Up Coming Programme Of Punuka Foundation
Punuka Foundation 8.4km Walk for Super Special Children. The walk was staged to create awareness of the need to love and care for children with developmental needs. They are wonderful children with exceptional talents and capabilities and with the right intervention, these children can achieve their highest potential in life. Parents and caregivers of these children are encouraged to be proud of them and most importantly, seek knowledge on how to give them the needed support
You can register for the walk by clicking HERE
Past Programme Of Punuka Foundation
- Effective techniques of managing special needs children – Lagos 2005
- Improved receptive and expressive outcomes in children with developmental disabilities workshop at Eungu – 2006
- Sponsorship of A4-day workshop ‘’Effective ways to care for children with autism & down syndrome” – Lagos 2007.
- Sponsorship of a workshop ‘Practical ways to care for children with autism & down syndrome for parents and care-givers – Lagos 2008
- Organization of seminar on managing children with special education needs (SEN) in mainstream schools Asaba, Delta State – 2009
6. Organization of seminar on managing children with special education needs (SEN) in mainstream schools- Birinin Kebbi, Kebbi state- 2010
7. Assisting physically/mentally challenged children in payment of their therapist fee. 2011 – 2013
8. Yearly provision of financial support to National Orthopaedic School School and Modupe Cole Memorial School.
9. Yearly charity visits to, Ereko Methodist Primary School, Onikan and Modupe Cole Memorial School, Akoka, Yaba.
10. Participation and Part Sponsorships of Various walks for Autism
11. Organization of walk in Lekki, Lagos titled Walk for Super Special Children -May 11, 2019.
12. Distribution of various food items in April, 2020 (Covid -19 pandemic) to three Special Schools at Onipani, Mushin and Ikorodu, Lagos in conjunction with Lagos State Universal Basic education Board.
12.Building/construction of classrooms, toilets, ramps, as well as provision of learning materials – Ereko Methodist School, Onikan, Lagos.
14. Building laundering room, purchase of washing machines, generators, air conditioners, computers, inverters, standing fans and various materials at Modupe Cole Memorial Care & Treatment, Akoka, Yaba.
15. Provision of Water tanks, generator, food stuff to the above institutions and others.
16. Yearly visitation on the 14th of February since about the last 17 years without fail to most of the institution mentioned above to provided identified and agreed Items needed as above mentioned. Coincidentally this is the birthday of the Executive Secretary /Trustee Mrs Elizabeth Idigbe and her birthday is also celebrated with the children.
17. In 2018, the foundation saw the need to empower the youths. The objective was to train 20 indigenes of Asaba from Asaba, Ibusa and Okpanam in Delta State and monies were given to the sixty of them to set up small scale businesses. It was meant to be yearly, but the Covid disrupted this, and this will be revisited.
18. In 2019, the foundation held its first Charity Walk tagged; ‘Walk for Super Special Children’ on Saturday, 11th May 2019. We raised awareness for children with special needs as the foundation encouraged government and families to give the needed care and attention to these super special children to enable them to maximise their potentials.
19. About 120 participants were in attendance from various organisations some of which were Benola Foundation, Down Syndrome Foundation of Nigeria, Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care, Ereko Methodist School, National Orthopaedic Special School, GTBank, Zenith, Fidelity Bank and First Bank as well as other individuals.
20. After the three months COVID-19 pandemic lockdown was announced in 2020, PUNUKA Foundation sought to provide food for 300 families of children with special needs within Lagos to help cushion the effect of the disrupted food system of these low-income families for their challenged children since the schools were closed.
We collaborated with Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board under the Executive Chairmanship of Honourable Wahab Alawiye, coordinated by Mrs. Hilda Twins who is a friend of the Foundation. The distribution held at Ikorodu, Mushin, Shomolu, and Surulere.
