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Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Foodforall.ng

One-line solution summary:

A platform that helps provides free and affordable foodstuffs to homes who cannot afford it,also a marketplace wher buyers and sellers meet

Pitch your solution.

We are working towards eliminating hunger by encouraging corporate organisations, well meaning individuals to help those who cannot afford it put food on their table, we are working on making food affordable so that people can get quality for and an affordable price and we want to eliminate wastage of food by creating a platform where farmers, sellers, buyers can meet to market their food product thereby creating a seamless agricultural value chain.

Film your elevator pitch.

What specific problem are you solving?

We are working to eliminate Hunger in Nigeria.

According to a report by Food aid International about 3,000 people die daily of hunger and poverty in Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, published by The Punch newspaper.
The report quoted the survey conducted by the FAI as saying that out of the country's estimated population of 190 million, nearly 14 million go hungry daily, with half of the population being underfed.

What is your solution?

we have created a platform foodforall.ng to partner with government agencies, corporate organisations and well meaning individuals to help provide food to homes who cannot afford it through a food giveaway program, also we have created a platform where food sellers can meet buyers to avoid wastage of farm produce and make food affordable.

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

the poor, sick, jobless, physically challenged and aged people who cannot afford food.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

Improve supply chain practices to reduce food loss, scale new business models for producer-market connections, and create low-carbon cold chains

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Challenge and your selected dimension.

foodforall.ng will seek for partnerships and support from corporate organisations and well meaning individuals to come together and provide food to people who cannot afford it and people who need food can apply in person or friends and neighbours can apply on their behalf for free food, and we help deliver the food to the people's addresses and also we provide a market where buyers and sellers can meet in other to sell/buy farm produce.

In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?

Lagos, Nigeria

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Concept: An idea being explored for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model based on that idea

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

Olubayo Samson(Team Leader)