Combating College Hunger and Promoting Wellness

Impact Project (IP) provides structured food access and confidential sexual health support for university students; reducing hunger, lowering STI risk, and strengthening students' survival systems.
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Building Student Survival Systems Across usa and Africa

Since our founding, Impact Project has focused on one urgent reality: many university students are silently navigating hunger, financial instability, and sexual health vulnerability. We work in partnership with campuses, health professionals, and communities to build structured, predictable systems that protect dignity and strengthen long-term opportunity.

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What We Do

Our Key Areas of Impact

Impact Project operates at the intersection of hunger reduction and sexual health prevention. Every initiative is guided by dignity, measurable outcomes, and long-term sustainability.

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Food Security
and Nutrition Education

We establish structured campus food pantry systems and emergency support pathways to reduce hunger among university students. Food access is not charity — it is infrastructure for survival and academic stability.

Sexual Health Awareness
and Education

We provide confidential STI awareness, referral, and consultation pathways designed to protect privacy and reduce stigma — especially for economically vulnerable students.

Research & Evidence

We use surveys, digital engagement metrics, and structured monitoring tools to measure outcomes and refine our intervention model toward our 2030 targets.

Campus Partnerships

We collaborate with universities, student leaders, medical practitioners, and community stakeholders to integrate food and health services into everyday campus life.

Featured Projects

Our featured projects represent the core initiatives through which we work to create lasting impact in the communities we serve. From addressing food insecurity among university students to promoting sexual health awareness and access to care, each project is designed to tackle real challenges faced by young people.

University Food Pantry Initiative

The University Food Pantry Initiative is designed to support university students who struggle with food insecurity.

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Youth Sexual Health Awareness Program

The Youth Sexual Health Awareness Program focuses on educating young people about sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and healthcare services.

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STI Testing and Linkage-to-Care Initiative

This project focuses on linking young people to reliable sexual health services, including STI testing, and treatment.

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Logic model

Impact Project United States & Africa . University Student Health & Poverty Program

inputs
Resources invested
ACTIVITIES
Work done
OUTPUTS
Direct products
SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES(1–2 yrs)
Changes (1–2 yrs)
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES (3–5yrs)
Changes (3–5 yrs)
IMPACT (5–10 yrs)
Systemic shift (5–10 yrs)
Human
Program staff, coordinators, volunteer health educators & peer advocates
Conduct campus hunger & poverty awareness campaigns
Awareness events
≥4 per semester per campus
STI knowledge
≥20-pt gain on pre/post knowledge survey
Food insecurity prevalence
≥50% reduction by 2030 (repeated cross-sectional survey)
Food & water security
Improved food & water security for university students across partner institutions
Financial
Donor & grant funding for operations
Infrastructure
Registered office, computers, medical & diagnostic equipment
Partners
University administrations, student unions & health/social sector agencies
Provide STI screening, treatment & referral services for students
STI services
≥200 students screened or treated / yr
Student poverty
≥10% reduction in poverty rates at partner universities by 2040
Food aid packages
≥500 distributed / yr
Distribute emergency food aid & link students to nutrition suppor
Distribute emergency food aid & link students to nutrition suppor
Deliver financial literacy & poverty-reduction workshops
Train peer health educators on campus
New STI cases
≥60% reduction among enrolled students by 2030
Food-insecurity awareness
≥70% campus-resource awareness via campaign survey
Conduct baseline & follow-up needs assessments (mixed methods)
Peer educators
≥20 trained & deployed per campus cohort
Workshop completions
≥150 students / yr in financial-literacy module
If: students trust the program and engage consistently
Help-seeking attitudes
Improved stigma reduction index for STI & poverty
If: knowledge changes translate into behaviour change
STI hospitalizations
Reduced STI-related hospital visits (referral & hospitalization data)
Graduation rates
≥20% annual increase linked to health & food stability
If: university support systems are sustained
Academic completion
A healthier, food-secure student population with higher completion rates
if: national policy environment supports student welfare
Policy adoption
Model adopted by partner institutions as standard campus health & welfare practice

Evaluation design: Mixed methods — quantitative (surveys, clinic records, retention data) + qualitative (FGDs, key informant interviews) Target population: Food-insecure andhealth-vulnerable students in public universities

© Aliyu Tijani Adekilekun, MD, MPH, CHES Impact Project United States & Africa
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Testimonials

Stories From the Communities We Serve

The true measure of our work is trust. Students, volunteers, and partners describe IP not as a charity, but as a support system during difficult seasons.

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“Impact Project made students feel supported without exposing their struggles. It felt structured, safe, and real.”

Student

“Through their awareness programs, I learned important information about sexual health that many young people are too afraid to ask about.”

Youth Volunteer

“Their initiatives show that small actions can truly make a big difference in the lives of students and young people.”

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Introducing the Impact Project Food Insecurity Assessment Platform: A Technology-Driven Solution for Student Hunger
June 6, 2026
Education
Why Communities Must Be Organized
June 5, 2026
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IMPACT PROJECT STRENGTHENS PARTNERSHIP WITH BAYLOR COLLABORATIVE ON HUNGER AND POVERTY
May 21, 2026