Our Impact - Generation of Evidence for Change

From tropical disease control to education in conflict settings — quantifying the breadth and depth of CHF's impact across Nigeria and Africa.

54+ Research Projects Completed
216+ Communities Reached Across Nigeria
128+ Policy Documents Published
43+ Partner & Collaborator Organisations
18+ Nigerian States with Active Programmes
26+ Years of Impact Since 1999

Landmark Achievements

Health

Co-developed WHO's CDI Strategy for Africa

CHF's Community-directed Intervention strategy, now adopted across 11 West African countries for tropical disease control, reaches millions of people previously unreached by conventional health delivery systems.

Education

Teachers’ Reform in Conflict-Affected Settings

In partnership with IRC, CHF has contributed to teacher reform in conflict-affected states through the (ERICC) programme, generating evidence on access to and quality of education for 1.8 million displaced children in Nigeria's North-East.

Governance

Accountability of the Local Education System

A local education system that is accountable to the community it serves.

Capacity

Capacity Strengthening

CHF has provided health education to more than 450,000 community members; trained more than 50,000 service providers in health and education; and mentored about 5,000 mid-term professionals and researchers in health and education.

Where We Work

CHF has active research and programme presence across 18+ Nigerian states, with particular concentration in Northern Nigeria — Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, and Sokoto states.

Beyond Nigeria, CHF team members have experience working in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia, collaborating with major researchers in health and education.

CHF has a vast network of collaborators and partners within Nigeria, Africa, the United States, Europe, and Asia, with roots in research maintained through strong relationships with research and training institutions that share similar interests.

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