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Equipping Women to Leave Poverty Behind for Good.
From Survival to Sustainable Livelihoods for Women
Transforming the lives of artisanal fisherwomen through opportunity, dignity, and resilience.
By distributing durable and locally made fishing tools, we provide support that leads to quality harvest and maximization of profits.
We have cultivated a supportive network of women who learn from each other and lift one another out of poverty through peer mentorship and regular community engagement.
Through our integrated livelihood approach, we have reached over 1,000 artisanal fisherwomen across 8 riverine communities in Nigeria.
Our Money Mata Programme has transformed how fisherwomen manage their earnings and save for the future.
The Story
That Built Our Journey
Enatta Foundation began in 2022 with a conversation that changed everything. Our founder, Mrs Adijat Okuyelu (Mama Enatta), saw beyond the daily struggles of Nigerian fisherwomen and recognized their untapped potential. What started as a seafood export inquiry quickly became a commitment to economic inclusion and intentional transformation.
From the beginning, our work has been guided by what we call the Livelihood Empowerment approach, a comprehensive model that addresses poverty through integrated interventions rather than isolated handouts.
Our Impact in Numbers
Our commitment to sustainable livelihoods delivers real results for women, families, and coastal communities.
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Our Vision
To create a future where artisanal fisherwomen thrive as empowered leaders and recognized pillars of food security.
Our Mission
Empowering artisanal fisherwomen to graduate from poverty through co-created solutions that unlock opportunity and build resilience.
Our Patners
Alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals
Our work directly contributes to global efforts toward sustainable development. Through our Livelihood Empowerment approach, we address multiple interconnected challenges facing artisanal fisherwomen and their communities.
SDG 1: No Poverty
Our graduation model is designed to move women from persistent poverty to sustainable economic independence. Through integrated interventions that combine asset provision, financial capability building, and market access, we create pathways for households to meet their basic needs without external support while building resilience against economic shocks.
SDG 5: Gender Equality
We empower women in fishing communities to gain financial independence and challenge harmful norms that perpetuate exclusion. By centering women as agents of change rather than passive beneficiaries, we strengthen their voice and economic participation in sectors where they have historically been marginalized.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Our programs activate existing livelihoods by providing the tools and market linkages that enable women to engage in productive and sustainable work. We build financial literacy and connect fisherwomen to high-value markets, transforming informal labor into dignified economic opportunity that generates stable income and supports household prosperity.
SDG 14: Life Below Water
Through our initiatives and sustainable fishing practices, we promote environmentally responsible approaches to aquatic resource management. We support eco-friendly fish processing methods that reduce environmental harm while improving health outcomes and income. Our work recognizes that the long-term viability of fishing communities depends on protecting the marine ecosystems they rely on.
Connect With Us
What we do goes beyond charity.
It is empowerment.
It is sustainable.
It is about building pathways to economic independence.
The goal is simple:
to support women from where they are today to a place of stability, dignity, and independence.
Will you join us?
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Our founder, Mama Enatta, shares a thought to start the week.
Women’s empowerment is at the heart of Enatta’s work — because women are major economic actors who should never be ignored.
Here’s to a focused, empowering week ahead.
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Enatta Foundation began with a simple intention.
While trying to buy periwinkles in bulk, our founder came face-to-face with the realities of the women who harvest them - harsh conditions, crude tools, and limited means, despite the value of their work.
What started as concern became action.
Two boats.
A deliberate step toward improving how these women work, earn, and sustain their livelihoods.
That moment marked the beginning of Enatta Foundation — not built on charity, but on the belief that better tools and structure can change economic outcomes.
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Enatta Foundation was born from what we saw, not what we imagined.
🟦 Women working in harsh riverine environments.
🟦 Crude tools.
🟦 Long hours.
🟦 Little protection.
Yet, these women sustain households and local food systems every day.
Enatta exists to change the conditions around their work — not with sympathy, but with structure, dignity, and long-term solutions.
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Real change requires more than good intentions.
It requires structure, patience, and systems that last.
This is the work Enatta is committed to.
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Not charity.
Not pity.
A structured path to economic independence.
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We’re starting a conversation.
Stay with us.
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In riverine communities, a good catch means food on the table, school fees paid, and dignity preserved.
This month, we’re holding space for the women whose livelihoods depend on the water — and the futures they’re building, one catch at a time.
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Before the recent demolitions, women in these riverine communities focused on sustaining their livelihoods — fishing, processing, and providing food and income for their families.
Today, that reality has shifted.
Beyond the loss of physical structures, many women are now navigating uncertainty around shelter, safety, and the continuity of their work.
For fisherwomen, this disruption affects more than housing. It impacts food security, household stability, and livelihoods that entire families depend on.
Enatta Foundation stands in solidarity with the women and communities affected and encourages compassionate, people-centred responses that prioritise dignity and long-term stability.
For those who wish to support affected families, account details are shared in the slide above or visit the link in bio.
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ENATTA FOUNDATION- OFFICIAL STATEMENT
Standing With Riverine Women.
Enatta Foundation acknowledges the recent developments affecting riverine communities across parts of Lagos.
These changes have had a significant impact on women and families whose lives and livelihoods are closely connected to the water, particularly fisherwomen who depend on these environments to provide food and income for their households.
For many women, the immediate concerns go beyond physical structures to issues of safety, feeding, and the continuity of their livelihoods.
These moments highlight the vulnerability of women in riverine communities and the importance of thoughtful, people-centred approaches to development.
While these communities may be beyond Enatta’s immediate program locations, they remain part of the broader riverine ecosystem that reflects the core focus of our work.
Enatta Foundation stands with the affected women and communities and encourages dialogue, compassion, and collaborative solutions that prioritise dignity, livelihoods, and long-term stability.
We at Enatta Foundation remain committed to supporting conversations and partnerships that help women navigate change and build a sustainable future.
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At last year’s Boat Regatta, our founder shared how Enatta Foundation began.
What started as close engagement with fishing communities became a clear mission:
to move beyond short-term aid and build sustainable pathways for women in the fisheries value chain.
Enatta was founded on understanding, partnership, and long-term impact — and that foundation continues to guide our work today.
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Artisanal fisherwomen and processors from the Agboyi and Ogudu fishing communities recently received a large smoking kiln and a solar-powered refrigerator from an external organization to improve their post-harvest storage capacity.
This intervention addresses a critical bottleneck in their value chain and will significantly reduce spoilage while expanding market access.
The foundation for this achievement was laid by Enatta Foundation`s work in organizing these women into a functional cooperative structure.
The cooperative model, which we facilitated and nurtured, became the qualifying criterion that enabled them to access these resources as a collective.
Our role in building their organizational capacity created the platform through which external support could reach them effectively.
This outcome reflects our strategic approach to poverty alleviation and advances multiple Sustainable Development Goals.
By strengthening institutional frameworks and collective bargaining power within fishing communities, we contribute to SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 5 (Gender Equality).
Also, our focus on sustainable livelihoods in fishing communities directly supports SDG 14 (Life Below Water) through the promotion of responsible fishing practices and economic viability.
When women develop the capacity to organize and meet eligibility requirements for various development programs, they gain access to a broader ecosystem of support beyond any single organization.
The improved storage infrastructure these women now possess validates a development model premised on building sustainable pathways out of poverty through enhanced social capital and institutional competence.
Through strategic positioning, we have enabled these communities to attract resources from diverse sources, demonstrating that investments in organizational capacity yield returns that extend well beyond single interventions.
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When you support Enatta Foundation, you support real women, real families, and real communities. Your time, partnership, or donation helps fisherwomen work safely, earn better incomes, and build stronger futures for their families. Join us in creating change that lasts.
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