Mental Health
| (WASH) Water Sanitation and Hygiene | Livelihood | Education |
Mental Health | (WASH) Water Sanitation and Hygiene | Livelihood | Education |
Gede’s Vision is based on a belief that all members of all societies have the right to good health. Gede’s Mission is focused on bringing underserved and stigmatised health burdens ‘out of the shadows’ through high quality research (often into the unexplored areas of prevalence and impact), catalytic partnerships and advocating for change which makes a real and long lasting impact at the community level.
About Gede
Gede Foundation’s drive is to be constantly at the cutting edge of underserved and highly stigmatized health burdens by embracing and addressing growing concerns over the lack of positive mental health support given to people living with HIV-AIDS.
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Your support will help us raise awareness on mental health and HIV at the community level, build capacity on mental health awareness among grassroots organizations, and engage in cutting-edge research that will lead to the improvement of people’s lives.
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Gede Marks World Humanitarian Day 2024
Participants went through practical sessions on proper hand washing as a key preventive measure against infection and disease transmission.
By taking proactive steps, Gede aim to empower the established WASH Committee members at the community, to promote sanitation and hygiene behavior among the people including elimination of open defecation. The Community gatekeepers and other stakeholders showed commitment to support the established WASH Committee for subsequent planned activities, in order to attend open defecation free status and a healthier community.
Gede Foundation marked the 2024 World Humanitarian Day, themed "Act for Humanity," with a community outreach event at Jabi Community, in Abuja.
The Foundation organized an awareness campaign, focused on ways to reduce the incidence of waterborne diseases, especially,Cholera which is currently a pressing public health concern in Nigeria Through engaging activities and informative sessions, community members were informed on the dangers associated with Cholera and provided crucial guidance on preventive measures to combat its spread.