DIKDIK DEVELOPMENT

DIKDIK DEVELOPMENT

DIKDIK aims to improve awareness about mental health in remote areas and developing countries, especially towards children.

Mission statement

DIKDIK  is an organization that relies on a wide network in Africa and Asia to promote positive mental health towards children and work on articulation between parents and children. We work with both organizations and local leaders like the Hameedat Poverty Foundation in Nigeria (Hameedat Balogun).

Summary of relevant work

DIKDIK Development is an organization located in France specialising in social entrepreneurship and innovation. It is mainly present in Nigeria and operates through two main vital axis:

  •  A H20 (water) Program where boreholes are drilled in remote villages of Nigeria
  • Health2O Program that relies on the fact that mental health is as vital as water. It operates in orphanages in Nigeria to provide workshops of personal development to orphans to help them cope with the loss of their parents

DIKDIK Development operates thanks to a local organization called the Hameedat Poverty Relief Foundation located in Lagos and directed by its founder Mrs Hameedat Balogun.

Key partners

  • Hameedat Poverty Foundation - Nigeria - Founder Hameedat Balogun
  • ILLS - Liberia - Ousman Dorley

Funders

Seeking collaboration with

Experts by experience/service users
Other organizations
Policy makers
Researchers

Details

Approach(es)
Empowerment and service user involvement
Prevention and promotion
Training, education and capacity building
Disorder(s)
Alcohol/drug use disorders
Child behavioural and developmental disorders
Depression/anxiety/stress-related disorders
Psychosis/bipolar disorder
Region(s)
Africa
Asia
Central America and the Caribbean
South America
Population(s)
Adults
Children and adolescents
Families and carers
Humanitarian and conflict health
Minority populations
Older adults
Setting(s)
Community
Primary care
School
Specialist care
Workplace
Country(s)
France