Readers Hub

READING GLASSES CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Reading Glasses

Learn more about the Reading Glasses Challenge and how increasing access to non-prescription reading or working glasses can improve the livelihoods of those in need.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Readers Hub increases access to affordable non-prescription reading glasses for underserved adults aged 40 and above in Nigeria.

Readers Hub distributes affordable reading glasses through trained Vision Agents and mobile RH Carts placed in high-footfall community locations such as markets, pharmacies, churches, retail shops, and peri-urban communities. Our pilot will launch in Ibadan, Nigeria, where we will train 25 Vision Agents and distribute 1,500 pairs of reading glasses within three months. What sets us apart is our self-sustaining reinvestment model, where sales revenue and margins are recycled into new inventory so the distribution network can keep growing beyond the pilot.

Readers Hub is founded by Daniel Femi and Clinton Okechukwu, two optometrists with field experience in eye-health outreach, community screening, and reading-glasses distribution in underserved Nigerian communities. Daniel leads strategy, operations, product deployment, and partnerships, while Clinton leads Vision Agent recruitment, training, outreach, and quality assurance.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 1,500 adults aged 40+ with affordable reading glasses within three months.

• Distribute 1,500 pairs of non-prescription reading glasses through trained Vision Agents within three months.

• Raise an additional $50,000 USD from new donors, partners, or investors within three months to support post-pilot scale-up, inventory expansion, and Vision Agent recruitment.

FOUNDING TEAM

Daniel Ayodele Femi - Founder

Okechukwu Ifeanyi Clinton - Founder

SafeStart Global Inc.

CUSTOM CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Distributing safe water treatment (point-of-use chlorination).

Learn more about the Custom Challenge and why we only fund ideas that focus on distributing proven poverty interventions.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

SafeStart’s mission is to accelerate proven, cost-effective maternal and child health innovations from evidence to real-world delivery.

SafeStart expands access to safe drinking water through a community-based chlorine access model in rural Kano State, Nigeria. The model combines community engagement and behavior change activities with reliable last-mile access to chlorine products through trusted local distribution points. By addressing both knowledge and access barriers, SafeStart helps households consistently treat drinking water and sustain safer water practices over time.

SafeStart expands access to safe drinking water through a community-based chlorine access model in rural Kano State, Nigeria. The model combines community engagement and behavior change activities with reliable last-mile access to chlorine products through trusted local distribution points. By addressing both knowledge and access barriers, SafeStart helps households consistently treat drinking water and sustain safer water practices over time.

SafeStart was founded in 2026 by Elisa Maffioli and Grant Edmond to help proven global health interventions reach families at scale. Elisa leads research and partnerships while continuing her academic role; Grant serves full-time and leads operations, finance, monitoring and evaluation, and implementation.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 139,000 people.

• Distribute safe water treatment (point-of-use chlorination).

• Raise ~$700k.

FOUNDING TEAM

Elisa Maria Maffioli - Founder

Grant Edmond - Founder

FemCare Initiative

PATIENT IDENTIFICATION CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Cervical cancer screenings

Learn more about the Patient Identification Challenge and why identifying individuals in need of medical treatment and finding ways to make that treatment accessible reduces poverty.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

FemCare Initiative is dedicated to ensuring no woman in Nigeria dies of cervical cancer by combining awareness in local dialects, VIA screenings, and follow-up.

The pilot will launch in Irrua, Edo State, Nigeria, where awareness and access to cervical cancer screening remain very low. FemCare Initiative uses a women-to-women model that brings together community health workers, cervical cancer survivors, and medical volunteers. Survivors share their stories in the local dialect, building trust and motivating women to seek screening. Community health workers provide quality VIA screening, mobilize women, and ensure referrals for positive cases, while the team and medical volunteers support with outreach, education, and distribution of culturally appropriate materials. What sets FemCare Initiative apart is how they combine survivors’ voices with medical care, making screening both trusted and accessible.

FemCare Initiative was founded in 2025 by a team of medical doctors, Dr. Victory Ifeanyichukwu Uzoma. Dr. Joan Erhazele, and Dr. Chinonso Arinze, all passionate about women’s health. Dr. Victory serves as Executive Director and Team Lead, Dr. Joan leads Operations, and Dr. Arinze oversees Communications and Patient Navigation. Together, the team combines medical expertise, community project experience, and a shared commitment to reducing cervical cancer deaths in Nigeria.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Conduct awareness and community sensitization on cervical cancer screening to 4,500 women during the pilot.

• Screen 500 women for cervical cancer using VIA, link positive cases to treatment centers and carry out follow-up care.

• Fundraise USD 10,000 during the pilot.

FOUNDING TEAM

Dr. Victory Ifeanyichukwu Uzoma - Executive Director

Dr. Arinze Chinonso Augustus - Head of Communications & Patient Navigation

Dr. Joan Ewanose Erhazele - Operations Officer

Karatu Learning

Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program

Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Karatu Learning aims to improve literacy and numeracy skills among primary school children in Nigeria, using the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach and the Language Learning from Familiar to Formal (L2F2) methodology.

They will also partner with the TaRL Nigeria office to provide comprehensive training and technical support for teachers and facilitators on the TaRL and L2F2 approaches, equipping them with the skills to assess and group students effectively.

They will employ National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and recently graduated and unemployed youth to act as Volunteer facilitators for the program. The experienced class teachers from the pilot schools will supervise the volunteer facilitators. They intend to partner with the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board and the State Ministry of Education to secure necessary approvals and ensure alignment with educational policies.

Karatu Learning's founding team consists of two dedicated members: Innocent Waziri and Blessing Onyemene. Both members are seasoned educators with extensive experience spanning the public, private, and humanitarian sectors of education.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 300 students within three months.

• Distribute the intervention in 4 public schools to reach 300 students.

• Fundraise an additional $50,000.

FOUNDING TEAM

Innocent Waziri - Chair

Blessing Onyemene - Program Leader

Women's Choice Initiative

SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.  

Learn more about the Sayana®  Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Women's Choice Initiative seeks to increase access to self-injectable contraceptives for women. It will achieve 200 doses of Sayana Press to 200 women over three months, reaching 800 beneficiaries through household impact and, in the long run, over 10,000 women.

The distribution model works through Private Patent Medicine Stores (PPMS) in Bakassi LGA, Cross River State, who will be trained and supplied with Sayana Press to administer to women in their communities. Each woman will receive a three-month dose, and the providers will ensure follow-up and continuous uptake while tracking usage data. They complement this with demand-generation through household outreach, ensuring entire families benefit from improved reproductive health. What sets Women's Choice Initiative apart is its strong government partnerships, which position it to quickly transition from pilot to large-scale adoption through sustained contraceptive supply chains.

Women’s Choice Initiative was started in 2025 by Abigail Nyala. She serves as the full-time Founder and Program Director, leading efforts to expand access to reproductive health solutions for women.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 200 women through 20 patent medical stores.

• Distribute 200 proven interventions.

• Raise an additional $5,000.

FOUNDING TEAM

Abigail Princess Nyala - Founder and Program Director

Lead Sisters Health Initiative

PATIENT IDENTIFICATION CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Cervical cancer screenings

Learn more about the Patient Identification Challenge and why identifying individuals in need of medical treatment and finding ways to make that treatment accessible reduces poverty.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Lead Sisters Health Initiative tackles the high rate of preventable cervical cancer deaths in Nigeria, starting in Anambra state, through a community-based, scalable model to deliver cervical cancer screenings.

The model encompasses training community health nurses who will educate women about cervical cancer and encourage participation in screening programs. They will collaborate with existing Primary Healthcare Centres to provide follow-up care and referrals for women who test positive to the state teaching hospital. Through community outreaches, they will educate communities about cervical cancer prevention and the importance of early screening. Lead Health Organisation will use a digital health platform to track screenings, results, and follow-up care, ensuring accountability and enabling data-driven improvements. By training local healthcare providers and advocating for government integration, they will build a sustainable system that continues beyond the initial program phase.

The founding team is led by Chiamaka Ibeanu, a public health professional and a nurse with research expertise in cancer screenings and infectious diseases, who has strong operational skills and drives strategic visions.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 120 women during the pilot.

• Distribute 120 interventions during the pilot.

• Fundraise USD 20,000 during the pilot.

FOUNDING TEAM

Chiamaka Modesta Ibeanu - Founder

Foundational Literacy For All

Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program

Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Foundational Literacy for All (FLFA) equips underserved children with essential literacy skills that they need to thrive at their grade level.

FLFA combines the Teaching at the Right Level (TARL) approach with leadership and life skills sessions to help public school students catch up to their grade level in foundational literacy. The venture will partner with public schools in the Ota community, Ogun State, by training teachers on TARL and providing ongoing mentorship throughout implementation.

What sets FLFA apart is its integration of leadership, life skills, and community change-making projects, empowering students to apply their learning beyond the classroom.

Foundational Literacy for All is founded by Aramide Kayode.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 300 learners.

• Distribute 1 proven intervention.

FOUNDING TEAM

Aramide Kayode - Founding Executive Director

KatexPower

SOLAR LAMP CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Solar Lamps

Learn more about the Solar Lamp Challenge and how these lamps create enormous benefits for developing world families.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

KatexPower is dedicated to addressing energy poverty and improving lives through sustainable energy solutions.

Trained local sales agents will be recruited and trained to conduct door-to-door sales and awareness campaigns within the community, highlighting the benefits of solar lighting and explaining the affordability and payment options available.

They will establish partnerships with local community leaders and relevant stakeholders to gain trust and facilitate the distribution process. What sets KatexPower apart is their affordability and accessibility.

They will explore payment models such as microfinance and pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) solutions to enable ownership payments. The pilot will take place in the Ibeju-Lekki community, Lagos State, Nigeria.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly reach 100 unique customers within three months.

• Using 5 high-performing distribution agents, distribute 100 pico solar lamps in three months.

• Fundraise an additional $25,000 USD from new donors or investors within three months.

FOUNDING TEAM

Onyekachi Nwafor - CEO

Oluwafolakemi Rowland - COO

Bringing TaRL to Villages

Teaching at the Right Level CHALLENGE; Nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Education Program

Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and how an evidence-based foundational learning program can improve primary literacy and numeracy in low-resource schools.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Bringing TaRL to Villages’ mission is to ensure that every child, regardless of their background or circumstances, receives a foundational education that equips them with the knowledge and skills they need to thrive.

Through their efforts, they aim to make a measurable impact on learning outcomes, school retention rates, and community engagement in rural villages.

By equipping children with strong foundational skills and empowering communities to take ownership of their children's education, Bringing TaRL to Villages believes that they can contribute to breaking the cycle of poverty and creating a brighter future for generations to come.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Achieve elevated reading and literacy levels in 300 pupils in Iresaadu Village.

• Deploy TaRL in two most rural schools in Iresaadu village of Surulere LGA, Oyo State.

• Telling their story in a manner that invites funding of an additional $50,000 for their scaling.

FOUNDING TEAM

Dr. Gideon Abioye Oyedeji - Co-Founder and Team Lead

Sopuruchi Godsfriend Christian - Co-Founder

Iyanuoluwa Ayanfe Adelusi - Co-Founder

Abisola Mustapha - Co-Founder

Cradle Care Initiative

IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Routine childhood immunizations.

Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Cradle Care Initiative is based on redeeming any unacceptable high immunization dropout rate, while also reducing child mortality due to vaccine-preventable diseases.

Their model is based on the following areas:

Strategy: Advocacy, sensitization in Odukpani local government of Cross River.

Process: Use of incentives, stakeholders’ engagement, door-to-door sensitization, Building community ownership of the cause (Immunization Champions), Collaboration with Health care centers, immunization tracking tools, monitoring, and evaluation.

People: Qualified and skilled staff, partnerships, and collaborations with stakeholders.

Technology: Use of SMS reminders, production of immunization materials, and tracking tools.

Target : Mothers, Care givers, community

Cradle Care is founded by Hannah Essien and Co founded by Florence Bassey and Utibe-Abasi Bassey-Duke.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• 100 children immunized in the pilot who otherwise would not be

• 800 children immunized in year two of operations who otherwise would not be

• Fundraise an additional $15,000 USD from philanthropic organizations

FOUNDING TEAM

Hannah Essien - Founder

Florence Bassey - Co-Founder

Utibe-Abasi Bassey-Duke - Co-Founder

Kayan Gona Agro Network

Quality inputs CHALLENGE; nigeria

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Quality agricultural inputs.

Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.  

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Kayan gona agro network distributes farm inputs of fertilizers and quality seeds as well as agronomic training to farmers in rural communities through a credit and gradual saving approach with a rural agency system for timely delivery.

The company distributes farm inputs of fertilizers and quality seeds as well as agronomic training to farmers in rural communities through a credit and gradual saving approach with a rural agency system that helps farmers to timely receive the farm inputs in their communities. Kayan gona agro network currently operates in Kaduna state, Northwest, Nigeria. For our farm inputs credit approach, we give farmers that meet our criteria inputs as short-term credit with a repayment plan payable throughout the farming season with a final deadline around the harvest season.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 200 smallholder farmers within three months

• Use 10 highly efficient rural agents to distribute 25 tons of fertilizer with quality seeds during pilot

• Raise additional $10,000 during pilot from investors and donors

FOUNDING TEAM

Mafeng Samuel Dangyang - Co-Founder

Ibrahim Adapar Ishaya - Co-Founder

Rural Women and Children Development Initiative

MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Misoprostol.

Learn more about the Maternal Health Challenge and how the distribution of Misoprostol, a $3 drug that can prevent maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, could save thousands of lives.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Rural Women and Children Development Initiative (RUWOCHDI) aims to reduc postpartum hemorrhage through training and community distribution of misoprostol in rural communities of Sokoto then spreading throughout Nigeria.

RUWOCHDI model uses a revolving fund approach to train and distribute misoprostol. The venture will train traditional birth attendants (TBAs) and Community Health Extension Workers (CHEWs) on effective use of misoprostol to prevent postpartum hemorrhage and make it available as well as cost effective. To increase access RUWOCHI will procure misoprostol and distribute to clients through this network. The proceeds generated will be revolved to procure more misoprostol to sustain the program.

RUWOCHDI was founded by Saida Mansur Sani with Zainab Bashir as a co-founder.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Train 50 TBAs and CHEWs on the effective use of misoprostol to treat postpartum hemorrhage

• Distribute 800 Misoprostol pills in three months

• Fundraise an additional $10,000 from new donors within three months

FOUNDING TEAM

Saida Mansur Sani - Founder

Zainab Bashir - Co-founder

Sustainable Initiative for Nutrition & Development

CUSTOM CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Nutrition through exclusive breast milk feeding

Learn more about the Custom Challenge and why we only fund ideas that focus on distributing proven poverty interventions.

 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Sustainable Initiative for Nutrition & Development (SIND's) exclusive breast milk feeding (EBMF) and support campaign project aims to increase exclusive breast milk feeding rate by improving health facility and community breastfeeding support continuum for lactating mothers in Nigeria.

SIND’s model is training and engaging health workers, traditional birth attendants and community influencers to promote, protect and provide supportive actions as well as uphold learning and practice exchange of exclusive breast milk feeding (EBMF) for lactating mothers sustain EBMF for 6-month. SIND exclusive breast milk feeding (EBMF) and support campaign project creates a synergy for community collective actions to support lactating mothers and shared exclusive breast milk feeding responsibilities

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 1800 mother-infant dyads within six months of pilot

• Train and engage 35 (EBMF support group) champions to promote, protect and ensure lactating mothers practice exclusive breast milk feeding (EBMF) for 6-month

• Fundraise $200,000 from new donors or investors in the first two years of operations

FOUNDING TEAM

Oderinde Michael - Founder/Program Director

Lafiya Nigeria

SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.  

Learn more about the Sayana®  Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Lafiya Nigeria trains midwives, nurses, and community health workers to become “Lafiya Sisters,” specialists in family planning. Their team ensures that new mothers in hard-to-reach communities receive family planning counselling and access to contraceptives—like injectables—right after childbirth, empowering women to take control of their reproductive health.

Their mission is to empower women to have control over their reproductive autonomy. Lafiya Nigeria was started in 2021 by Yifei Jefferson Chen and Klau Chmielowska.

PILOT RESULTS AND SCALING GOALS

• Distributed 800 doses of Sayana Press to women in three months

• Reached 2,700 women by the end of Year 1

• Reached 10,700 women by the end of Year 2

• Reach 50,000 women by the end of Year 3

FOUNDING TEAM

Klaudia Chmielowska - Co-Founder and Executive Director

Yifei Jefferson Chen - Co-Founder and Director of Partnerships

Learning Aid Initiative for Children Underprivileged (LAICU)

TEACHING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) is an education program that tailors instruction to the learning level of the child, rather than their age. The result is that basic literacy and numeracy are achieved by students before they finish primary school.

Learn more about the Teaching at the Right Level Challenge and other D-Prize Distribution Challenges.

 

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Learning Aid Initiative for Children Underprivileged (LAICU) delivers the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) education program in rural primary schools to improve basic reading and math skills before students graduate from primary schools.

In collaboration with the State Universal Basic Education Board and Local Government Education Secretary, LAICU is able to access classrooms of public primary schools to deliver TaRL education Program, while also maintaining interaction with foundations that provide support and intervention for quality primary school education. The program’s recruitment process provides TaRL training to graduates with National Certificate in Education or holders of first degree whom are unemployed within the intervention communities. They serve as volunteer TaRL instructors in their communities where the TaRL program is implemented.

This model will be launched at three public schools in Riyom District, Plateau State benefiting up to 250 pupils. An initial baseline assessment will be undertaken to group pupils in their appropriate learning levels. This data will be utilized by the instructors in the TaRL classrooms to provide the appropriate reading and math activities to the pupils.

The learning camp commences with a lunch break immediately after regular school hours before providing pupils with reading and math activities for two hours daily.

LAICU was founded by Kangyang Pam, Gideon Wang and Dura Moses in August 2020. They are passionate about rural development and aspire to bridge the educational gap of children in rural communities

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Reach 250 students during the pilot period

• Train 18 community volunteers to serve as TaRL instructors in three public schools during the pilot period

• Raise $10,000 from local donors and government collaboration within first 3 months

• Reach 1,000 students by the end of year 1

• Reach 5,000 students by the end of year 2

FOUNDING TEAM

Kangyang Musa Pam - Project Coordinator

Gideon Wang - Programme/M&E Manager

Dura Moses - Lead Content Development/ Mentor

HealthPort

OXYGEN CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Service and repair of oxygen concentrators.

Learn more about the Oxygen Challenge and why repairing and maintaining oxygen concentrators in low-resource hospitals expands access to medical oxygen - a key treatment for pneumonia, malaria, sepsis, meningitis, and Covid-19.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

HealthPort improves access to medical oxygen through digitized clinician support and oxygen equipment asset management.

HealthPort is a health tech venture improving access to quality medical care by using digitized solutions to efficiently manage care delivery and resource availability in low-resource settings. Using low-cost solutions, we intend to improve oxygen access and hypoxemia outcomes by strengthening capacity among local biomedical technicians, improving clinician ability to assess oxygen needs using simple quality improvement interventions, and medical asset management for rural healthcare facilities in Nigeria.

The HealthPort solution focuses on improving care delivery skill sets and establishes a foundation for digital medical device assets management. Maintaining oxygen concentrators under our distribution model will improve access to medical oxygen and increase prioritization of low flow oxygen needs.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Train 10 biomedical technicians to service 50 Oxygen concentrators, reaching 1,000 patients during the pilot phase.

• Improve clinician ability to assess oxygen need by 80% and decrease hypoxemia related mortality in regions where we work by 20-40%.

• Raise an additional $20,000 within 3 Months

FOUNDING TEAM

Aishat Adeniji - Co-Founder/Clinical Operations Lead

Oladeji Sofoluke - Co-Founder/ Health Center Relations

James Adebayo - Biotechnician

Girls Hub

SAYANA PRESS CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Sayana Press injectable contraceptive.  

Learn more about the Sayana®  Press Challenge and why training health providers to administer Sayana® Press can be particularly valuable for women who prefer injectable contraceptives but don’t have regular access.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Girls Hub is a youth-led feminist NGO addressing the unmet need for family planning for underserved populations in rural Nigeria.

Contraception is a powerful tool in combating poverty and with a tremendous range of health benefits, including maternal and infant survival, nutrition, and educational attainment. To increase women's access to contraceptive services in Nigeria, Girls Hub will empower Community Health Workers (CHWs) to deliver Sayana Press, an injectable contraception to women and girls in remote areas. To achieve scale and cover more marginalized women and girls across communities, Girls Hub will also consider the training of community–based distributors or clients themselves in addition to strengthening supply chain for Sayana Press in rural communities.

Girls Hub was founded in 2020 by Isaac Ejakhegbe and Osemudiame Ejakhegbe. Other team members include Dr. Mary Ama Blankson and Mr. Okhea Kelly Relobhegbe.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Provide 1,500 women with access to Sayana Press during the pilot

• Train 50 Community Health Workers during the pilot

• Reach 5,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1

• Reach 10,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 2

FOUNDING TEAM

Isaac Ejakhegbe - Founder

Osemudiame Ejakhegbe - Co-founder

Dr. Mary Ama Blankson - Program Officer

Okhea Kelly Relobhegbe - MEL Officer

ChildACT

IMMUNIZATION CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Routine childhood immunizations.

Learn more about the Immunization Challenge and how increasing routine childhood immunization rates in low-coverage areas could prevent millions of childhood deaths.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

ChildACT increases routine childhood immunizations through SMS reminders to caregivers and supportive community engagement. The team envisions reaching two-thirds of Nigerian children to secure vaccinations by their first birthday.

ChildACT invests in communities through social mobilization and provides SMS reminders towards immunization of children and purposeful development. The team is motivated to realize this vision with experience in private sector efficiency, public health, and community relations. The team will mobilize stakeholders to improve and support immunization demand, while empowering caregivers through a reminder system to access immunization for children in their care.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• 1,200 children immunized in the pilot who otherwise would not be

• 5,000 SMS reminders sent during the pilot period

• Reach 20,000 beneficiaries by the end of year 1

FOUNDING TEAM

Joan Alaboson - Project Lead

Family Empowerment Media

CUSTOM CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Family planning information through radio-based communication

Learn more about the Custom Challenge and why we only fund ideas that focus on distributing proven poverty interventions.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Family Empowerment Media (FEM) is an evidence-based non-profit that enables informed family planning decisions through clear, compelling, and accurate radio-based communication.

The FEM model is simple and transferable to many regions in Nigeria and, eventually, other countries. FEM works with local partners to produce and broadcast radio programming that shifts knowledge, attitudes, and behavior around family planning in Nigeria. The FEM solution is cost-effective because (1) radio programming is cheap in West Africa, and (2) the full-time team is lean - but complemented by part-time surge support when needed.

Accomplishments

• Reached ~35 million listeners through short and long campaigns in first three years

• Externally evaluated to be as much as 20-60x as cost effective as cash transfers

• An external evaluator found FEM’s pilot correlated with a 75% increase in contraceptive uptake in the region.

SCALING GOALS

• Reach 50 million listeners in Nigeria by 2030

• Conduct one pilot in a new country and one pilot on a new health topic

• Conduct a randomized controlled trial of their evaluation in 8 states in Nigeria

FOUNDING TEAM

Anna Christina Thorsheim - Director

Kenneth Scheffler - Director

Ending Maternal Mortality

MATERNAL HEALTH CHALLENGE; NIGERIA

PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED

Misoprostol.

Learn more about the Maternal Health Challenge and how the distribution of Misoprostol, a $3 drug that can prevent maternal deaths from postpartum hemorrhage, could save thousands of lives.

DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION

Ending Maternal Mortality (EMM) reduces maternal mortality through training birth attendants and distributing life-saving medical treatments.

The EMM model begins with upskilling informal health workers (e.g. traditional birth attendants) and connecting them with upskilled formal healthcare workers (e.g. community health workers) to promote the use of misoprostol in rural Nigeria. Health workers pre-register women via a simple prescription process and user registration form. This registration gives women access to misoprostol should they give birth at a healthcare facility or with an upskilled birth attendant.

EMM was founded by a team of ambitious 17-year-old young women in 2020. Ruhani Walia and Isabella Grandic serve as EMM's project directors. Navya Riju, Sophie Lukashenkova Pellar and Christina Wang are EMM's training upskilling directors.

PILOT AND SCALING GOALS

• Directly register 1,400 women during the pilot phase

• Using 100 trained TBAs, distribute 1400 doses of misoprostol during the pilot phase (1 dose = 3-4 pills)

• Secure $10,000 USD in further funding within first three months

• Reach 7,000 women by the end of year 1

• Reach 18,000 women by the end of year 2

FOUNDING TEAM

Isabella Grandic - Project Director

Ruhani Walia - Project Director

Navya Riju - Medical Training Director

Sophie Lukashenkova Pellar - Medical Training Director

Christina Wang - Pictorial Training Director