16 October 2025
It is an occasion to underline the importance of everyone, old or young, urban or rural, professional or laypersons, acquiring basic CPR skills and resuscitation competence.
10 October 2025
The theme of the WMHD for 2025 is Mental Health in humanitarian emergencies and is aimed at the mental health needs of people affected by humanitarian emergencies.
5 July 2025
Our leaderboard highlights the achievements of the top 15 walkers in our community. Leading the charge is Victor Udo, who has covered a remarkable 636.03 km, followed by Ebiefie Effiong (207.37 km), Chisom Molokwu (161.62 km), Ovokeroye Abafe (91.07 km), and Lawrence Umeh (58.90 km). Congratulations to our frontrunners!
7 June 2025
Our walk is more than a fitness challenge. It’s a call to action. It builds on the BanStopPrevent Mental Health Advocacy Project, which uncovered deep-seated cultural and systemic challenges in mental health treatment across communities in Abia State.
18 October 2024
The pilot study focused on engaging traditional and spiritual healers, community leaders, and residents to promote safer mental health practices.
10 October 2024
This mission sought to release a young woman who had been bound in chains, not for danger or crime, but because her family could not clear an outstanding debt to the spiritual healer who had treated her for mental illness.
3 October 2024
Hon. Obioma’s recognition of the project’s potential impact on his constituency highlights the importance of strong partnerships between local leaders and organisations driving positive change.
3 October 2024
He recognized the significance of addressing mental health issues within the community and pledged his full support to the project.
26 September 2024
Also, the daily guidance document is a precise tool and an invaluable combination that has made the field experience tasking but intriguing and worthwhile.
25 September 2024
It is one thing to carry out an advocacy project, it's an entirely different thing to carry out an advocacy project underpinned by factual data collected from the field.
25 September 2024
It is one thing to carry out an advocacy project, it's an entirely different thing to carry out an advocacy project underpinned by factual data collected from the field.
25 September 2024
We recognise that this may be a long journey, but just as we have walked thousands of miles in our fundraising and awareness challenges, we are committed to going the “extra miles for good”.
20 September 2024
We recognise that this may be a long journey, but just as we have walked thousands of miles in our fundraising and awareness challenges, we are committed to going the “extra miles for good”.
20 September 2024
This BanStopPrevent mental health advocacy study explores local perceptions of mental health and attitudes towards harmful practices while identifying factors that promote or hinder change.
20 September 2024
The insights gained from the first days of fieldwork have laid a solid foundation for the next steps in the BanStopPrevent Advocacy Project's journey toward understanding and addressing harmful practices.