Community Pot, a social impact project aimed at improving the nutrition and health of malnourished children in Lagos, Nigeria, celebrated its 100 days with a project launch tagged ‘100 Days of Social Impact.’
Founded in May 2022, the organisation’s first project was in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2.2 to eliminate malnutrition among 500 children under five living in Lagos state.
According to the CEO/Founder, Kemi Jeje, “We have successfully adopted over 100 malnourished toddlers (both male and female) into our malnutrition eradication programme. Through the support of eight implementors, including Lagos Food Bank, Mawumadoka Foundation and Steer for newborn, Community Pot , she informed has reached more children in need of immediate nutrition and will continue to seek ways to reduce malnutrition amongst toddlers.
“We have identified that there are more infants in need of care, thus, prompting the need for us to upscale to reach more communities and imprint a sustainable ecosystem in Nigeria.”
To this end, the organisation is also launching the #voicesforbetternutrition campaign to advocate and emphasise the importance of adequate nutrition in Nigerian children’s lives, health, and future. We believe the campaign will help draw the attention of the relevant stakeholders to establish policies and reforms that will guarantee a healthy future for under-five children.”