http://dsanigeria.org Wed, 20 Jul 2011 12:25:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN) today joined the whole world in celebrating Nelson Mandela 93rd birthday as well as marked the Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of the United Nations General Assembly that established July 18th as Mandela Day by its resolution A/RES/64/13. The Nelson Mandela International Day recognizing the contributions of the great [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2011/07/20/down-syndrome-foundation-nigeria-celebrates-nelson-mandela-international-day/ Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria Wins International Award on World Down Syndrome Day. By Ahaoma kanu The Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN), the charity that takes care of people with Down Syndrome in Nigeria and the west coast joins all other Down Syndrome organizations all over the world in celebration of the World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) which [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2011/03/21/down-syndrome-foundation-nigeria-wins-international-award-on-world-down-syndrome-day/ World Down Syndrome Day Come Monday, March 21, 2011, the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria DSFN, joins the world to celebrate the World Down Syndrome Day-WDSD. This is a global event supported by all Down syndrome groups worldwide and we at DSFN use this period to focus our efforts in Advocacy, Awareness and interactive and educative partnerships [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2011/03/09/press-release-world-down-syndrome-day/ VENUE: GRANGE SCHOOL HAROLD SHODIPO CRESCENT IKEJA G.R.A LAGOS NIGERIA THEME: “JUST ONE CHROMOSOME…GIVE ME A CHANCE” SPEAKERS: DR. REUBEN ABATI CHAIRMAN, EDITORIAL [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/10/05/down-syndrome-foundation-nigeria-dsfn-awareness-week-seminar/ We wish to formally invite your organization and request for your sponsorship/partnership of the Awareness Week-2010,” which commences from Wednesday 29th September through October 10th 2010. The Awareness Week is part of a global event supported by all Down syndrome groups worldwide. We at Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN), use this period to focus our efforts [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/09/08/down-syndrome-foundation-nigeria-awareness-week-2010-begins-29th-september-10th-october/ It was double celebration for people with Down Syndrome on Children’s Day Celebration last week as they marked the launching of the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria (DSFN)and also had their new resource centre commissioned. During the event which held at the Foundations resource centre located at Adegoke Street in Surulere, Lagos State, the First [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/06/09/hope-rises-for-people-with-down-syndrome-as-foundation-is-launched/ The Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria (DSAN) which has been the pioneer charity that takes care of people with Down Syndrome having been functioning since 2001 when it was established had to metamorphose to a Foundation in order to deal with the growing needs and challenges the association had been [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/05/24/why-the-down-syndrome-foundation-is-being-launched/ The Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria is pleased to announce that, with the help and support of long standing supporters like your good self, the Down Syndrome Foundation Nigeria is set to be launched and the new resource centre commissioned. For this, we believe it is only fit and proper to [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/05/24/down-syndrome-foundationnigeria-%e2%80%93-invitation-to-the-commissioning-of-our-new-resource-center/ The Down Syndrome Association of Nigeria (DSAN), a registered charity and the only organization established within the country and the West African sub-region to cater for people with Down Syndrome, announces the World Down Syndrome Day which comes up on March 21st 2010 will be celebrated in Nigeria just as it [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/03/30/dsan-celebrates-world-down-syndrome-day-march-21st/ “I was in my late thirties when I had my daughter, Awele Maria Mordi on 29th July 1987; it was not an easy pregnancy for me. I was given all sorts of reasons why I could be feeling the way I did during the pregnancy. I was told it could be a boy or maybe [...]]]> http://dsanigeria.org/2010/03/30/my-story-rose-mordi-dsan/