SDG 2: Zero Hunger Annual Report of 2024/2025 Activities
The SDG 2 team of Bells University of Technology continued to impact the community, both within and outside of the university, by creating awareness and enlightenment campaigns, reaching out to market women and men, and farmers on various import subjects relating to Food and nutritional security. The team, led by Dr Doris Anaemene, a senior lecturer in the Nutrition and Dietetics Units of the Department of Food Science and Technology.
Regular Meetings
The SDG 2 team member met ones in a month to brainstorm and prepare for relevant activities within the goal. Staff members were regularly encouraged to contribute to creation of positive impacts on the people within and outside the university community in order to facilitate food security and sustainable agriculture.
Community-based mega rally and Seminar and health screening on diabetes
In 2024/2025 session, SDG 2, in collaboration with SDG 3 and tte University health Centre, conducted a community-based mega rally on awareness of diabetes titled ‘Awareness Campaign on Plant-based Food Diversity to prevent and manage diabetes among Bells University staff Members and Neighboring Community’ (EPAL-H project: Eat Plant and Live-Healthy) from 12th -15th November, 2025. The event has been published by the International Diabetes Federation as one of the 87 diabetes events in 40 countries.
The activities comprised of:
- Awareness Campaign within Bells University and surrounding communities
- Sensitisation campaign by Nutrition and Dietetic Students Association, Bells Chapter among students in 3 secondary schools and two Universities
- Display of food varieties particularly underutilized foods and vegetables
- Cooking demonstration or competition of pigeon pea (Ewa otili) meals by different tribes
- Nutrition and Health talk
- Health screening: Blood sugar, Blood pressure, weight screening, HbA1c, Microalbumin, lipid profile tests for at least 1000 persons depending on funds.
The University Health Centre with the assistance of a private Hospital named Ace-Medicare Clinics, Ota, Ogun State Nigeria provided material and human resources for this program. There was a donation of common drugs for diabetes and hypertension to Bells University Health centre for this program. There were seminars, health screening for at least 200 persons living with diabetes- HbA1c, Microalbumin and Lipid profile or cholesterol test for 200 participants.
Food/nutrition and health-based Community Outreach
The SDG 2 Team usually collaborates with SDG 1, 3, and 13 and the National Association of Food Science and Technology Students’ (NAFSTS) and Nutrition and Dietetics Students Association (NUDSA) Bells University of Technology Chapter to conduct Food/nutrition and health-based Community Outreach.
Relationship with the Local Government Chairman
The SDG 2 team delegates in collaboration with SDG 3 team of the University has earlier visited the visited Ado Odo-ota LGA on 7th May, 2024 to discuss and strategize on successful community outreach. The visit was aimed to facilitate collaborative outreaches across Ado odo-Ota local government area. The meeting provided the modality for collaborating with the LG leaders to access the various Community Development Association (CDA) for positive impact from outreaches.
Other Community Services by the SDG 2 are summarized below:
- Training of Anuoluwapo farmers association in Ota on improved crop production and income generation
- Organized Presentation to group of pregnant women during antenatal clinic at Ace-Medicare Clinics, Ota by 200 Level students on ‘Nutrition in Pregnancy’
- Volunteering as stem educator for science students in indigenous state secondary schools in Ibadan for International Day for women and girls in science as anchored organization for women in science
All these activities provide significant means through which the Bells University of Technology impacts the community toward reducing hunger and raising the standard of living of the people.