Ayo Omotade visits DSAN

The first time I heard about the man called Ayo Omotade, I admired his courage; for standing up to restore the dignity of his fellow human being was not only courageous but religious considering the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Read more

Baby Victoria Ajayi Undergoes Successful Corrective Heart Surgery

by Ahaoma Kanu

Some hours after more than one billion people worldwide witnessed the historic swearing in of the 44th and first African-American President of the United States of America (U.S.A), Barrack Obama, a group known as the Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria (DSAN) kept vigil at night offering prayers and supplication to the same God not for the new President who had ten balls to attend thousands of miles in Washington, they were spiritually clearing the way for one of their babies who left the shores of the country to have her defective heart corrected. Read more

Organization of awareness campaigns

Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria since 2002 has sucessfully organised awareness campaigns to educate members of the society about our cause and use this as a meduim to reach out to those who are vunerable. Our awareness week usually takes place in the month of September. We thank all those who have played or contributed to make them a sucess so far; the journey is a long one and we admonish you to support us in any way you can.

Fund raising for baby Andrew Duku

We have organised fund raisers to help the less priviledged children in esperate need of medical attention. One of our fundraisers was that of BABY ANDREW DUKU who needed an emergency heart operation; we were able to raise $6141 (N720,000) with the support of members of the world community ; wehad help from the online forums community, home and abroad, media houses and members of the general public; you can also support us in future fund raisers.