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Halfway through this week’s UK-Nigeria online meeting, John Dada was abruptly called away to attend to the tragic and sudden death of a member of his local community. As many of you will realise, John is often referred to as Baba (father) and it is to him that many of this rural community turn at times of crisis. This week’s particularly tragic event left a newborn baby without a father. At a more appropriate time I hope to update you further about this additional role that John finds himself in, but for now I will detail the online session –...

ONE team member described this week’s UK-Nigeria meeting as “very thought-provoking”. Well I can certainly concur with that! The bulk of the session was spent discussing the Knowledge Resource Centre. It was important that the team all shared their vision of what the KRC future might be. One of the fundamental starting points was for us all to recognise the importance of our own learning journey. This is a “foreign” concept for many, who often see only formal accredited education as having worth or importance. The group were able to see that the staff at Fantsuam Foundation are in fact...

ONE team member described this week’s UK-Nigeria meeting as “very thought-provoking”. Well I can certainly concur with that! The bulk of the session was spent discussing the Knowledge Resource Centre. It was important that the team all shared their vision of what the KRC future might be. One of the fundamental starting points was for us all to recognise the importance of our own learning journey. This is a “foreign” concept for many, who often see only formal accredited education as having worth or importance. The group were able to see that the staff at Fantsuam Foundation are in fact...

Dadamac Day 2010 marked our sixth anniversary celebration and took as its theme the issue of global involvement in local initiatives. It was an exciting event for us, held “virtually” at Dadamac’s physical home in Nigeria, the Knowledge Resource Centre. The seventeen participants included guests from the wider Dadamac community. Local attendees ranged from Programme Directors to trainers and students from Fantsuam (who were inside the KRC, sharing computers). Other contributors came from Ireland, the UK, Benin and Lagos. A webcam linkup between Nigeria and the UK proved an enjoyable way to mark the end of our celebrations. Every Dadamac...

New mast going up Originally uploaded by Dadamac Community John has kindly sent me this update about Fantsuam's Foundations ' approach to integrated development - as written by Bot Chollom. Chollom is himself an integral part of the Zittnett , Fantsuam and the Dadamac team. " In fulfilment of its Mission to eliminate poverty and disadvantage through INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT programs, Fantsuam ensures that its various programs also compliment each other. This is the season for each department to work out its programs, work plans and budgets for the next year, and each of the profit making services has pledged to...