In rural Nigeria, Southern Baptists partnered with Nigerians to introduce a groundbreaking initiative that would improve food consumption and transform communities. Access to wholesome food is limited in the region, so the project sought to address the nutritional challenge that has been stunting the growth and development of many children.
The project, supported by Send Relief, aimed to empower women with the knowledge and skills to improve their families’ diets and generate income. At the heart of it was soybeans, a rich source of plant-based protein, carbs and fat.
International Mission Board missionary Angel Oswood said this soybean project, which began in 2020, was started by Nigerian women who were instructors in the women’s training department at a Nigerian theology college. As pastors came for training at the college, their wives attended classes as well.
“Some of them can’t read when they come in,” said Oswood, who is a member of the college’s training department for women. “We teach them how to read, and then the ones who can read enroll in a two-year women’s program.”
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Chris Doyle and originally published by the International Mission Board.
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