A foundation built by neighbours, for neighbours
What began in 2014 as five neighbours tutoring twelve children on a Saturday morning is now a foundation supporting 42 communities — still run with the same belief: lasting change is local.
Our mission
To remove the primary barrier to potential — hunger — by providing guaranteed nutrition and building sustainable food security for every child.
Our vision
A world where a child's postcode does not decide their future, and where every community can shape its own prosperity.
Our promise
Transparency without exception. You will always know where your gift went and exactly what it achieved.
How twelve children became 128,000 lives
We never set out to build an organisation. We set out to make sure the children on our street had somewhere safe to learn. Everything since has been a slow, stubborn extension of that idea.
- Community-led design — nothing is built without local agreement
- Long-term commitment measured in decades, not projects
- Local hiring: 9 in 10 field staff live in the communities we serve
- Open financials and honest reporting, including our failures
Twelve years, one step at a time
The first kitchen
FayJoy opens its first school kitchen, serving 50 children daily.
Nourish Together launches
We expand to 10 schools and start our family food basket initiative.
1 Million Meals
Despite global challenges, we reach a major milestone of one million meals served.
Seed to Table expansion
40+ school gardens are now providing fresh, sustainable produce for lunches.
2.5 Million Meals
FayJoy now feeds 12,000 children every day across 85 school kitchens.
2.5M+
Nutritious meals served
85
School kitchens built
96%
Of funds reach the children
12,000
Children fed daily
People who show up, year after year
A small central team supports hundreds of field staff, volunteers and community partners.
Grace Adeyemi
Executive Director
Grace has dedicated 15 years to fighting child malnutrition across the continent.
Amara Okafor
Director of Nutrition
A certified nutritionist, Amara designs our balanced menus to maximize child growth.
Daniel Reyes
Logistics Lead
Daniel ensures fresh produce reaches even the most remote school kitchens every day.
Lena Marsh
Community Liaison
Lena works with local farmers to build sustainable, circular food economies.
Where your money goes
FayJoy Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our accounts are audited annually and published in full.
EIN 47-1283901 · Annual reports available on request at fayjoyfoundation2025@gmail.com
Come build with us
Whether you give, volunteer or partner, you become part of a community that refuses to look away.