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Success Stories
Chinwendu's Nutrition Triumph in Ebonyi State
Nutrition counselling and fortified Tom Brown helped an 11-month-old girl gain weight and grow within five weeks. A lack of nutrition awareness and growth monitoring was holding back an 11-month-old g…
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Chinwendu's Nutrition Triumph in Ebonyi State
Nutrition counselling and fortified Tom Brown help an 11-month-old gain weight and grow within five weeks.
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Emergency Medico-Nutritional Services to Displaced and Host Populations in Borno and Yobe
As implementing partner to ALIMA, LHI reduced morbidity and mortality among host and displaced populations through emergency medico-nutritional services.
Magazine
Helpers Digest: Resilience, Renewal and Nutrition
Two Borno women rebuild their businesses through ZOA/LHI savings groups, and two Ebonyi children recover from malnutrition through the IHP nutrition project.
Success Stories
How Nutrition Support Saved Ahmad's Life
…Ahmad was screened in the yellow zone for moderate acute malnutrition. Twelve weeks later his MUAC was green, and his mother had new confidence in feeding him. Two-year-old Ahmad was the third child i…
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Integrated Health Program: Child Health Clinical Skills, CP & PPMV Training and Malnutrition Reduction
A grant-under-contract health system intervention improving prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood illness at primary facilities and in communities, using the low-dose high-frequency (LDHF) approach.
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Life-saving Integrated Health and Nutrition Interventions for Women and Children Facing Acute Malnutrition
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.
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Multi-Sector Life-Saving Assistance and Targeted Nutrition Response
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.
Closed vacancy
Nutrition/Health Specialist
LHI is recruiting a Nutrition/Health Specialist (Borno). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
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SC Nutrition Coordinator
LHI is recruiting a SC Nutrition Coordinator (Tangaza, Sokoto; Jibia, Katsina). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
Success Stories
Transforming Lives Through Nutrition: Rejoice's Journey
…th-old in Onicha LGA moved from severe to moderate acute malnutrition through counselling, food demonstrations, an IMAM referral and the food bank. Rejoice , from Onicha LGA in Ebonyi State , arrived …
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Transforming Lives Through Nutrition: Rejoice's Journey
A child in Onicha LGA, Ebonyi State, moves from severe to moderate acute malnutrition through counselling, an IMAM referral and the food bank.
Success Stories
A Child Saved, A Mother's Hope Restored
…comprehensive treatment, including wound care, antibiotics, nutrition support and rehabilitation. Within weeks his condition improved significantly. The swelling reduced, his strength returned, and he…
News
CBHVs, Agents of Change: 770 Women Improving Maternal and Child Health in Sokoto
…xual and reproductive health SRH , including child spacing, nutrition and hygiene, and encourage women to attend health facilities. What they have achieved The 770 CBHVs, all women, have been active f…
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Compendium of IHP Success Stories: Better Child Health Care in Sokoto and Kebbi
…in the leading causes of death for children under five, and nutrition-related factors contribute to about 45% of these deaths. Through the USAID Integrated Health Program IHP , Life Helpers Initiative…
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Health & WASH
Maternal and child health, nutrition, malaria, water and sanitation.
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Health Ambassadors: Life Helpers Initiative in Pictures
Training health educators, immunising children, teaching nutrition from seed to plate, and standing against gender-based violence: our work in pictures. Health ambassadors are at the heart of Life Hel…
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Helpers Digest, October 2023
…groups, and two children in Ebonyi State recovering from malnutrition through the IHP nutrition project. The one thing you read that matters: it's our story, it's our life. The October 2023 edition of…
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Integrated Emergency Response to the Displaced Population
In an IRC-led consortium with ALIMA, COOPI and GISCOR, funded by the US Government's Office of Humanitarian Assistance (formerly BHA), LHI was the health and nutrition lead for Sokoto State, serving displaced people and host communities through supported PHCs, mobile clinics and community nutrition programmes.
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Integrated Multisectoral Lifesaving Assistance for Conflict-Affected Households
In a Save the Children-led consortium, LHI delivers nutrition, WASH and protection services and strengthens state, LGA and community structures to provide adequate services.
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Lean Season Food Assistance in Goronyo and Rabah LGAs of 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.
Closed vacancy
Medical Doctor
LHI is recruiting a Medical Doctor (Tangaza, Sokoto). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
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Mentoring Frontline Health Workers Under the Integrated Health Program
…entoring in child health, immunisation, malaria testing and nutrition counselling for health workers in primary health centres. Under the Integrated Health Program IHP , LHI's trainers used the low-do…
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Reducing Infectious Disease among Children under 5
A CARE-led consortium combining health system strengthening and community-based services to address infectious disease outbreaks and malnutrition, increasing acceptance of immunisation and health services.
Closed vacancy
Referral Nurse
LHI is recruiting a Referral Nurse (Sokoto). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
Magazine
Restoring Hope, North West Lives: OHA Project Magazine
…5 outpatient consultations, 76,257 children screened for malnutrition, 9,614 children treated for SAM and 5,635 skilled deliveries. The OHA-funded project formerly BHA "Integrated Emergency Response t…
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Strengthening Resilience through Multi-Sectoral Response in Borno, Zamfara and Sokoto States
With IRC and CHAD International, a 24-month multi-sectoral action providing coordinated life-saving assistance in hard-to-reach areas, improving the ability of IDPs and host communities to meet basic needs.
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Supporting the Development of Resilience Mechanisms for Conflict-Affected Populations: Livelihood
Increased the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises through layered livelihood support and access to credit for individuals, households and groups.
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Training of Women on Goat Rearing and Micro-Processing of Legumes and Cereals
A two-way combination of nutrition and livelihood approaches: nutrition education and food demonstrations promoting dietary diversity, with training on goat rearing and processing of legumes and cereals.
Closed vacancy
WASH Infrastructure Manager
LHI is recruiting a WASH Infrastructure Manager (Ngala, Borno). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
Closed vacancy
WASH Officer
LHI is recruiting a WASH Officer (Tangaza, Sokoto; Ngala, Dikwa and Monguno, Borno State; Geidam, Yobe; Jibia, Katsina). Open to qualified and experienced graduates in the relevant or related fields. Applications close on 24 October 2026.
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World Breastfeeding Week
Protecting and supporting breastfeeding for child survival and nutrition.
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World Food Day
Food security and nutrition, from agric-led livelihoods to emergency food assistance.