📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Project description and background: The home was founded in 1958 by Mrs Irene Willoughby, who recognized the need of a home for abandoned children. Now, the home is run by the first baby of the home. There are about 150 children in the home, from newborn babies to young adults up to University level. Most of the children were found somewhere in the bush or on the road, where they were left with frustration and neglect or thrown away by their parents (due to unwanted pregnancy, poor economic situation could not afford them the opportunity. All the children have the same surname called Willoughby and are live together as brothers and sisters. Since this is a non-adoption home, the children stay there till they marry and found their own families. The staff of the centre are raised from the home to manage administration and organization of events. The home is provided with food and other stuff though gifts and donations. The webpage of the home: http://ijamidochildrenshome.org/
💼 What the programme involves
Work and tasks of the volunteer: In the morning volunteer take care of the babies, carry them around, change pampers, feed them and play with them. After the other children come back from school, volunteer can help with homework (which is one of the major problems with the most of the children and just few staff), but also give extra lessons to smaller groups of children. In the afternoon he can arrange games, sports, and any other entertainment. Also HIV-awareness/ sexual education/health and hygiene programms can be arranged in cooperation with the staff. In the evenings the volunteer is welcome to join the evening prayers and activities in the rooms before going to bed, like story-telling.
S: Socially Disadvantaged Children/Kids of the society. The objective of this project is to give priority attention to safe lives of these abandoned and innocent babies / children who have destiny and greater fulfillment in future. The children are product of early pregnancy that could not prevail on their parents to terminate their destiny. These children are not only picked on the streets, waste disposal or ready to be destroyed.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In host family and project centre with available double bunk bed with mattress
📍 About the location
Ijamido Welfare/ Children Home is a center for child development in Sango Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria
ℹ️ Additional information
Minimum stay: 1 month