Thank You For Standing With Us In The Africa Impact Fundraising Challenge!

In February, Consumer Advocacy and Empowerment Foundation (CADEF) received an invitation; we did not hesitate to accept.

The New Africa Fund, a US-based platform dedicated to amplifying high-impact African organizations, invited us to participate in the Africa Impact Fundraising Challenge, a campaign that ran from the 1st to the 31st of March 2026, in which every $500 donated was matched dollar-for-dollar. For a registered non-governmental organization like CADEF, this was more than a fundraising opportunity. It was an affirmation that the work we are doing matters and that our mission is worth multiplying.

At the center of the campaign was the nine-month greenlabs Incubation Program for young Nigerian innovators. In the currently ongoing second cohort, 22 young innovators are building scalable solutions to the challenge of post-harvest food losses driven by inadequate cold storage and energy poverty. The campaign also addressed the systemic exclusion of persons with disabilities from financial and social services. 

The campaign closed with less than 50% of the goal reached. We take it as unfinished work, and we remain committed to closing the gap.

To every donor who gave, thank you. You made a real decision to stand on the side of Nigerian-led solutions, and that decision has already changed things.

The fundraising challenge has ended, but the mission has not. If you would like to support greenlabs and the innovators building Nigeria’s future, you can still donate here: https://tinyurl.com/donation-greenlabs