Nonprofit partnerships expand food, education and health support in Lagos communities

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Partnerships between private companies and nonprofit organisations are supporting food distribution, education, health awareness and environmental programmes in underserved communities across Lagos.

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The interventions come amid wider social challenges. The World Food Programme estimates that close to 35 million Nigerians face acute food insecurity, while UNICEF reports that about 10.5 million Nigerian children aged five to 14 are not in school.

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One company participating in these initiatives is cryptocurrency payment platform Breet, which established its Breet Cares programme in January 2025. According to the company’s Breet Cares webpage, part of its revenue is allocated to projects focused on food, education, health and environmental support.

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Aishat Sulyman, Head of Operations at Breet, said the programme was created to extend the company’s activities beyond its commercial services.

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“We started Breet Cares because we believe a business should not exist only to sell a product,” Sulyman said.

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“The focus is on investing in people, whether that means providing learning materials for a child, food assistance for a family or support for a small-business owner.”

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Education and food assistance

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One of the programme’s first publicly documented projects was an education and feeding initiative at Jumai Nursery and Primary School in Ijora Badia.

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FoodClique Support Initiative confirmed its partnership with Breet Cares on the programme, through which pupils received school materials and meals.

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Breet also worked with the Lagos Food Bank Initiative on a food-distribution programme for market women and other households affected by rising living costs. The nonprofit publicly confirmed Breet’s participation in the initiative.

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Sulyman said working with established community organisations helped the company identify beneficiaries and deliver support through groups that already understood the communities involved.

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“These organisations have experience working directly with families and individuals who need support,” she said. “The partnerships help us reach people through a more structured process.”

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Health awareness and environmental projects

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Breet Cares has also participated in health-education and environmental activities.

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In July 2025, the programme partnered with ORB Women’s Clinic on a fibroid-awareness outreach. The initiative focused on providing women with information about fibroids, correcting common misconceptions and encouraging access to appropriate medical advice.

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The activity supports a claim of involvement in health awareness, although it should not be interpreted as evidence that Breet provides medical treatment or operates healthcare facilities.

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For World Earth Day in April 2025, the African Cleanup Initiative confirmed that it worked with Breet Cares on a cleanup at Obalende Bus Park.

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The exercise involved removing waste from the area and promoting responsible sanitation practices among residents and users of the transport hub.

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Small-business support

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Breet Cares has also extended its activities to small-business owners.

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A publicly announced campaign offered ₦500,000 each to four businesses to support their operations.

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Sulyman said the grants were intended to provide recipients with capital that could be used for equipment, stock or other operational needs.

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However, longer-term outcomes such as business expansion, employment creation or increased revenue have not been independently assessed.

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Breet says that Breet Cares has conducted more than 15 initiatives and reached over 2,000 people since its launch.

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Sulyman said the programme would continue to work with nonprofit and community organisations as it expands.

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“For us, the objective is not simply the amount spent,” she said. “It is whether the support responds to a practical need and reaches the people it was intended for.”

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The partner confirmations show that several of the education, food, health-awareness and environmental activities took place. Measuring their wider impact, however, will require clearer reporting on beneficiary numbers, how recipients were selected and the outcomes recorded after each intervention.

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