Nestlé’s Community Development Activities in 2025

 Nestlé’s Community Development Activities in 2025

In 2025, Nestlé continued to strengthen its commitment to building resilient, inclusive, and thriving communities through diverse empowerment and sustainability initiatives. From Nigeria to other parts of the world, the company’s activities reflected its global purpose of unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come.

Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria

A major highlight of Nestlé’s community development work in 2025 was the expansion of the “Empowering Rural Women in Nigeria” initiative. In Agbara, Ogun State, the company added 49 more female retailers to the programme, bringing the total number of beneficiaries to 431 women across nine communities since its launch in 2021.

The project provides business training, mentorship, and access to Nestlé’s distribution network. Many of the women have recorded significant income growth, increased their customer base, and improved their standards of living. This initiative remains one of the most impactful in promoting gender equity, economic inclusion, and sustainable livelihoods in rural Nigeria.

Investing in Livestock and Dairy Development

Nestlé also deepened its investment in Nigeria’s agricultural value chain through the Nestlé Livestock Development Project (NLDP). In 2025, the company unveiled a Dairy Demonstration Farm in Paikon Kore, Abuja, designed to train farmers in improved dairy practices and animal nutrition.

The NLDP is anchored on three pillars—Better Milk, Better Feed, and Resilient Communities. Through this project, Nestlé has supported over 3,000 milk producers across 83 dairy cooperatives, aggregating more than one million litres of raw milk. The initiative has improved farmers’ incomes, increased productivity, and fostered social stability within pastoralist communities.

Additionally, the company has invested in vaccination programs, fodder cultivation, and water infrastructure—providing boreholes, water troughs, and grazing areas—to promote animal health and community well-being.

Building Youth Skills and Employability

Nestlé’s commitment to youth empowerment remained strong in 2025 through its Technical Training Programme in Agbara, Ogun State. The training centre graduated its eighth cohort of 20 young Nigerians, equipping them with hands-on skills in engineering, food technology, and manufacturing operations.

This initiative forms part of the global “Nestlé Needs YOUth” programme, which aims to reduce unemployment and prepare young people for the job market through vocational training, mentorship, and apprenticeship opportunities. By investing in technical education, Nestlé contributes to Nigeria’s industrial growth and workforce development.

Promoting Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Resilience

Sustainability and environmental care were also at the heart of Nestlé’s community efforts in 2025. The company committed $1 million over three years to promote regenerative agriculture in partnership with AGRA and TechnoServe.

The programme supports about 25,000 smallholder farmers cultivating maize, soybeans, rice, and sorghum. It focuses on improving soil health, reducing carbon emissions, and enhancing farmers’ resilience to climate change while facilitating access to structured markets. This initiative demonstrates Nestlé’s long-term vision of achieving a sustainable food system that benefits both people and the planet.

Improving Water, Sanitation, and Education Infrastructure

Recognizing that access to clean water and education are vital to community development, Nestlé implemented several infrastructure projects in 2025. In communities such as Manderigi and Abaji in the Federal Capital Territory, the company commissioned new classroom blocks, boreholes, and sanitation facilities.

These projects have provided over 1,200 people with access to safe drinking water and improved learning environments for more than 150 schoolchildren. Across the country, similar interventions have reached over 4,000 individuals, reinforcing Nestlé’s belief that sustainable business growth must go hand in hand with community progress.

Promoting Women, Culture, and Nutrition through MAGGI

Nestlé’s flagship brand, MAGGI, continued its cultural engagement through the “August Meeting” initiative across Southeastern Nigeria. The programme celebrates women, culture, and community by providing nutrition education, cooking demonstrations, and economic empowerment sessions.

In 2025, the initiative reached over 8,100 women in 18 communities, promoting healthy eating habits and strengthening family well-being. Through such culturally relevant engagements, Nestlé builds lasting connections with communities and supports women as changemakers in nutrition and family health.

Global Community Engagement

Beyond Nigeria, Nestlé also collaborated with UNESCO to support 100 youth-led projects worldwide in 2025. These projects address pressing issues such as climate resilience, sustainable packaging, and environmental conservation.

In Indonesia, for instance, Nestlé launched a comprehensive community empowerment programme in Buntu Village, Central Java, combining skills training for women, tree planting, and educational infrastructure improvements. These global examples demonstrate how Nestlé’s social investments are adapted to local needs while aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Conclusion

In 2025, Nestlé’s community development initiatives continued to embody its purpose of creating shared value for individuals, families, and society. Through targeted interventions in women empowerment, youth skills development, agriculture, water and sanitation, and sustainability, the company has demonstrated that responsible business practices can drive both social progress and economic growth.

As Nestlé expands its reach and deepens its partnerships, its impact on communities across Nigeria and the world serves as a model for how corporations can be agents of inclusive development and positive change.