About Us

OpeningHearts Children’s Foundation

In underserved communities across Lagos, preventable hunger and parasitic infections continue to undermine child health, school attendance, and learning outcomes. Children aged 1–12, a critical developmental group, face high exposure to malnutrition and intestinal worms that impair nutrient absorption, weaken immunity, and reduce cognitive performance.

Despite the scale of need, low-cost, evidence-based interventions—particularly routine deworming paired with nutrition support—remain significantly underutilised, leaving many children trapped in a cycle of illness, missed schooling, and long-term vulnerability.

Strategic investment in early health interventions yields one of the highest returns on investment in child development, enhancing health, increasing school attendance, and strengthening long-term human capital.

Needs Assessment

High prevalence of preventable illness: Intestinal worms and malnutrition remain widespread among children in low-income Lagos communities, directly affecting growth and learning capacity.
Limited access to basic health services: Many families cannot afford routine preventive care, resulting in untreated conditions that escalate over time.
Education disruption: Poor health is a leading cause of school absenteeism and dropout among vulnerable children.
Cost-efficiency gap: Proven interventions such as deworming are inexpensive, safe and scalable, yet coverage remains insufficient due to funding and delivery constraints.

Theory of Change (Cost-Effective Impact Pathway)

If vulnerable children receive routine deworming alongside nutritious meals and basic education support, then their health improves, nutrient absorption increases, and school attendance stabilises,
leading to better learning outcomes, reduced long-term health costs, and improved life opportunities.

Intervention Logic

Inputs: Deworming medication, nutritious meals, school materials, community outreach
Activities: Routine deworming, feeding programs, school reintegration support
Outputs: Children dewormed, meals provided, school attendance restored
Outcomes: Improved child health, increased classroom participation, enhanced learning capacity
Impact: Healthier children, stronger educational outcomes, and sustainable community development

What We Do

We deliver nutritious meals and routine deworming to children 1–12, reducing illness and improving learning, help out-of-school children return to school and support adolescents to complete final school exams & through community health relief and seed capital for mothers, we strengthen household wellbeing, food security, and children’s opportunities.

Healthy Children. Stronger Futures.

Millions of children in underserved Nigerian communities are held back by hunger and preventable illness—keeping them out of school and limiting their potential.
We restore health, nourish growing bodies, and help children return to the classroom through targeted deworming, nutrition, and education support.

One child. One intervention. One future transformed.

Our Vision

A future where no child is held back by preventable illness, hunger, or lack of access to education—and every child has the health, nourishment, and opportunity needed to learn, grow, and thrive.

Through early health interventions, routine deworming, nutritious meals, and school reintegration, we envision healthier children, stronger learning outcomes and resilient communities across Nigeria and beyond.

Our Commitment

Program Alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

At the heart of our work is a focused commitment to child deworming as a foundational health intervention. Parasitic infections remain one of the most preventable yet overlooked barriers to child health, nutrition, and learning in underserved communities.

Through routine deworming programmes, delivered alongside nutritious meals, Opening Hearts Children Foundation directly advances SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) and SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). By improving nutrient absorption, energy levels, and immunity, deworming significantly amplifies the impact of every meal we provide.

This improved health foundation enables children to return to and remain in school, reinforcing our alignment with SDG 4 (Quality Education) through the reintegration of out-of-school children into primary education.

With continued support, we aim to:

Deworm 50,000 additional children by 2030, reducing preventable illness and strengthening long-term child health outcomes
Improve nutrition effectiveness by pairing deworming with consistent, balanced meals for vulnerable children
Support school reintegration and attendance by addressing health-related barriers to learning through sustained wellness and deworming programmes