Lifeassured Development Initiative (LADI) designs and delivers evidence-based programs in youth health, rights, and economic empowerment for young people across Nigeria's most underserved communities.
LADI was established in 2026, originally under the working name SUDA Health and Right Network, in response to persistent, widening gaps in health access, rights protection, economic opportunity, and food security for young people across Nigeria's rural and crisis-affected communities.
Our founders are public health professionals, human rights advocates, community development practitioners, and governance specialists who share one conviction: sustainable change requires rights-based, community-driven approaches, not parallel systems that create dependency. From day one, LADI has embedded itself inside existing government and community structures rather than working around them.
A future where every young person in Akwa Ibom can thrive, not just survive.
To design, implement, and support evidence-based, youth-centered programs, in partnership with governments, communities, donors, and international agencies, contributing to a generation of resilient, self-reliant young people.
Transparent and answerable to communities, donors, and the public.
Collaboration and shared purpose, internally and with partners.
Lasting change through alliances with government, donors, and civil society.
Honesty, consistency, and professionalism in every engagement.
Programs accessible to and representative of all segments of society.
Creative, adaptive approaches, learning continuously from evidence.
Building capacity and ownership that outlasts any project cycle.
Confronting structural inequality, poverty and denial of rights alike.
Actively addressing barriers faced by young people and persons with disabilities.
Civil, political, economic, social, and reproductive rights as our foundation.
An independent Board of Directors provides strategic direction; an Executive Management team runs day-to-day operations: the internationally recognized standard for NGO governance.
Executive Director
Board Chairperson
Director of Programs
Director of MEAL
Establish Operational Presence & Partnerships: build a credible footprint across target states with government, UN, and civil society partners.
Secure Diversified, Sustainable Funding: across health, rights, poverty alleviation, and reproductive-health-rights grant portfolios.
Build a Track Record of Quality Delivery: demonstrated through rigorous MEAL, timely reporting, and independent evaluation.
Develop Technical Expertise & Human Capital: specialized teams across every thematic area, invested in continuously.
Position LADI as a Credible Partner: trusted by government MDAs, UN agencies, and international NGOs alike.