The Ramblings of a Geordie in Nigeria

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MPR - The one where we went to Keffi

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A social with a difference!

12.00 by Kayleigh Bernard Just a quick one! Today we held our first social of the month, visiting some amazing children at Gidan Bege orphanage. The day was full of laughter with a variety of activities including face-painting, games, songs and drawings. I can honestly say that the day will be a lasting memory and I hope the children enjoyed it as much as the team of volunteers did! We...

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Starting work in the community

by Isabel Bennett  3rd March 2014 Last week we began work in our four rural communities that surround Lafia. I am in the Keffi Wambai team with Kayleigh, Patrick, Pelumi and Nabila, and the other communities are Kireyi, Duduguru and Gidan Maiakuya. We work in the communities every Monday, Wednesday and Friday- two days spent conducting sessions with farmers, and one day spent in schools...

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Host Homes - An Introduction

By Tolu As we left the Crystal Palace Hotel and Abuja in general behind, a little bit of trepidation filtered into my mind. I was nervous about a few things and what the next three months would hold for me. Would I make an impact or would I just go and waste mine and everyone else’s time? Would I be a pain with my mood swings and would I be able to bring up ideas and general stuff like that? However...

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Meet the New Team!!!

Hello! We are the team of UK and Nigerian volunteers working for VSO-ICS in Lafia, Nigeria. Here you will be able to read all about our community work with the local farmers here in Nasarawa State, as well as find out what it's like to be a volunteer for VSO-ICS. What is VSO-ICS? ICS (International Citizen Service) is a programme which enables young people from the UK to spend 12 weeks overseas...

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Underage, married and divorced.

I was sitting in a newly furnished office of a local NGO Project Agape with volunteers and programme supervisors. A Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) from a nearby hospital was speaking. She was captivating and her story unreal. Words like early child marriage, forced, difficulties in pregnancy, fistula, death, discrimination filled the roo...

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