24 March 2025

3 minute read

By: Global Ag Media

Europe

Building on the recent success with the Honduras Outreach International (HOI) programme, the International Egg Foundation (IEF) and OneEgg have announced a strategic collaboration to significantly extend the reach, sustainability and impact of their shared mission to provide children with essential nutrition through eggs.

This partnership unites the IEF's network and expertise in egg production with OneEgg's proven model of creating sustainable agribusiness operations to deliver essential protein to vulnerable children and to drive positive change in communities around the world.

Shared Objectives

The collaboration will focus on achieving the following shared objectives:

1. Expanding Reach: To increase the number of children benefiting from egg-based nutritional programmes.
2. Enhancing Sustainability: To develop and implement viable egg production models that ensure long-term food security and community empowerment.
3. Maximising Impact: To improve the nutritional status and overall well-being of children through access to high-quality protein, in the form of eggs.

2024 Collaboration and Achievements

In 2024 and early 2025, the IEF and OneEgg realised the impact of their collaboration at Honduras Outreach International (HOI) in expanding the reach of the 1,000 Days of Life programme by building a 3,000-capacity egg barn. HOI and OneEgg deserve recognition for initiating the partnership in this incredible initiative, which aims to enhance nutrition during the critical first 1,000 days of a child's life—from conception to around their third birthday. The programme, which provides pregnant mothers and her family with one egg per day throughout this period, supports overall household nutrition. 

With OneEgg and IEF working hand-in-hand with HOI and other key partners, the programme has laid a strong foundation for future growth. It is now able to expand its reach of the current roughly 50 families to 100 or even more, expectant mothers and families, receiving this vital nutrition during this crucial development period.

Looking Ahead – Blessman Project in South Africa

Looking ahead, the next collaboration will focus on expanding egg production capacity at the Blessman Project in South Africa. This initiative aims to reach even more children, enhance the project's self-sufficiency, and strengthen its positive impact on the community by increasing access to vital nutrition.

Bruce Dooyema, Chairman of the IEF, highlighted the significance of this expansion: "We are excited about the opportunity to collaborate with OneEgg on the Blessman Project, which is currently feeding 50,000 children 5 days a week, with a goal of reaching 100,000. Our shared vision is to provide an egg a day to these children and to launch the ‘First 1,000 Days of Life' programme in South Africa, supporting expectant mothers and their families. In partnership IEF, OneEgg, and Hy-Line, plan to take egg production from the current 1,200 birds at the project and expand to 4,700 layers in 2025. This partnership could help to scale even further, ensuring more children receive the essential nutrition they need to thrive."

Dave Juenger, Executive Director of OneEgg.org, says, “It is an incredible opportunity for OneEgg to partner with IEF. We discovered that our vision and goals were fully aligned to help each other “get more eggs to more kids” around the world! We are looking forward to what the future initiatives can accomplish!”

For more information visit: www.internationaleggfoundation.com