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Fantsuam - plans for local radio

Submitted by nikki on 10 April 2011 - 7:56pm
The main news from this week’s UK-Nigeria meeting was John announcing Fantsuam Foundation’s vision for its Community Media Unit (CMU). As this is such a new and important issue all the information has been written up separately under the CMU initiative . Although the main focus of our discussion was about the CMU the team were able to cover a number of additional issues as well.

Water matters! Fantsuam, Nigeria

Submitted by nikki on 1 April 2011 - 4:37pm
As usual the weekly news from Fantsuam Foundation this week was impressive - especially as it was all condensed into an hour during the online skype meeting. John chaired the meeting initially, but needed to leave slightly early as he was required to attend to the VSO visitors. VSO was visiting John and the team for the joint annual review of their programmes with FF. We look forward to hearing how this went next week. However, before John left he was able to give us an excellent update and feedback about the partners meeting of the Network for Water and...

Talking Sickle Cell and Stars!

Submitted by nikki on 25 March 2011 - 7:51pm
At the time of Wednesday’s weekly UK-Nigeria online meeting, John Dada was busy attending a partners’ meeting of the Network for Water and Sanitation in Kaduna, Nigeria. But he didn’t let a small matter like that stop him contributing to the meeting via email! As usual, a wide and varied list of topics was discussed, ranging from the treatment of Sickle Cell patients to the wonders of the night sky in Kaduna. Let me begin with an update on the subject of Sickle Cell and the efforts being made to combat this terrible disease.

All in an hour!

Submitted by nikki on 18 March 2011 - 4:20pm
This week’s UK-Nigeria online meeting brought literally life-changing news. We learned that two children chosen from the many thousands facing the nightmare of Sickle Cell Disease in rural Nigeria would be sent to Italy for rarely-offered stem cell treatment. That leaves John Dada the unenviable task of selecting which youngsters to help, although the Italian hospital ‘s doctors have certain medical criteria to assist him in his decision. We have yet to learn the full details but, as a paediatric nurse myself, I have been thrilled by the remarkable progress of John’s Sickle Cell programme at Fantsuam in the past...

Vision and practicality at Attachab

Submitted by nikki on 11 March 2011 - 12:34pm
This update from Frances was sent from rural Nigeria to the UK this morning. "Reubens, from the Congo, started work with some volunteers at Attachab this week. He has a vision of how Attachab will look that prefectly mirrors the dream that John Dada had, but so far did not know how to put into practice. In particular Reubens loves and appreciates trees and will do all he can to protect them or make use of them when they come to the end of their life. First of all Reubens has transported a large load of bamboo to the site...

Vision and practicality at Attachab

Submitted by nikki on 11 March 2011 - 12:34pm
This update from Frances was sent from rural Nigeria to the UK this morning. "Reubens, from the Congo, started work with some volunteers at Attachab this week. He has a vision of how Attachab will look that prefectly mirrors the dream that John Dada had, but so far did not know how to put into practice. In particular Reubens loves and appreciates trees and will do all he can to protect them or make use of them when they come to the end of their life. First of all Reubens has transported a large load of bamboo to the site...

Vision and practicality at Attachab

Submitted by nikki on 11 March 2011 - 12:34pm
This update from Frances was sent from rural Nigeria to the UK this morning. "Reubens, from the Congo, started work with some volunteers at Attachab this week. He has a vision of how Attachab will look that prefectly mirrors the dream that John Dada had, but so far did not know how to put into practice. In particular Reubens loves and appreciates trees and will do all he can to protect them or make use of them when they come to the end of their life. First of all Reubens has transported a large load of bamboo to the site...

Quality at Fantsuam!

Submitted by nikki on 11 March 2011 - 10:15am
Wednesday’s online Skype meeting between the UK-Nigeria illustrated the quality of the team that John Dada has been able to build at Fantsuam Foundation. For although three ‘main players’ from the organisation were unable to attend (namely Comfort, Kelechi and John himself), in their absence the weekly business was efficiently and effectively dealt with by Frances, Chollom, Ladi and John Irugua. John Dada had sent apologies on their behalfs by email the previous day. They were all busy attending guests from the VSO offices in Ghana, Burkina Fasso, Cameroon, Canada. John had also emailed the news for inclusion at the...

News of the rescued Children

Submitted by nikki on 8 March 2011 - 11:45am
This update, about some of the children that Fantsuam Foundation recently rescued in rural Nigeria, was kindly sent by Frances. "You may remember that in December 2009 the HD (HIV Department) 'rescued three children - two brothers and a sister . Both their parents had died (the mother from AIDS) and their uncle had left them in the care of his wife in the village while he remained at work in the city of Kaduna. Unfortunately financial pressures on the family meant that these children were not welcomed and they were blamed for any misfortune in the family and finally...

Update about the Almari 'Street Children'.

Submitted by nikki on 5 March 2011 - 11:03am
This is the latest report from Frances - which further illustrates the support that Fantsuam Foundation offers its disadvantaged and diverse community. Last Friday we ( Frances the author and John) went to visit the Almajari who are being supported by Fantsuam Foundation. Almajari are young boys who leave their families to live with a mallam or teacher. They support themselves by seeking alms of money and food around the town and live with the mallam's family in his compound and receive a religious education there. There may be differing views within the community about whether it is right for...

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