“Because no child should learn on an empty stomach.”
For over a decade, HelpGate Foundation (HGF) has remained steadfast in its mission to feed the hungry and uplift vulnerable lives. At our inception, our efforts were directed toward providing meals for indigent and drug-addicted adults struggling to survive on the streets.
However, the realities that followed the COVID-19 pandemic opened our eyes to a deeper and more urgent truth — many children in our communities go to school hungry. Through our SPELL Initiative (Substance-abuse Prevention through Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Learning), designed to educate and empower teenagers against drug abuse, we discovered that hunger is one of the most silent yet potent triggers of vulnerability among children.
A hungry child cannot learn, concentrate, or dream. Hunger robs them not only of nutrition but of hope, attention, and ambition. Sadly, in many schools across Lagos, children sit in class daily with empty stomachs — a reality that inspired us to take decisive action.
The Feed A Child (FAC) Project
In response, HelpGate Foundation launched the Feed A Child Project (FAC) — a compassionate initiative aimed at ensuring that no child is left behind because of hunger.
Through this programme, we currently feed pupils in 10 public primary schools across Surulere, Lagos, twice every week. On each visit, our team serves nutritious, freshly prepared meals of 25 plates of food for each school, bringing smiles, energy, and encouragement to classrooms that once echoed with the quiet sighs of hunger.
The project has been officially approved by the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) and the Education Secretary’s Office, Surulere, affirming its credibility and alignment with the state’s vision for child welfare and education.
Pilot Schools in the FAC Programme
- Methodist Primary School – 14 Subuola Street, off Ajao Road, Surulere
- Subuola Primary School – 14 Subuola Street, off Ajao Road, Surulere
- Al-Wajud Primary School – 25 Babatunde Street by Ebun Street, Lawanson, Surulere
- Ansar-ud-Deen Primary School – 25 Babatunde Street by Ebun Street, Lawanson, Surulere
- Adeniji Primary School – Adeniji, off Municipal Bus Stop, Surulere
- Obele Odan Primary School – Municipal, Itire Road, Surulere
- Obele Primary School – Itire Road, Lawanson, Surulere
- Randle Avenue Primary School – 1/3 Owolewa Street, off Randle Avenue, Surulere
- Wesley Primary School 1 – 30 Ajao Road, Surulere
- Wesley Primary School 2 – 30 Ajao Road, Surulere
The official flag-off ceremony was held on Tuesday, 30th September 2025, after which we immediately began our school visits. We have since completed ten successful feeding rounds, with overwhelming gratitude from the children, teachers, and school administrators.
Call for Volunteers
We warmly invite individuals who share our passion to join us as volunteers. Together, we can make every feeding day a celebration of compassion, laughter, and learning.
Feeding Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Take-off Venue: HelpGate Foundation House, 71, Itire Road (by Obele/Ogunlana Drive Junction), Surulere, Lagos.
Call for Sponsors & Partners
Our dream is to expand this impact — to reach more schools, more children, and more communities, but to make this dream a reality, we need you.
We invite corporate bodies, faith-based organizations, philanthropists, and kind-hearted individuals to partner with us. Your support — whether financial, material, or logistic — can keep a child nourished, focused, and inspired to learn.
This is more than a feeding programme; it is a movement to break the cycle of hunger and hopelessness among Nigerian children.
Will you be part of this noble cause?
Donation Details
Sterling Bank – 0023560614 – HelpGate Foundation for Youth RR
Fidelity Bank – 4010956983 – HelpGate Foundation
Access Bank – 0696349728 – HelpGate Foundation for Youth Rehab
