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Social Services


  • Relocation Programme for street boys and girls with Down syndrome
  • Enlightenment/Interactive services on Down syndrome through media/work shop/seminars
  • Help line Telephone service and House-to-House emergency respite
  • Sensitisation and Advocacy/Pressure group to the government, legal services and memoranda to government officials involved with health and educational Programmes at local, state and federal levels.

Regular enlightenment and interactive service on Down syndrome through the media (print and electronic), workshops/seminars.

Through the above mediums Down syndrome Association of Nigeria give information to people about the condition-Down syndrome and the best management strategies. Since Down’s syndrome and learning disabilities is a societal problem as a result of the negative stigma associated with it, we educate and de-stigmatise the society from such negativism.

Sensitisation and advocacy/pressure group to the government including legal services and memoranda to government. The association paid one of such visits to the national assembly (senate). It has also visited the 1st lady of the Lagos State government. Several letters and memoranda are sent on a daily basis to various corporate organization government organs and well meaning personality giving them awareness about this condition Down syndrome and the need why parents who have these children should bring them out for proper care and education.

We also give telephone help-line service and house-to-house emergency respite for people with Down syndrome.