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A woman carrying a sack of grain home from a distribution point

Independent nonprofit · Rural Nigeria

Feeding people, and staying close to home.

We reach underserved families in rural communities with food support — and with the kind of consistency that lets a household plan.

At a glance

Reach0+Families supported
Serving2022Working since
Focus5Groups we serve

By the numbers

Steady work, plainly counted.

We would rather be known for turning up every month than for a number that impresses once.

0+Families supported
0Groups we serve
0Working since
0Distributions a year

Our approach

Small, steady, and close enough to keep a promise.

We would rather reach fewer people, and reach them again next month.
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Close to home

Rural communities chosen because they sit outside the reach of larger organisations.

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The overlooked first

Widows, older people, and households with a disabled member — those least likely to be counted.

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Coming back

Consistency is the point. Returning matters more than arriving once.

What we do

Four programmes, one household at a time.

Each one begins with the same family. Food comes first, then whatever keeps that family standing after the food is gone.

Food packages

Assembled and delivered to households in rural communities. The work the foundation began with.

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Widow support

Small grants and trade supplies for women who lost a household’s income, so support becomes earnings rather than a one-off gift.

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Back to school

Uniforms, books and basic supplies at the start of each term, so a child is not the one sent home for what a family cannot buy.

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Seasonal outreach

Larger distributions at the hardest points of the year — the end of the dry season, and the festive weeks when need is loudest and help is thinnest.

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Who we serve

The people most easily overlooked.

Five groups, named by the foundation itself.

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Children

Meals that are not certain

Young people in households where food is not certain from one week to the next. They are the reason the work started.

Get involved

It starts with a conversation.

Online giving arrives in the next phase. For now, call or message us directly — to support a distribution, or to sponsor a family.

Grain measured into sacks ahead of a distribution

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Updates on distributions and the families we reach.