1995 Federal Gov.Majidun Detention Centre, called Training and rehabilitation but in effect homeless, mentally ill and petty criminals were locked up with trial, indefinitely
Lagos outskirts, Ikorudu town Liaising with Catholic Sisters, Weekly, when able, visits with food for 200 or so detained inmates, most of whom were either vagrants or petty criminals picked up by police and send for an indeterminate period to be locked here
1996 to 2000 Partners NGO The Founder a French diplomat was posted from Nigeria and asked me to take over management. The project was rural sanitation hospital rejuvenation provision of wells and pumps for water and and provision of latrines for schools Manged to get VSO London to supply someone a development worker, the first in Lagos for many years from VSO. Vols were French Dutch British
Friends of the Disabled NGO Lagos 1996
Trustee fundraiser Street children provided living centre and workshops and machinery with funding from GTZ Germany
The Kirikiri Initiative
Founded charity school 5 class teachers and an administrator Primary education as children were bottom income group who had not attended school because of poverty. Obtained VSO from London
1996 2003 Support for Human Rights Activists and a Miscarriage of Justice organisation
Helping Nigerian activist and a Priest involved in miscarriage of Justice work
1996 .. sporadic..visits to prisoners on an adhoc basis at Kirikiri Prison, high and medium security wings Prison was built for 600 but housed 1400. High profile politiocal prisoners including those who arranged state assasinations. Working with a Prison Reform Trust guided by a Canadian Abolitionist worker March 2013
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