Sickle Cell Advocacy & Mgt Initiative

Sickle Cell Advocacy & Mgt Initiative Igniting awareness on Sickle Cell Anaemia Disorder and raising funds, via entertainment, arts and spo The SAMI team is headed by Ms.

Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative is a registered non governmental orgaisation which began operations in 2008. The vision is to have a nation where Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) is reduced and people with sickle cell as well as their families are able to live healthy, positive and productive lives. Our mission is empower and improve the lives of people, especially with SCD through strate

gic partnership by educating, creating awareness, and providing support. Oluwatoyin Ibidunni Adesola - is a certified health coach, a social entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and advocate. She is the founder and Executive Director of Sickle cell Advocacy and has firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced in living with the disorder. Touch a Cell (TAC),is a brand project of Sickle Cell Adv & Mgt Initiative SAMI, which focuses on awareness and advocacy by creating awareness on issues dealing with Sickle Cell. It therefore focuses on raising genotype awareness as well as advocating for better health care and breaking barriers with regards to general misconceptions on the issues of SCD through music, art, sports etc. By partnering with artist, celebrities, entertainers, fashion designers etc TAC is meant to create awareness and raise funds to assist those living with the disorder

03/04/2026
03/04/2026
What we do
03/04/2026

What we do

Media professionals, this is a capacity-building opportunity
16/02/2026

Media professionals, this is a capacity-building opportunity

Strong journalism plays a crucial role in protecting civic space and amplifying local solutions.
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โ€Ž๐—ก๐—ก๐—ก๐—š๐—ข ๐—๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—บ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ (๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ) is set to create room for strong journalism, and support journalists with the tools, mentorship, and resources needed to tell impactful, evidence-based stories across Nigeria.
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โ€ŽIf you are a journalist seeking to deepen your reporting, strengthen your impact, and gain sustained editorial support, this opportunity is for you.
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โ€ŽThe NNNGO Journalism Fellowship (2026) will cover:
โ€Ž๐Ÿ‘‰ 12-month fellowship
โ€Ž๐Ÿ‘‰ 5-day hybrid capacity-building workshop
โ€Ž๐Ÿ‘‰ โ‚ฆ100,000 monthly stipend
โ€Ž๐Ÿ‘‰ Access to editorial and global civil society networks focusing on three focal geopolitical zones: North East, South West, and South East.
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โ€Ž๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†
โ€ŽApplications must be submitted electronically through the official portal. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
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โ€ŽApplication closes: February 20, 2026.
โ€ŽFurther enquiries at: [email protected]
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โ€ŽThe NNNGO Journalism Fellowship is an equal opportunity program. ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.
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14/02/2026
Ji ma Sun. It's raining in Lagos but we got to do what we have to do.Today, at the Lagos City Marathon we race on the ro...
14/02/2026

Ji ma Sun.

It's raining in Lagos but we got to do what we have to do.

Today, at the Lagos City Marathon we race on the road and raise funds into the account for our sickle cell warriors ๐Ÿ˜Š

Please cheer us on. Big or small, your funds can place our lovelies on health insurance policy.

Donate to:
SAMI 500 by 1M campaign -
GTB - 0208883097

Or online via GoFundMe:
GBP: https://bit.ly/donate-gbp-to-sami
USD: https://bit.ly/donate-usd-to-sami
NGN: https://bit.ly/donate-ngn-to-sami



Yayyyyy! It's World Radio Day ๐Ÿ“ป ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฏ would be having a special Blood Genetics Crash Course, exclusively for our Media pro...
13/02/2026

Yayyyyy! It's World Radio Day ๐Ÿ“ป ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’ฏ

would be having a special Blood Genetics Crash Course, exclusively for our Media professionals, to enhance their knowledge base on blood group, genotype, and sickle cell.

SAMI 'Inform Right, Inform Well' holds on Wednesday 18th February 1pm - 3pm.

It's free and virtual

Register via: https://bit.ly/sami-inform-right



12/12/2025

If this is another life mission I have to do, I am ready for it' -
AdekunleGold


Thank you for doing this life mission with us.
We celebrate you AG ๐Ÿฅณ๐ŸŽŠ

Thank you
Adekunle Gold Foundation
for carrying the torch for the community

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

We presented 63, actually 64, IEC materials to the Surulere LGEA under the Lagos SUBEB , the Education Authority that gave us the approval to go into the 63 public primary schools in the entire Surulere axis (Surulere LGA, Itire Ikate LCDA, Coker Aguda LCDA) in Lagos.

This IEC material will be hoisted in strategic locations in the 63 schools and at the Surulere LGEA HQ. In simple language, it can teach children and others about their blood groups and genotypes with or without deep explanation.

The occasion also allowed us to pay fitting tribute to the memory of the late Education Secretary, Hon. Babatunde Anthony Awoyelu who gave us the approval earlier in the year.

The acting Education Secretary received the IEC materials on behalf of the organization and assured that they will be hoisted in all 63 schools by the respective school managers.

Our commitment stands - if they are not too young to go to school, they are not too young to learn sickle cell education.

Abayomi Oyelami
Peter Joseph Osikoya
Tobi Olaitan




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08/12/2025

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22B Amosu Street Off Bode Thomas Street
Lagos
112101

Opening Hours

Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+2349040002010

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Sickle Cell Advocacy and Management Initiative is a registered non governmental orgaisation which began operations in 2008. The vision is to have a nation where Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) is reduced and people with sickle cell as well as their families are able to live healthy, positive and productive lives. Our mission is empower and improve the lives of people, especially with SCD through strategic partnership by educating, creating awareness, and providing support. The SAMI team is headed by Ms. Oluwatoyin Ibidunni Adesola - is a certified health coach, a social entrepreneur, writer, speaker, and advocate. She is the founder and Executive Director of Sickle cell Advocacy and has firsthand knowledge of the challenges faced in living with the disorder. Touch a Cell (TAC),is a brand project of Sickle Cell Adv & Mgt Initiative SAMI, which focuses on awareness and advocacy by creating awareness on issues dealing with Sickle Cell. It therefore focuses on raising genotype awareness as well as advocating for better health care and breaking barriers with regards to general misconceptions on the issues of SCD through music, art, sports etc. By partnering with artist, celebrities, entertainers, fashion designers etc TAC is meant to create awareness and raise funds to assist those living with the disorder