The Platform
The Platform
1 October 2021 / Organization
Dewdrop Foundation (DDF) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization established in 2002, whose mission is to contribute to sustainable grass-root community development, by enhancing gender equality, and improving the welfare of vulnerable and underserved groups such as women, children, older adults, informal domestic workers and youth at risk through advocacy, education, skills and capacity building, entrepreneurship/empowerment programs, and by inspiring positive cultures. Our field experience on intersecting challenges faced by older persons in poor communities led to our Oxfam/Voice-sponsored #StopElderAbuse campaign, Advocacy for National/State Bills to protect older persons, as well as the establishment and upscaling of older persons associations in eleven communities, and at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in Nigeria. This network of associations provides a safe space for older persons in each community to meet, organize their activities, and have a voice to speak up on issues that concern them, and ensure their inclusiveness in their community’s activities. Other activities include Advocacy & Sensitization program, Research on social systems and populations that might increase vulnerability to elder abuse; Intergenerational activities; Caregivers training at all levels to enhance caregivers’ sense of competency in caregiving and reduce the risk of elder abuse and Train The Trainer programs.
We implement DDF’s vision of developing and implementing tailored sustainable programs for effective capacity building and poverty reduction for our target groups at grassroots levels through the following mandates: (1) Older Persons' Protection and Care of vulnerable persons, (2) Women’s Empowerment, (3) Community Development.
Age-friendly Environments
Combatting Ageism
Integrated Care
Nigeria
Civil Society Organization
#StopElderAbuse, Ageing is A Blessing, Older Population, Caregiving, Intergenerational Care, Advocacy, Skills Development & Capacity Building, Women, Underserved, Vulnerable Persons