In Rivers State in Nigeria, the vast majority of the population make their living from farming and fishing. There is a health centre in each of the 23 regions of the state, but little attention is paid to mental health.

In Eleme and the surrounding communities, many homeless and severely mentally ill people roam the streets and are exposed to inhuman treatment, such as ritual murder or physical and sexual abuse, particularly women and young girls.

To provide medical assistance to these people in distress, the Daughters of Charity travel around the region with 4 mobile clinics. In 1995, they set up the "Rosalie Home" rehabilitation centre to provide shelter and care for women suffering from mental illness and without resources, with the aim of reintegrating them where possible.

The "Tell me when you come back" project enabled the sisters to finance the increasingly expensive treatments for these women suffering from mental disorders.

"Self-sufficiency has always been a challenge for our rehabilitation centre. But this is not without its problems, as inflation is still very high in Nigeria. 
We now want to create our own source of income at the Rosalie Home through a fish farm. This will enable us to finance the regular purchase of medicines, while ensuring better nutrition for these women." Sr Bibiana

The aim of this fish farming and rehabilitation project is to renovate five old, dilapidated fish ponds and train 12 mentally ill women in fish farming.

- The nutritional needs of all the sick women at the centre will be met, particularly in terms of proteins, as meat has become too expensive.

- Proceeds from the sale of the fish will be used to buy the medicines needed to treat the women.

Thank you so much for supporting this project to make the Rosalie Home self-sufficient.
With them, thanks to you!