Damsy foundation is a humanitarian organization working towards building a community of happy homes and support families in order to strengthen their abilities and opportunities to improve their living standards through innovative programmes and strategic consultation in Nigeria and beyond.
We envision a society where people are protected, empowered and live their full potential in life
- To groom individuals through mentoring who build happy homes and in turn build the nation
- Create awareness on genotype, HIV/AIDS, family planning, Sexual abuse as well as Domestic Violence & Rape by also speaking against them.
- Create advocacy on education, healthcare, implement sustainable programs with Donor agencies for OVCs and we also ensure OVC secure their rights.
To equip the individual for economic & mental well being
To speak and bring to the attention of stakeholders the rights of the Vulnerab le in the society.
OUR PROGRAMMES
(OVC) Programmes
Orphan and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Programmes: Damsy foundation initiated comprehensive OVC care. Our OVC program envisioned that these vulnerable group are cared for and protected by their family, community, LGA and State Government.
(EE) Programmes
Economic Empowerment Programmes : Damsy foundation initiates Economic & Empowerment Programme (EEP) to empower marginalized and vulnerable groups through various vocational training, Entrepreneurial training and equipment and financial support for self-reliance and independent living.
(IH) Programmes
Integrated Health Programmes: Damsy Foundation initiates Integrated Health Programme (IHP) with the aim of alleviating the health challenges of marginalized and vulnerable groups through advocacy, health and nutritional education, free medical checkup and medication, HIV counseling and Testing Services and referrals.
(YED) Programmes
Youth Educational Development Programmes: Damsy Foundation establishes Youth and Educational Development Programme (YEDP) with the aim of promoting youth development through life building skill, promotion of positive sexual behavior, adolescent reproductive health, responsible relationships, development of leadership competencies and improving life options for self-reliance.
COUNSELLING & SUPPORT SERVICES
We offer support services to survivors and families of rape victims. It includes Emergency & Crisis Intervention, Counselling, Medical assistance, Legal Aid, Skills Acquisition, 24 Hours Helpline, Psycho- Social Support and Refferal Services.
Confidential Helpline – 07086839014
Email- help@damsyfoundation.org
DAMSY FOUNDATION
Damsy Foundation is a Non-Governmental Organization registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission with Registration No CAC/IT/135194, poised and committed to the viable grooming of individuals, building happy homes and contributing to nation building as reflected in our objectives and activities.
Our targeted beneficiaries include but not limited to Teenagers, Singles, Married, Widows, Orphans, Vulnerable Children & Women in the society. We are saddled with selfless responsibilities of ensuring that our set aims of individual grooming, building happy homes and the overall development of the nation is adequately and passionately achieved.
Damsy foundation is a humanitarian organization working towards building a community of happy homes and support families in order to strengthen their abilities and opportunities to improve their living standards through innovative programmes and strategic consultation in Nigeria and beyond.
We envision a society where people are protected, empowered and live their full potential in life
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OUR INTERVENTIONS
PROJECT FRESH OUTREACH IN ISHASHI-IBESHE COMMUNITY
The outreach took place on the 25th of July, 2020 at Ishashi-Ibeshe Community in IkoroduLGA, Lagos.
We had 300 beneficiaries in attendance both Adult and Children.
We rendered free health care services, checked BP & Bkood glucose level, dewormed the children, gave multivatimins to pregnant women, shared reusable nose mask and relief packs.
Thanks to Ibeshe Health Centre for coming through.
Thanks to our Heroes Team for their selfless service. Thanks to Oba Ibeshe and the community leaders for accepting us and also for the space we used. Thanks to Hope for Family Development Initiative for the drugs.
As part of our further activities to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, Damsy Foundation has launched COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE INITIATIVE ‘PROJECT FRESH’
The intervention is a direct response to reduce the vulnerability of the target groups to COVID 19, hunger and poverty.
The intervention aims to:
- To ensure that vulnerable groups are protected and cared for to reduce their vulnerability to COVID 19.
- Sensitize and ensure accessible flow of information on the Covid-19 Pandemic reaches the target group thereby reducing the spread of the virus.
- To help with basic needs of women and girls (Sanitary pad) Safety and Preventive kits (hand sanitizer and nose mask ) to achieve a safe, healthy and protected status for target group.
- Feeding to bridge the gap of hunger by a step further
- Health Care Services.
The project will run for 6 months in various communities. Next outreach will take place on the 29th of August, 2020 at Ajewole, Owode- Ajegunle Community, Lagos
COMMUNITY SENSITIZATION ON ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS AND WOMEN
We sensitized and engaged the people of Owode, Ajegunle during our community outreach on the 29th of August, 2020 on Sexual & Gender Based Violence(SGBV) and how we all can join hands to eliminate SGBV in our society. We had a total number of 100 people in attendance (They were engaged in batches)
At the end of the session, we had increase in community initiatives to prevent and respond to SGBV, percentage increase in knowledge of the community on Sexual and Gender based violence
We all must join hands to prevent and stop Sexual Abuse in Nigeria and the world at large. Preventing it means stopping sexual abuse before it even has a chance to happen. This means changing the social norms that allow it to exist in the first place, from individual attitudes, values, and behaviors to laws, institutions, and widespread social norms.
Prevention is everyone’s responsibility. We can all create and promote safe environments. Promote and model healthy attitudes and relationships; and also believe survivors and assist them in finding resources and their voices.
Together we can build safe and healthy communities .
EMPOWERING AND ENGAGING WOMEN AS CHANGE ADVOCATES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, we held A Brunch With 20 Selected Women who were equipped with the necessary information and tools to engage, advocate, respond and intervene in their communities in line with this year’s theme on the International Women’s Day titled” Women in Leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19
The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality.
Our Women Change Advocates have been equipped with the neccessary informations and tools to engage, advocate, respond and intervene in their communities.
FIND SOME INSIGHTS BELOW
A) The situation before the intervention
- The rate of Gender Based Violence in Ikorodu LGA is very high
- There were no Women Change Advocates on ground to advocate for GBV in those communities
- Inadequate Coordination among Partners working on GBV
- Low response to GBV in those communities
- Victims lack first hand response
- Inadequate/Poor response of security personnels
B) The purpose of the intervention?
- To engage stakeholders in selected communities as change advocates to reduce GBV in Ikorodu LGA.
C) The Impact or difference that occurred as a result of the intervention.
- The differences that occured as a result of our intervention are as follows;
- Community Based Advocacy Committee is now in place
- We now have first hand respondents to GBV in those communities
- Victims are now opening up due to improved confidence in the Committee Structures put in place to protect Women & Girls.
TESTIMONY FROM ONE OF OUR PARTICIPANTS
“The program was an eye opener to the many Gender related issues facing women of our generation and younger, knowing that gender base violence is on the increase, hence there’s need for us as community advocates to be up and doing, silence is not an option for us. And there’s also the need to create more grassroot community awareness campaign, to sensitize women on their rights to speak up against any form of violence, just as the theme of the last women’s day celebration ” I choose to challenge” it is high time we challenge every form of violence against women and girls, by speaking out. Information is power, when women know where to channel their reports and are sure of getting justice, then they’ll trust the advocates more”
(Taiwo-Olaoye Theresa ibukunoluwa)
CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL INTERDOMINATIONAL PLATFORMS FOR PROMOTING GENDER EQUITABLE NORMS AND PREVENTION OF VAMG/SGBV/HP/SHRH IN IKORODU LGA, LAGOS STATE.
The Workshop was held in Ikorodu in collaboration with CEWHIN and Al-mubarak Islamic Foundation on the 26th & 27th of April, 2021.
The goal of the workshop was to establish a high level of multi-faith collaboration related to GBV and VAWG/HP activities and outcomes.
We had Chairman, CAN Ikorodu Division, Pastors of churches and Chief Imams of various Mosques in attendance
Faith based leaders are one of the strategic stakeholders in the prevention of sexual and gender based violence as well as violence against women and girls because have access to different segments of the population, including those who are more marginalized and harder to reach. They are trusted by a large proportion of the members of the community and play a prominent role in shaping community beliefs, practices and behaviour.
We believe that when stakeholders synergize these vices will be eliminated.
Together, we can build safe and healthy communities
HOME LEARNING INITIATIVE
We have successfully enrolled and taught 60 children in Owode & Ishashi-Ibeshe community, in Ikorodu LGA Lagos, who do not have access to digital learning during this pandemic.
The Home Learning Initiative was developed as a stop in the gap learning of vulnerable children as a result of the closure of the schools by the Government due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and do not have access to learning materials.
The education of these millions of children, who fall within this bracket are denied access to education and may affect their development and further compound the high rate of poverty.
The Home Learning Initiative has adopted two communities and begun to intervene by distributing textbooks and exercise books as well as teaching these children various subjects taught in the school.
BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPORT VISIT TO BOLORUNDURO SCHOOL, ANIBABA IKORODU LGA, LAGOS
We intervened in the case of a pregnant woman with 3 Schools have resumed and some children whose parents are affected by the pandemic couldn’t resume and some who has resumed couldn’t afford basic school essentials to aid their learning.
We commenced our Back to School Support Initiative by giving scholarships to out of school
children. The scholarship covers their Primary Education.
On the 10th of November, 2020 We visited Bolorunduro
School, Anibaba Ikorodu LGA, Lagos. We
distributed branded Exercise books, School bags, Shoes, Water Bottles and paid tuition fees
for two children as well as purchasing School uniforms for them.
Every child deserves quality education and no child should
be left out.
FAMILY INTERVENTION
We intervened in the case of a pregnant woman with 3 children, who was abandoned by her husband & have assisted her to be back on her feet and also gave scholarship to her 3 kids. We also enrolled her at the heath centre for Antenal at Ikorodu. We envisioned a society where people are protected, empowered and live their full potentials in life.
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PROJECT FRESH OUTREACH IN OWODE AJEGUNLE, IFELODUN COMMUNITY, LAGOS.
On the 29th of August, 2020 at Ifelodun community, in Owode Ajegunle, Lagos. We reached out to 100 beneficiaries with relief packs, clothes and shoes.
Impact – We have been able to reduce the vulnerability of the target groups to COVID 19, hunger and poverty.
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MEDICAL OUTREACH
According to WHO, The Health Indicators for Nigeria are amongst the worst in the world. Nigeria shoulders 10% of the global disease burden and is making slow progress towards achieving 2015 targets for the health related MDGs.
Majority of the underserved communities do not have access to quality health care services and resort to self medication.
Part of what we do at Damsy Foundation is extending quality health care services to underserved communities through Damsy Foundation’s Integrated Health Programmes(DFIHP)
Damsy Foundation initiated the Integrated Health Programme (IHP)
with the aim of alleviating the health challenges of marginalized and vulnerable groups through advocacy, health and nutritional education, free medical checkup, Medication, HIV Counseling and Testing Services and Referrals.
Every community deserves quality health care services.
Impact- We have been able to improve their health and well being and reduce their vulnerability to death.
FREE SKILLS ACQUISITION PROGRAMME & BUSINESS SUPPORT FOR MICRO BUSINESSES
What began as a health crisis is now a major challenge of immerse proportion. Huge job losses, poverty amongst other challenges.
Although the economy is bouncing back gradually but still some whose livelihoods were affected haven’t been able to get back on their feets.
Shortly after the lockdown Damsy Foundation commenced daily Free Skills Acquisition Programme (both online and physical)to help engage and empower those affected by the pandemic for self reliance.
Some of the skills being taught are Fashion designing, catering, Hat making, Baking et.c These skills sets are very relevant in times like this.
After the completion of the skills acquisition programme, they are being supported with funds to start up their businesses. In total we have been able to train 151 Youths & Women from May till date. We have been able to support about 10 micro businesses with a business support fund between 190,000- 50,000 boast back their businesses back due to the adverse effects of the pandemic while others got technical support.
It’s been a trying times for small businesses and this is the reason why we are motivated to reach millions with impacts by engaging and empowering them for self reliance.