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Life Helpers Initiative

— Evidence-Based Action

Projects & Interventions.

Empowering communities with sustainable solutions that bring lasting smiles.

In the last two decades, LHI has implemented over 45 projects across Nigeria, directly reaching over 1.5 million people in more than 400,000 households, with partners including FCDO, WFP, the EU, UNICEF, UNOCHA, IRC, Save the Children, CARE, Plan International and ZOA.

Aerial view of the Noma Tushen Arziki farmer service hub in Wamakko LGA
Impact in Action

“High-impact multi-sectoral projects bringing sustainable fulfillment and smiles”

39
Strategic Interventions
11 States
Operational Footprint
6 Thematic Areas
Integrated Thematic Focus
1.5M+
Direct Beneficiaries

Interventions by state.

11 office states

LHI office state Other states

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Office states
11
Projects
45+
People reached
1.5M+

North-West

Sokoto State

LHI office: Headquarters, Goshen Development Centre, Tamaje

National headquarters. Maternal and newborn health, nutrition, food security, resilience, protection and emergency response.

11

Projects

23

LGAs in state

10

Donor partners

Active interventions

Donor partners on the ground

FCDO / World Food Programme (WFP)European Union (ECHO) / UNICEFZOA / Canadian Foodgrains BankEuropean Union / UNICEFECHO / International Rescue CommitteeUNICEFUSG / Project HOPEUSG OHA / International Rescue CommitteeUSG / Palladium GroupPlan International / Global Affairs Canada

Projects listed are drawn from LHI's Organisational Profile. State reach figures appear once validated by the LHI M&E unit.

What We Do · 6 Thematic Areas

Projects Mapped to Our 6 Thematic Areas

Every intervention is deeply integrated into one or more of LHI's core operational sectors. Click any thematic area to filter projects or visit its dedicated program page.

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Health & WASH

Maternal & infant care, clinical malaria mitigation, Tom Brown nutrition, solar clean water.

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Education

Accelerated learning centers, girl-child retention, literacy hubs & non-formal learning.

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Livelihood

VSLA community savings, vocational start-up kits (tailoring, soap making), and cash grants.

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Food Security

Climate-smart agriculture, dry-season irrigation, small ruminant livestock & market linkages.

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Social Inclusion

Civic governance, women in decision-making, disability rights & civic dialogues.

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Protection & GBV

Spotlight Initiative, safe spaces, SGBV survivor psycho-social aid & child safeguarding.

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39 of 39 projects & interventions match
Farmer beaming as he holds a large cabbage from his dry-season harvest
Active ProjectSeptember 2025 – ongoing
FCDO / World Food Programme (WFP)
Thematic Areas:Food SecurityLivelihood

Resilience Building and Smallholder Farmers Support Project in Northwest Nigeria

Sokoto (Kware & Wamakko LGAs) and Katsina (Batagarawa & Katsina LGAs)

A multidimensional approach to the interconnected challenges facing smallholder farmers: farmer-led irrigation development (FLID), access to farming inputs and market systems, community-managed assets and non-farm income streams, with a phased exit strategy that leaves community-owned systems behind. Two farmers service hubs, Noma Tushen Arziki in Wamakko and Gidan Arziki in Batagarawa (commissioned 27 April 2026), now run as community enterprise centres.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Cash-based transfers (₦75,000) as a safety net and seed capital for small businesses.
  • Improved seeds, fertiliser and Good Agronomic Practice training for dry-season farming.
  • Village Savings and Loan Associations, bank account linkage and NIMC registration.
  • Noma Tushen Arziki Hub (Wamakko) and Gidan Arziki Farmer Service Centre (Batagarawa), plus the AgriFMIS digital farmer registry.
  • Gidan Arziki: agro-processing and groundnut oil extraction, cold room, charging station, car wash, tool rental and a sewing business incubator (30 trainees).
  • Community Facility Management Committee of 20 members (12 male, 8 female) and a reconstructed modern slaughterhouse in Batagarawa.
  • Reached 1,657 female-headed households (29.1%) and 1,384 people with disabilities (24.2%); 70% of households received smallholder farmer support and 30% cash-based transfers (see the fact sheet).
Impact: 5,700 households reached directly and 37,050 household members indirectly across 42 wards; Gidan Arziki earned ₦1,075,365 in April 2026 (₦486,995 profit).
What We Do:Food SecurityLivelihood
View Project Dossier
Out-of-school children celebrating with their new learning materials at an ABEP centre
Active ProjectFebruary 2026 – ongoing (launched 21 April 2026)
European Union (ECHO) / UNICEF
Thematic Areas:EducationProtection & GBV

Accelerated Basic Education Programme (ABEP) for Out-of-School Children in Sokoto State

Goronyo, Rabah, Tambuwal, Tangaza, Tureta and Wurno LGAs, Sokoto State

Quality basic education for out-of-school and over-aged children, including Almajiri learners, girls and children with disabilities affected by conflict and displacement: foundational literacy, numeracy and life skills in 35 learning centres, with pathways into formal school and a crisis modifier for emergency radio learning.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • 3,255 out-of-school children enrolled in Q1 (1,410 boys, 1,845 girls), 105.6% of target, including 44 children with disabilities.
  • 105 facilitators recruited from more than 680 applicants and trained; knowledge scores rose from 35% to 65%.
  • 164 Community-Based Management Committee members trained in mobilisation, child protection and learner retention.
  • Teaching and learning materials for every enrolled learner.
  • Crisis modifier ready: 315 radio facilitators identified to reach 5,819 children through emergency radio learning.
  • Target of 924 children mainstreamed into formal schools; joint supervision with MoBSE, SAME, SUBEB and UNICEF.
Impact: 3,255 out-of-school children learning in 35 centres across 6 LGAs (Q1, February – May 2026).
What We Do:EducationProtection & GBV
View Project Dossier
Health worker screening a child for malnutrition with a MUAC tape
Active ProjectOngoing
UNOCHA (through the International Rescue Committee)
Thematic Areas:Health & WASHProtection & GBV

Multi-Sector Life-Saving Assistance and Targeted Nutrition Response

Northeast and Northwest Nigeria

Multi-sector life-saving humanitarian assistance in Northeast Nigeria alongside targeted nutrition response in Northwest Nigeria. Under a pre-award arrangement, IRC authorised LHI to begin implementing the approved technical proposal and budget.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Life-saving multi-sector assistance for crisis-affected households in the Northeast.
  • Targeted nutrition screening, treatment and referral in the Northwest.
Impact: Integrated humanitarian and nutrition response across two regions.
What We Do:Health & WASHProtection & GBV
View Project Dossier
LHI staff member addressing a school assembly
Active ProjectOngoing
UNESCO
Thematic Areas:EducationHealth & WASH

Family Life HIV Education (FLHE) and Education for Health and Wellbeing (EHW)

Primary and secondary schools and host communities

Supports quality Family Life HIV Education and Education for Health and Wellbeing that empowers adolescents and young people with skills to prevent HIV, reduce unintended pregnancies and eliminate gender-based violence in schools.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Train 2,000 teachers from at least 450 primary and secondary schools on FLHE/EHW.
  • Train 120 community, religious and traditional leaders on SGBV, early pregnancy, child marriage and reintegration of teenage mothers.
  • Train 20 peer educators per school in 30 schools and 30 health providers in adolescent reproductive health.
  • Support 10 teenage mothers and dropout girls back to school; develop IEC materials and digital engagements.
Impact: 2,000 teachers across 450+ schools and 600 peer educators targeted.
What We Do:EducationHealth & WASH
View Project Dossier
Woman preparing food in her outdoor kitchen
Active ProjectAnnual lean season
ZOA / Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Thematic Areas:Food SecurityLivelihood

Lean Season Food Assistance in Goronyo and Rabah LGAs of Sokoto State

Goronyo and Rabah LGAs, Sokoto State

Improves food security and protects vulnerable households during the annual lean season, reducing the impact of seasonal food shortages, preventing negative coping mechanisms and supporting the nutrition and resilience of women, children and other at-risk community members.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Food assistance to food-insecure and vulnerable households in Goronyo and Rabah.
  • Targeting of women, children and at-risk community members.
  • Implementation according to the approved work plan, budget and donor requirements.
Impact: Lean-season food security for vulnerable households in two LGAs.
What We Do:Food SecurityLivelihood
View Project Dossier
Mother feeding her child during a nutrition session
Active ProjectOngoing
UNOCHA Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (CBPF) / Save the Children International
Thematic Areas:Health & WASH

Life-saving Integrated Health and Nutrition Interventions for Women and Children Facing Acute Malnutrition

Crisis-affected communities in Borno and Yobe States

Integrated, life-saving health and nutrition interventions for women and children suffering from or at risk of acute malnutrition, reducing morbidity and mortality through timely access to essential health services.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Nutrition screening, treatment and referral for acute malnutrition.
  • Essential health services for women and children in humanitarian-affected communities.
  • Implemented with Save the Children International under the Country-Based Pooled Fund.
Impact: Life-saving care for women and children with acute malnutrition in Borno and Yobe.
What We Do:Health & WASH
View Project Dossier
Community-based health volunteers in a training session, Sokoto State
Active ProjectOngoing
European Union / UNICEF
Thematic Areas:Health & WASH

Strengthening RMNCH+NM Quality of Care in Primary Health Care Facilities of Sokoto State

Sokoto State: 1 tertiary hospital, 23 general hospitals and 244 PHCs (one per ward)

Strengthens maternal, newborn and child health services by building health worker skills (Specialized Newborn Care, Kangaroo Mother Care, Helping Babies Breathe) and improving service quality through training, mentoring and supportive supervision.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Three-layered strategy of training, mentoring and supportive supervision.
  • Specialized Newborn Care, Kangaroo Mother Care and Helping Babies Breathe skills.
  • Coverage of Sokoto Specialist Hospital, 23 general hospitals and 244 primary healthcare centres.
Impact: 268 health facilities, one PHC in every ward of Sokoto State.
What We Do:Health & WASH
View Project Dossier
Woman farmer tending her onion crop
Completed ProjectCompleted
ZOA / Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Thematic Areas:Food Security

Stabilizing Food Security of Households Affected by the Humanitarian Crisis in Wurno and Kware LGAs

Wurno and Kware LGAs, Sokoto State

Stabilised food security for households affected by the humanitarian crisis in Wurno and Kware Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Food security support for crisis-affected households.
  • Implemented in partnership with ZOA.
Impact: Crisis-affected households in two Sokoto LGAs supported.
What We Do:Food Security
View Project Dossier
A woman roasting grains for Tom Brown in Bara Ward, Gulani LGA, Yobe State
Completed ProjectCompleted
CDCS / ALIMA
Thematic Areas:Health & WASH

Emergency Medico-Nutritional Services to Displaced and Host Populations in Borno and Yobe

Jere LGA (Borno) and Bade LGA (Yobe)

As implementing partner to ALIMA, LHI reduced morbidity and mortality among host and displaced populations through emergency medico-nutritional services.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Emergency medical and nutrition services for displaced and host communities.
  • Community screening and referral.
Impact: Emergency care for displaced and host populations in Jere and Bade.
What We Do:Health & WASH
View Project Dossier
Community members gathered at the Dumsai PHC garden, Yobe State
Completed ProjectCompleted
UNDP
Thematic Areas:Social InclusionLivelihoodProtection & GBV

Promoting CSO-led Peacebuilding Initiatives in the Lake Chad Basin Sub-region

Selected locations in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States

A consortium-led project deploying location-specific interventions across peacebuilding, livelihood development, protection, agriculture-based support and institution building for marginalized populations.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Peacebuilding initiatives and knowledge-strengthening platforms.
  • Livelihood development and agriculture-based support.
  • Protection and institutional building for marginalized populations.
Impact: Consortium peacebuilding across three Northeast states.
What We Do:Social InclusionLivelihoodProtection & GBV
View Project Dossier
Dignity kit handover under the UNICEF and FCDO Multi-Sectoral Integrated Resilience Programme in Zamfara
Active ProjectOctober 2025 – ongoing
UNICEF / FCDO (UK aid)
Thematic Areas:Protection & GBVLivelihood

Multi-Sectoral Integrated Resilience Programme (MIRP) in Zamfara State

Bakura, Birnin Magaji, Bungudu, Shinkafi, Tsafe and Zurmi LGAs, Zamfara State, including IDP camps

A family-resilience programme for children and caregivers affected by insecurity and displacement: positive parenting, adolescent life skills, Child-Friendly Spaces, dialogue with traditional leaders on GBV and child protection, birth registration and Community-Based Child Protection Committees, and dignity kits with outreach to persons with disabilities.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Positive Parenting Sessions: 1,205 documented caregiver attendances in April–May 2026 (597 in Session 1, 608 in Sessions 3–6), 74–78% women.
  • 25 community facilitators and caseworkers trained across the six LGAs.
  • Adolescent life-skills sessions (35–41 adolescents per sitting) and Child-Friendly Space sessions (16–22 children per sitting).
  • Four Reflective Dialogues on GBV and child protection with around 40 leaders each, including at the Emir's Palace, Tsafe.
  • Civil/birth registration officers' review and CB-CPC orientation and review meetings in five LGAs.
  • Dignity kit distribution in Zurmi, Shinkafi, Bakura and Birnin Magaji with outreach to persons with disabilities (March 2026).
Impact: 1,205 caregiver attendances at Positive Parenting Sessions across all six LGAs (April–May 2026).
What We Do:Protection & GBVLivelihood
View Project Dossier
Women's group meeting in a village compound
Active ProjectOngoing
Swedish Development Cooperation / Save the Children International
Thematic Areas:LivelihoodSocial Inclusion

Livelihood and Peacebuilding Project: Durable Solution Yobe

Selected LGAs of Yobe State

As a consortium partner, LHI supports the rebuilding of individual, household and community economic growth through livestock and agricultural support and value-chain additions, aligned with the Yobe State Government Economic Development Plan on Durable Solutions.

Key Programmatic Deliverables:
  • Livestock and agricultural support with value-chain additions.
  • Priority support to women-headed households.
  • Alignment with the state's Durable Solutions economic plan.
Impact: Over 2,000 households served, especially women-headed households.
What We Do:LivelihoodSocial Inclusion
View Project Dossier

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Global Standards · Local Reach

Trusted Institutional Partners & Donors

Our interventions undergo rigorous third-party monitoring, annual certified audits, and continuous community accountability feedback loops.

FCDO / World Food Programme
Smallholder Farmers Resilience (Sokoto & Katsina)
European Union / UNICEF
RMNCH+N Quality of Care, Sokoto
ECHO / UNICEF & IRC
Education in Emergencies; Multi-Sectoral Resilience
UNOCHA Nigeria Humanitarian Fund
Life-saving Health & Nutrition
USG BHA / Save the Children
Multisectoral Lifesaving Assistance, Yobe
USG OHA / International Rescue Committee
Integrated Emergency Response, Sokoto
FCDO / UNICEF
Multi-sectoral Integrated Resilience Programme
UNESCO
Family Life HIV Education & Health and Wellbeing
ZOA / Canadian Foodgrains Bank
Food Security & Resilience
UNDP
Lake Chad Basin Peacebuilding
CARE International
EnRICH Frontline Health Workers; Child Health
USG / Palladium Group
Integrated Health Program
Management Sciences for Health
PMI-S Malaria
Plan International
SHOW (GAC); Peace & Health (BMZ); Protection (SIDA)
UNICEF / KfW & DFID
Girls' Education (GEP, G4G)
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