Bank’s TEFAP (Temporary
Emergency Food
Assistance Program)
Food Bank
Initiative
Over 1.6 million
Beneficiaries
needs and operate long term
programs simultaneously.
Food Waste
nutritious food to vulnerable families,
public schools, the destitute, malnourished
people in and outside Lagos.
our Priority
dedicated to monitoring the
nutritional needs of our
beneficiaries.
the Line of
Hunger
to break the cycle of poverty and
malnutrition with improved
income
Our Impact
Communities Reached
Registered Volunteers
Beneficiaries Impacted
Active Programs
Food Banking & Farming
With support from individuals and corporate donors through the Lagos Food Bank Farm Funds, we create sustainable means of nutrition by establishing, supporting livestock and crop farming programs within our selected communities.
We strongly believe Food is essential to human existence. We are determined create conditions that will allow people to thrive, systems that seeks to alleviate hunger and combat aspects of multi-dimensional poverty by delivering food and disaster relief items. We champion food banking system in a front line model in the following ways:
- School feeding
- Community Nutrition based interventions
- Urban farming
- Job placement for beneficiary resilience and self sustenance
- Daily Mobile Pantry Services
- Walk-in-beneficiaries
Fighting Hunger & Malnutrition
Lagos Food Bank is a non-profit, nutrition-focused initiative committed to fighting hunger, reducing food waste and solving the problem of malnutrition through targeted programs that seek to improve the nutrition/food intake of pregnant women and their infants who are not able to get the required nutrient during pregnancy and breastfeeding of their babies.
Our primary goal at LFBI is to reach out to:
- Children from ages 0-16
- Pregnant women and Lactating mothers
- Patients of diet related diseases
- Seniors from ages 50 years and above
- Destitute
- Extremely indigent families
Learn About Our Programs
EDUFOOD
Education Enhancement Intervention for Food Insecure Students, (EDUFOOD) is a program that seeks to improve the nutritional status and health of food insecure students. It is also geared towards increasing school attendance, reducing dropout rates and increasing the children’s ability to concentrate and comprehend in class. This program will also
Family Farming Program
Until recently, farming has been a largely rural activity. But the recent explosion in population together with a pressing need to find more sustainable ways of production and consumption, has led to the adaptation of farming techniques in more built up environments. The Lagos Food Bank Initiative’s Family farming program
Job Placement Programme
We have added innovation to our food security approach by collating basic skills of the beneficiaries into a Curriculum Vitae through our human resources practitioners. These skills are advertised to corporate organizations digitally to enable beneficiaries get jobs to fend for themselves and contribute to the enterprise as well. Also
NIDS
Nutrition Intervention for Diabetes Self-management (NIDS), for indigent adults living with diabetes, is a two year (2020-2022) program that seeks to improve the glycemic control of people living with diabetes (PLD) in low-income communities by providing them with free diabetes-appropriate meals or foodstuff. The Vision: To solve the problem of
NUMEPLAN
. Nutritious Meal Plan Intervention for Vulnerable Mothers and Children, (NUMEPLAN) is a program that seeks to improve the nutrition of vulnerable mothers and children living in underserved communities in Lagos State. It pursues to ensure that they have sufficient intake of required nutrients and food for optimal growth, function
TEFAP
Our Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program(TEFAP) is a program targeted at providing immediate food, nutrition and relief assistance to families in low cost communities in Lagos and its environs at no cost. These materials provided can sustain each family of 5 for about 2-4 weeks. Having reached over 120 communities
Our Core Values
- Commitment: We are committed to solving hunger induced problems and providing related services
- Compassion: We are motivated by compassion to reach out to the poor
- Community: We collaborate with others who share our goals of a poverty free nation
- Connection: We build a community of people that connect with the needs of the most vulnerable in the society
- Contribution: We do whatever it takes to add value and contribute to deliver more services to our beneficiaries through shared goals and mutual support
Our Vision & Mission
To be the Nation’s leading Domestic Hunger relief organization that provides access to sufficient and nutritious food for all.
There are two parts to our Mission:
- To act as a front-line agency assisting those struggling with malnutrition and hunger across the country.
- To act as a food warehouse with branches in all the 20 Local governments in Lagos and to work with other agencies that assist people in need
Recent Updates
Upcoming Event
Intervention for vulnerable families in Olowolagba community, Yaba.
Join the LFBI team this Saturday to bring hope to vulnerable families living in the slum areas of this community.
Testimonials & Interviews
Corporate Partners
