
Founder/Team Lead
About Amplify Youth Initiative
Amplify Youth Initiative (AMFYI) is a youth-led non-profit organization leveraging civic technology to advance justice reforms, youth empowerment, and inclusive governance in Nigeria. AMFYI combines policy advocacy, legal innovation, and digital solutions to enhance access to justice and amplify youth voices in governance.
At the core of AMFYI’s work is the belief that technology can bridge the gap between legal institutions and underserved communities. The initiative is pioneering Justice-Net, a tech-driven Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) platform designed to provide swift and accessible legal support. This innovation aligns with AMFYI’s broader mission to digitize legal services, improve case tracking, and facilitate data-driven policy reforms in Nigeria’s justice sector.
Through strategic partnerships, advocacy, and civic tech solutions, AMFYI empowers young people—particularly women and marginalized groups—to participate in policy decision-making, digital justice access, and legal innovation. The organization remains committed to fostering a transparent, inclusive, and tech-driven justice system for all.
About Comfort Usman Kariko
Comfort Usman Kariko is a legal practitioner and social entrepreneur committed to advancing justice reforms, youth empowerment, and inclusive governance in Nigeria. She is a graduate of Law and has been called into the Nigerian Bar.
Comfort has extensive experience in the non-profit sector, working on projects supported by international donors such as UN Women, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), and the MacArthur Foundation. She works tirelessly to promote access to justice for Women, and pre-trial Detainees and advocating for the implementation of laws and government policies such as United Nations Resolution 1325, Administration of Criminal Justice Act/Law, and UN Resolution 2250. She further engages in research and designing capacity-building activities to enhance service delivery for security and justice actors.
Comfort's commitment to human rights, justice, and peace extends beyond her professional endeavors, and has also received specialized training and fellowships on Access to Justice from the Council of Europe, Introduction to Security Sector Reform from the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), Conflict Analysis and Peace Mediation from the United States Institute of Peace, as well as training on Fundraising for Non-profit Organizations and Project Management from Philanthropy University. She is a fellow of the Women in Conflict 1325 Fellowship by Beyond Borders, Scotland, and the winner of the HiiL Changemakers Solution for GBV innovation.