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Our Story
Food Health Systems Advisory (FHSA) was established in 2015, to serve as a technical services one-stop shop for the food industry. Over time, our scope has expanded to cater to the needs of various stakeholders beyond the food industry, to philantropic organization, investors, and development partners.
Our Managing Partner, Vivian Maduekeh is a seasoned Senior Management Consultant with expertise in international development, food systems, global health, and philanthropy. As Managing Partner at Food Health Systems Advisory, she leads the team in providing clients with strategic advisory and technical services. She recently led food systems, climate, and health initiatives at a Global Alliance of 25+ philanthropic foundations with a collective endowment of $40 billion. Past work experiences include the World Health Organization, Hygeia HMO, a UK Department for International Development health project, and Rivers Vegetable Oil Company. Additionally, she serves on the board of the Lagos Food Bank, Feedback UK, and is a Senior Food Security Fellow at the Aspen Institute.
Vivian is a Doctoral Researcher at the Center for Food Policy, City University of London. She holds an MSc in International Health and Tropical Medicine from the University of Oxford, and a BSc. (Hons) in Food Science and Technology for the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike.
Our Values
- Critical thinking: We employ critical systemic thinking and relentlessly ask questions to delve beneath the surface to uncover and solve the root causes. This approach is integral to our commitment to systems-level change, excellence, best practices and continuous improvement.
- Enterprise-driven Transformation: We are realists who firmly believe that achieving the change we seek in food systems requires the active participation of the food industry. Rather than merely viewing them as culprits, we see them as potential catalysts for positive transformation. Our approach centres on enabling small, medium, and large food enterprises to deliver safe, nutritious, affordable,and sustainable food.
- Empowering Communities: We believe that the true strength of a sustainable food system lies in empowering individuals and communities. Recognizing food as culture and personal identity, not just a commodity.
- Sustainable Responsibility: With food systems contributing over a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, we are committed to reducing this impact by promoting responsible stewardship of natural resources in all our interactions.
