DUBASS-DUKE FOUNDATION was registered in 2004 with the Cross River State Government and subsequently registered with Corporate Affairs Commission - Abuja in April, 2008 thereby giving the organization a national coverage. The organization began by taking care of orphans whose parents died of HIV/AIDS; payment of medical bills and drug support services for the under privileged and training them in higher institutions of learning and organizing workshops; awareness campaign on the scourge of Malaria and HIV/AIDS in tertiary institutions in Calabar and its environs; establishment of Health Club in Schools; distribution of Long Lasting Insecticides treated Nets to Pregnant Women, children under 5, communities most especially in Cross River State of Nigeria which is the base of Dubass-Duke Foundation.
PROGRAMME LOCATION/TARGET AUDIENCE
Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi Calabar Municipality, Calabar South, Odukpani and Yakurr Local Government Areas with serious attention given to women, children and youths (in school and out of school).
PROGRAMME AREAS
HIV/AIDS
An estimated millions of Nigerians become infected with HIV/AIDS yearly. In order to reduce the number of infection, we use a balanced approach of ABC which include the promotion of Abstinence, Be faithful to partners, and/or consistence use of Condom as well as the implementation of voluntary counseling and testing, seminars and workshop on Human Right issues regarding HIV/AIDS and prevention of mother to child transmission, alongside a variety of educational and behavioural change communication campaigns that discourage harmful cultural norms such as Cross-generational sex, unprotected sex, stigma and prejudice against people living with HIV/AIDS. We are also in the fight against Tuberculosis that is an opportunistic infection. Currently, Dubass-Duke Foundation is training members of the society who are infected with HIV/AIDS on Skill Acquisition programme in the area of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). This is done in collaboration with National Directorate for Employment (NDE) and SACA.
MALARIA/ IMMUNIZATION AND NUTRITION
Each year million cases of Malaria lead to million deaths mostly of many African children. To prevent Malaria, DDF desires targeted subsidy and some cases free, to make available Insecticide – Treated mosquito Nets (ITNS) and Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLITNs) to Malaria risk groups (especially pregnant women and children under five) in Communities and secondary schools especially the boarding schools, fumigation and all forms of vector control. Dubass-Duke Foundation is also involved with Immunization and Nutrition as a means to child survival. In addition to the above, we also carry out Social Mobilization to create awareness on the causes, symptoms, prevention and cure of Malaria. This, most times is done in collaboration with Society for Family Health, Nigeria.
DRUG DISTRIBUTION
Dubass Duke Foundation had since inception assisted in the distribution of mostly, Malaria drugs to communities in Cross River State of Nigeria. These include:
Distribution of 25,000 doses of Coartem in collaboration with Roll Back Malaria, Cross River State.
Distribution of 12,000 doses of Larimax in collaboration with Roll Back Malaria, Cross River State.
Distribution of 2,000 doses of Laridox in collaboration with Society for Family Health, Cross River State.
Distribution of LLIT (Nos. 300) to Pregnant Women and Children below the age of 5 years in selected communities in Cross River State in collaboration with Africare, through Global Fund Programme.
Distribution of 1,000 LLITN and 2,400 Doses of ACTs (Larimal Child 1-6 yrs) to selected communities in Akamkpa, Akpabuyo, Bakassi, Calabar Municipality and Calabar South Local Govenrment Areas of Cross River State in collaboration with Society for Family Health (SFH), Africare and Gowon Center. June - November, 2009.
SAFE WATER
Diarrhea, most importantly in our local communities kill easily. This problem is gotten from unclean/unsafe water. To prevent the occurrence of this problem, Dubass-Duke Foundation in collaboration with the Apostolic Church Ikot Efiokon Etim, dug a borehole at Ikot Efiokon Etim Village in Akpabuyo Local Government Area to assist the inhabitants in getting good drinking water. This was also followed by another borehole at 25A Umo Okon in Calabar South Local Government Area dug to assist the people get clean drinking water.
ORPHANS AND VOLUNERABLE CHILDREN
DDF Project Director – Elder Etim Duke JP supervised the Survey on Orphans and Vulnerable Children as was sponsored by Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in February 2008.
