Food insecurity and healthcare barriers frequently overlap for students.Addressing only one leaves them without the complete support they need,which is why our programs combine both to keep students healthy and enrolled.
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Confidential STI awareness,referral, and consultation that protects privacy and reduces stigma in Africa-Nigeria
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.
We provide confidential STI awareness, referral, and consultation pathways designed to protect privacy and reduce stigma — especially for economically vulnerable students.
We use surveys, digital engagement metrics, and structured monitoring tools to measure outcomes and refine our intervention model toward our 2030 targets.
We collaborate with universities, student leaders, medical practitioners, and community stakeholders to integrate food and health services into everyday campus life.
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.
This project addresses food insecurity in universities through education, community engagement, and meaningful partnerships. We recently concluded a Student Resource Roundtable at Baylor University bringing together students, faculty, and community partners — and results are still coming in.
Based in Waco, Texas, the Impact Project Research Lab is the research arm of Impact Project USA | Africa. We study student food insecurity and sexual health, then translate what we learn into programs, partnerships, and policy recommendations that campuses and communities can actually use.
We're aiming for a 10% reduction in food insecurity among students in our programs at partner institutions by 2030, measured from a baseline of 23%.
Source: US Government Accountability Office, using Department of Education data, 2020.
Our goal is to reduce severe food insecurity among enrolled students to moderate levels by 2030, measured against a baseline exceeding 80% among Nigerian university students.
Source: peer-reviewed food insecurity studies among Nigerian university students, cross-referenced regionally.
“Impact Project made students feel supported without exposingtheir struggles, and it felt safe and real.”
— Student
“Through their awareness programs, I learned things about sexual health that many young people are too afraid to askabout.”
— Youth Volunteer
"Their initiatives show that small actions can truly make a big difference in the lives of Students and young people"
— Community Advocate
