About us

Strengthening student survival and building
real opportunities.

We confront two connected problems facing university students in the US and Nigeria: hidden hunger and limited access to confidential health support.

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Why we exist

What looks like normal campus life is often quiet crisis.

Across many universities, students quietly manage food insecurity and limited access to health care, often disguised as normal campus life. We combine food access, confidential health support, and evidence-based tracking into one system to address both at once.

Impact Project was founded to confront these realities with practical solutions. By combining food access, health awareness, and research-driven outreach, we work to support students in ways that protect dignity and create long-term opportunity.

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Our Partners
Hashland Diagnostic Center.

Provides mentorship and project supervision in the United States.

Baylor collaborative on hunger and poverty, Texas United States

Supports our health screening and referral pathways.

Brainiac Column

Our content partner, producing awareness materials for our sexual health and hunger campaigns.

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Mission

We provide food access and confidential sexual health support that protects the dignity and academic future of university students.

vision

A generation of students in the US and Nigeria who no longer have to choose between eating, staying healthy,and staying enrolled.

Strategic objectives (2030)
United States

A 10% reduction in food insecurity among enrolled students, from a baseline of23%.

Source: US Government Accountability Office, Department of Education data, 2020.

Africa-Nigeria

Source: peer-reviewed food insecurity studies among Nigerian university students, cross-referenced regionally.

Reduce severe food insecurity among enrolled students to moderate levels, against a baseline exceeding 80% among Nigerian university students.

Our STI reduction goals will be published once baseline screening at our partner institutions is complete.
OUR CORE VALUES
Awareness

Real change begins with understanding what students face.

Dignity

Every student deserves respect and privacy.

Accountability

Transparency and responsible leadership guide our work.

Sustainability

We build programs communities can eventually sustain on their own.

Meet our team

board of directors
Aliyu Tijani, MD, MPH, CHES
Chairman and Founder
Cheri C. Zacharias. B.S. M.Ed.
Co-founder and director of students' oversight
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Prof. Oladimeji Bolarinwa
Consultant Epidemiology & Public Health Physician,UITH, Nigeria.
Owolabi j. falana
Permanent Board Member at Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board
Dr. Jeremy Everett
Founder and Executive Director, Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
Ejike Okpa
CEO, the Okpa Company and Global affairs analyst, Dallas, Texas.
PROGRAM leadership & staff
Shukurat T.L
Product Designer and Marketing Expert
jennifer elechi. B.Sc., MPH
Programs & Outreach Manager
Precious Abudu
Website Support & Maintenance Consultant
Abdulhazeem Mujaheed
Marketing & Brand Strategist
Bashar A.
Grant Writer
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logic model

Our approach to measurable change

IMPACT PROJECT Africa
IMPACT PROJECT usa

IMPACT PROJECT Africa

University Student Health & Poverty Program · Nigeria

inputs
ACTIVITIES
OUTPUTS
SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES(1–2 yrs)
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES (3–5yrs)
IMPACT (5–10 yrs)
Human
Outreach/program staff & coordinators; website designer; marketing manager; office manager; grant writer.
Conduct campus hunger & poverty awareness campaigns.
≥4 awareness events per semester per campus.
20-point gain in STI prevention and treatment knowledge through pre/post surveys.
≥50% reduction in student food-insecurity prevalence by 2030, measured through repeated cross-sectional surveys.
Improved food and water security for university students across Nigeria.
Financial
Donor and grant funding for operations; book-launching/media funding.
Infrastructure
Registered office; computers & accessories; testing kits; food pantry/supplements; technology app; media/referral platforms.
Partners
University administrations; student unions; program evaluators/researchers; Nigerian health & social-sector agencies.
Volunteer health educators & peer advocates.
Partner with local stakeholders and collaborate with existing programs.
≥500 food-aid packages distributed/year.
Provide STI screening, treatment and referral services.
Distribute emergency food aid & link students to nutrition suppor
Distribute emergency food aid and link students to nutrition support.
Deliver financial-literacy and poverty-reduction workshops.
≥60% reduction in new STI cases among enrolled students by 2030, measured through campus clinic incidence records.
≥70% awareness of campus food-insecurity resources.
≥150 students/year complete the financial-literacy module.
≥20 peer educators trained and deployed per campus cohort.
Improved attitudes toward seeking help and reduced stigma surrounding hunger and poverty.
Outcomes measured through referral, hospitalization and institutional retention data.
30% improvement in self-reported food security among at-risk students at 6 months, measured using HFIAS.
Improved engagement with the program and referral pathways.
Reduced STI-related hospital visits among students, measured through referral and hospitalization data.
A healthier, food-secure student population with higher academic completion.
≥20% annual increase in student graduation rate linked to health and food stability.
≥200 students/year receiving STI screening or treatment.
Model adopted by Nigerian institutions as a standard campus health and welfare practice.
≥10% reduction in student poverty rates at partner universities by 2040.
Effective technology-enabled approaches to reducing hunger and poverty that can be transferred and measured.
Train peer health educators on campus
Student use of the resource app tracked.
Pilot an app to link students to resource
Conduct baseline and follow-up needs assessments using mixed methods.

Evaluation: Mixed methods — surveys, clinic records, focus group discussions and retention data.Target population: Food-insecure and health-vulnerable students at Nigerian public universities.

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

IMPACT PROJECT USA

University Student Health & Poverty Program · United States

inputs
ACTIVITIES
OUTPUTS
SHORT-TERM OUTCOMES(1–2 yrs)
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES (3–5yrs)
IMPACT (5–10 yrs)
Human
Program staff & coordinators; website designer; marketing manager; office manager; grant writer.
Conduct campus hunger & poverty awareness campaigns.
≥4 awareness events per semester per campus.
20-point gain in knowledge of food-insecurity risks and resource navigation through pre/post surveys.
Reduced hunger- and poverty-related barriers affecting students.
Model adopted by colleges in the United States as a standard campus health and welfare practice.
Financial
Donor and grant funding for operations; book-launching/media funding.
Infrastructure
Registered office; computers & accessories; food pantry/supplements; technology app; media/referral platforms.
Partners
University administrations; student unions; program evaluators/researchers; U.S. health & social-sector agencies; organizations addressing hunger and poverty; educators/counsellors; college wellness departments.
Volunteer health educators & peer advocates; restaurant personnel/caterers.
Partner with local stakeholders and collaborate with existing programs.
≥500 food-aid packages distributed/year.
Distribute emergency food aid and link students to nutrition support.
Distribute emergency food aid & link students to nutrition suppor
Deliver financial-literacy and poverty-reduction workshops.
Train peer health educators on campus
Improved food and water security among university students.
≥70% awareness of relevant campus food-insecurity resources.
≥150 students/year complete the financial-literacy module.
≥20 peer educators trained and deployed per campus cohort.
Improved attitudes toward seeking help and reduced stigma surrounding hunger and poverty.
Outcomes measured through referral, wellness and institutional retention data.
30% improvement in self-reported food security among at-risk students at 6 months, measured using HFIAS.
Improved engagement with available support and referral pathways.
Reduced relevant health-related visits through improved referral and wellness pathways.
A healthier, more food-secure student population with stronger academic completion.
≥20% annual increase in student graduation rate linked to health and food stability.
≥200 students/year reached with nutrition, hunger and poverty-reduction education/resources.
Sustainable campus systems that better connect students to health, food and welfare resources.
Effective technology-based approaches to reducing hunger and poverty that can be transferred and measured.
Scalable, evidence-informed student health and poverty interventions.
Pilot an app to link students to resources.
Number of students using the resource app tracked.
Conduct baseline and follow-up needs assessments using mixed methods.

Evaluation: Mixed methods — surveys, wellness records, focus group discussions and retention data.
Target population: Food-insecure and health-vulnerable students at universities and colleges in the United States.

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