Medical
Limited screening, late diagnosis, weak referral systems, and inconsistent follow-up.
How we work
Health advice without access is incomplete.
Diabetes outcomes are shaped by more than individual choices. Our model pairs education with tools, food support, community accountability, and systems-level advocacy.
Health equity framework
We design for the barriers people actually face.
Economic
The cost of food, glucose meters, testing supplies, transport, and clinic visits.
Nutrition
Limited access to affordable produce, protein, fiber-rich foods, and practical meal planning.
Social
Stigma, misinformation, low awareness, and a lack of supportive community structures.
Policy
Inadequate investment in prevention, unaffordable supplies, and weak integration into primary care.
Theory of change
If communities have screening, tools, education, food support, movement, and advocacy, families can prevent, detect, and manage diabetes earlier.
Year 1 Nigeria pilot
Prove the model. Learn in public. Then grow.
The goal is not to solve the entire diabetes crisis in one year. It is to test the full model at a manageable scale, refine what needs work, and produce evidence for funders and partners.
- Launch all five programs in selected communities with local partners.
- Work with clinics, faith institutions, schools, market vendors, and health professionals.
- Train community health workers and ambassadors.
- Collect baseline and early outcome data, then publish a Year 1 pilot report.
- Reach 50,000 people through education campaigns and community events.
Where we work
Nigeria. Then Ghana. Then only where we are ready.
Nigeria is the proof-of-concept market and learning laboratory. Ghana is the second-country test of whether the model can be adapted — not copied. Future countries such as Benin, Togo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, or Côte d’Ivoire will be chosen using disease burden, partner strength, cost, language needs, funding, government engagement, and long-term sustainability.
We will not enter a country without credible local partners and a clear operational plan.
Phase I
Nigeria, Year 1
Test design, collect baseline data, refine training, and build the evidence base.
Phase II
Ghana, Year 2
Start with screening, community education, and nutrition access, then phase in device support.
Phase III
Years 3–5
Expand only through an evidence-based decision framework.
Learning and partners
Stay lean. Measure what matters. Build with others.
What we measure
Reach, access to tools and vouchers, knowledge change, behavior, partnership quality, and systems-level progress.
Who we work with
Clinics, faith institutions, schools, market women, device companies, universities, ministries of health, and diaspora networks.
How we stay focused
Remain centered on diabetes while addressing connected barriers such as food access and physical activity. No mission creep.