Our work
Food & Essentials
Food, clothing and other essential assistance provided through community outreach events in Ikorodu, with future initiatives such as the proposed Food of Life Market.
When money is short, food and basic household items are usually the first things people go without. Food & Essentials exists to put those basics within reach, so that families can meet everyday needs with dignity.
We have provided food, clothing and other essential assistance through community outreach events in Ikorodu. We are exploring future initiatives, including the proposed Food of Life Market, to make essential household items more affordable for families in need.
The challenge
For a family on a low income, the price of food and household basics decides what else is possible. When prices rise faster than income, meals get smaller and other essentials are skipped.
Going without is rarely visible from the outside, and the people most affected are often the least likely to ask for help.
What we are planning
We aim to help low-income families access affordable food and everyday necessities. Our main planned initiative is the proposed Food of Life Market, which is not currently operating.
The proposed Food of Life Market would be a subsidised community market offering essential food and household items below usual market prices. It is planned, and not yet operating.
A market would keep the ordinary dignity of choosing what your own household needs.
- Planned
Food of Life Market (proposed)
The Food of Life Market is a proposed initiative intended to improve access to affordable food and household essentials for people experiencing financial hardship. It is not currently operating.
- Planned
Food security
Working towards making basic nutrition affordable and accessible for families on low incomes.
- Planned
Everyday necessities
Household items planned alongside food, so a family could meet more of its basic needs.
Activities marked Planned are not yet operating.
Who this programme supports
- Low-income families, including children accompanied by their families
- Widows and widowers
- Older people
What good looks like
These are what we are working towards, not achievements we are claiming. We will report against them once we have verified figures.
- Low-income families can afford enough to eat.
- Everyday necessities are within reach without going into debt.
- Families meet their needs with dignity and choice.
Our impact
Evidence for this programme is not yet published
Ways to help
- Share expertise that could help us develop the proposed Food of Life Market.
- Volunteer your time.
- Partner with us as a supplier, church, business or community group.
Our other programmes
- Community DevelopmentPlanned sustainable community development projects, including improved access to clean water, solar-powered lighting and sanitation facilities.
- Outreach & PartnershipsBuilding partnerships to support future community outreach, informed by our previous humanitarian activities in Ikorodu, Lagos State.