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About Us

Restoring Lives, Rebuilding Hope: One Nest at a Time

Olive Nest Health and Empowerment Initiative is an Africa-centered nonprofit committed to restoring lives, rebuilding hope, and transforming communities through holistic recovery, mental health advocacy, and empowerment.

Founded in Nigeria with a global reach, Olive Nest serves as a strategic hub that mobilizes resources, strengthens capacity, and builds partnerships to support under-resourced rehabilitation centres and community-based mental health initiatives across Africa

Our Mission

Restore lives and communities across Africa through rehabilitation and mental health support

Promote mental health awareness and trauma-informed care in schools, homes, and communities

Advocate for policy reform and healing across underserved communities

To create a continent-wide sanctuary of healing where recovery and mental health support are accessible, practical, and stigma-free

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Why Us

What Makes Us Different

We address healing from two sides:

Recovery Support

Recovery support for rehabilitation centres and clients

Prevention & Early Intervention

Prevention and early intervention through schools, caregivers, youth leadership, and stigma reduction

Vision

To build a continent-wide sanctuary of healing where recovery, mental health support, and emotional resilience are accessible, practical, and stigma-free—starting with the environments that shape children, families, and communities.

Governance & Accountability

Olive Nest maintains centralized registration and compliance in Nigeria, ensures ethical stewardship of resources, and commits to transparent donor reporting through monitoring, evaluation, and storytelling.

Our Founder

A Message from the Founder

Founder of Olive Nest

Founder’s Note

Inspired by legacy, lived experience, and the urgency of healing, Olive Nest is my response to the silent cries of those battling addiction and mental illness. Together, we can restore what was lost and rebuild what was broken, for generations to come.

Ibukunoluwa Ayilara
Founder, Olive Nest Health and Empowerment Initiative