
STORIES FROM
AMAUDO
Amaudo has touched the lives of so many over the years.
Residents, service users, families, staff and volunteers share their stories here.
Jenny Ayres' story
I first heard about Amaudo from my church minster who knew of Ros and told me about Amaudo’s work. I was looking for a chance to do something useful overseas post-university and was drawn to both the hands-on nature of volunteering at Amaudo and the relative informality and flexibility…
Chima’s Story
I am a young newly married man and I live in Lagos with my wife, although we are originally from South East Nigeria…
Sir Emma O. Ndukwe's story
One of my mentors the late, Sir Herbert U Osoka, introduced me to Amaudo’s Management team while I was living in Umuahia, Abia State…
Maduabuchi's Story
I was Trading in Lagos and even had some transactions in Togo before I started experiencing some mental health problem. I could no longer continue in my business.
Polly Eaton's story
The joy of walking into a village with an Amaudo resident, who had been presumed dead by their family, and yet was being brought home in good mental health, brought scenes of wailing and praising God. It was a privilege to be part of the process of rehabilitating people…
Chionyhe Williams story
“In 2006 my mother called me to tell me that my sister had started misbehaving. Her behaviour got worse and worse and we didn’t really understand what was happening to her.