OUR ORGANISATION
SAVE A LIFE CANCER AWARENESS AND SUPPORT NETWORK
Breast and cervical cancer are among the most prevalent cancers affecting women in Nigeria. These cancers are responsible for a significant number of deaths among women in the country. Save a Life Cancer Awareness And Support Network in Nigeria is a non-profit organization that seeks to raise awareness about breast and cervical cancer, provide screening services to women, and offer support to those affected by these diseases.
OUR MISSION
To create awareness on the importance of early detection of breast /cervical cancer, provide screening, empower women, prevent gender-based violence, promote peace and security, provide financial literacy, counseling, psych-social support services through innovative education and research, advocate for universal health coverage and promote all aspect of health for women and youths.
OUR VISION
sTo nurture a society where the health, economic development, Security and education of women and youths are put at the forefront.
OUR VALUES
Our Values and Attitude
Our values and attitude guide how we treat women with cancer and how we work as a team to achieve our goals and objection and in the long run our vision. We do this by living the following values:
- Comfort:We provide support, understanding, and care to women in other to make the journey easier for them especially those in the rural areas.
- Inclusivity:We honor and embrace diversity from different women in our community.
- Empowerment:We help in empowering poor women who are cancer survivors in other to let them know that there is life after cancer after all.
- Integrity:We are open, honest, trustworthy and ethical in our interaction with our sponsors, partners and supporters.
- Innovation:We are constantly trying to innovate new ways of creating awareness in other to make our women understand its importance.
- Teamwork:We are passionate about what we do and strive to achieve our goals together as a team.
- Personalized:We tailor everything to meet the needs of each individual
- Vibrancy:We are positive, fun loving and dynamic
OUR GOALS
- Provide education, advocacy, support and enhance the quality of life of women with breast and cervical cancer.
- To Create a cancer center where cancer support services through the provision of advice, screening, training, counseling, psych social support, palliative care and research will be provided.
III. To sensitize and educate women and young girls about the importance of early detection of breast and cervical cancer and HPV vaccines, develop programs and services that would address the needs of cancer patients.
- To increase access to comprehensive sexuality education, awareness on HIV/AIDS, drug
abuse, sexual and Reproductive Health information, and reduce the incidence of gender
base violence amongst women, women with disability and youths.
- Promote universal coverage, accountability and transparency in the health, and educational system.
- Increase utilization of quality of family planning, maternal. Neonatal, postnatal and improve nutrition and health outcomes of children and women in our community especially those affected with cancer.
VII. Create innovations that alleviate poverty, supports economic empowerment, small scale business, financial and food security that has real impact on the quality of life for women,
youths and women with disability affected with cancer and survivors for sustainable
development.
VIII. Increase access to sustainable, safe water, environmental sanitation and promote personal
hygiene (WASH) for poor and vulnerable communities.
- Provide vocational trainings develop programs, research, and services that would address
the needs of women and youth by using innovative methods.
- Promote gender equality, women empowerment, conflict resolution, human rights, justice
and advocate for the inclusion of youths, women and women with disabilities in decision
and policy making process.
- Increase access to quality and equitable access to education and literacy.
XII. Provide capacity building trainings, advisory and consultancy services on gender issues,
conflict resolution, Health, Agriculture and Education to institutions/organizations within
and outside government, including development agencies
OUR FOUNDER’S STORY
Hauwa Adamu Kakudi is the founder of Save a life cancer awareness and support network. Her passion for establishing the NGO came out of her experience as a breast cancer survivor. She is currently a 6-year Breast Cancer Survivor, and her mission is to raise much-needed awareness so that more women can have the chance to tell their stories of survival in other to give hope to women suffering from the disease. She gives hope to women by sharing her stories and when women look at her they indeed believe that cancer is not a death sentence and this gives them hope.
WHAT WE DO
Our Programs
Save a Life Cancer Awareness And Support Network carries out a host of different programs in other to create awareness among the general public, support breast and cervical cancer patients, survivors, and metastatic patients as well.
COMMUNITY AWARENESS
Cancer is a significant public health concern in Nigeria, with increasing incidence rates and limited awareness about the disease……
SCHOOL AWARENESS
Recognizing the importance of instilling health knowledge from a young age, secondary schools play a crucial role in empowering students to become informed ………
FREE BREAST / CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING
Cancer, one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide, poses a significant health challenge for individuals and communities.
ADVOCACY
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FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES
Cancer fundraising walks help raise awareness about the impact of cancer on individuals, families, and communities. By participating in or supporting these events ………….
MEDIA AWARENESS
Like many other health advocacy organizations Save a Life Cancer Awareness and Support Network recognizes the power of media to educate the public, disseminate ………
WHAT WE DO
Our PROGRAMS
Breast and cervical cancer are significant health concerns in low and medium-income countries like Nigeria. The following are some innovative ways to create awareness of breast and cervical cancer in other to reduce the incidence of these cancers.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Call +234 807 6737 476 to Donate Or Contact Us to get Involved
Volunteer Program
Volunteers are always welcome as we run most of our programs on volunteer bases. You can volunteer to help us run our programs and help impact lives.
Sponsor a Campaign
We run a lot of programs on breast and cervical cancer awareness. Our programs include Community Education, Mobile clinics, Support programs, school programs, public announcements, etc. We welcome you to support any of our awareness programs
Cancer Support Trust Fund
Save a life cancer awareness and support network in collaboration with Community Health Research Initiative (CHR) established the first support trust fund for cancer patients in Kano State, Nigeria. The support fund is for helping treat vulnerable cancer patients and we need all the support we can get to help these women
Ongoing CAUSES
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ADOPT A CANCER PATIENT
By adopting a cancer patient you take responsibility for a woman who is in dire need but is unable to afford treatment. The cost of out-of-pocket spending for cancer patients is very high. You can save someone by adopting a cancer patient.
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FUND A MOBILE SCREENING BUS
One of our main goal is to provide breast screening for women. With this mobile clinic bus we would breach the barrier of distance and reach women far and wide. Most of our outreaches are in rural hard to reach areas……..
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FUND A SCREENING CENTER
With your support/donation establishing a fully equipped breast cancer clinic can become a reality which would provide the much needed care for cancer patients not only in Kano State but……..
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CANCER SUPPORT TRUST FUND
Save A Life Cancer Awareness and Support Network (SALCASUN) in partnership with The Community Health and Research Initiative (CHR) with has established the first Cancer Support Trust Fund in Kano State which is aimed at ………
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EMPOWER A CANCER SURVIVOR
To reduce the burden of unemployment and poverty amongst cancer survivors, SALCASUN help to support women with needed skills in other to make life easy for them due to the high cost of treatment……
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FUNDRAISING
We do organize yearly fundraising walks in to support our causes and you can create your own fundraising events to help support us. You can organise different fundraising activities like…….