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Our Yearly Programme of Activities
- February 2018 - Tuesday February 27th - Benola’s 5th Anniversary.
- March 2018 - 21st-24th March- Australian Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Conference
25th March - American Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day.
- May 2018 - 28th-31st May - European Academy of Childhood Disability’s 30th Annual Conference
- June 2018 - 14th June- 6th Benola Day
- August 2018 - 11th August- Benola’s 6th National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum.
- October 2018 - 5th October – 2nd Annual World CP Day Public Lecture.
6th October – 4th 1000-Man Awareness Walk for Cerebral Palsy.
9th – 13th October – American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) 72nd Annual Meeting
- December 2018 - 3rd December - International Day of Person’s with Disability (PWD)
12th-14th December - Benola’s/Christmas Outreach to Children in Hospitals and CP Families.
- February 28th - Activities Marking Benola 4th Anniversary (symposium on disability)
- March 25th - American Cerebral Palsy Awareness day (US)
- May (17th - 20th ) - 29th European Academy of Childhood Disability Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- June 14th - Benola day
- August 12th - 5th Benola National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum
- 12th - 16th Sept - 71st Annual meeting of American Academy of Cerebral Palsy, Montreal, Canada
- October 7th - Benola Walk for Cerebral Palsy
- December 14th - Xmas Outreach to Children in Hospital
- December 16th - CP Family Network (Xmas Edition)
- Activities marking Benola's 3rd Anniversary - 25th February 2016
- Press Release
- Presentation Ceremony
Venue – Peninsular Hotel, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. (200 x Guests)
- 28TH Annual Meeting of EACD 2016: 1 - 4 June, 2016, 2016 Stockholm
- Benola Day 2016(14th June)
- Media Business Lunch: 7th June 2016 (Head and Media House)
- Visit to homes for disabled children: (Reach out to 100 Children)
- 4th National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum 13th August, 2016
- Press Conference: 4th August 2016
- Family Forum: Lagos
- International Conference – 70th Annual American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine: September 21-24, 2016 Westin Diplomat Hollywood, FL
- World Cerebral Palsy Day 2016 (5th October, 2016)
- Press briefing:28th September, 2016
- Walk for Cerebral Palsy: (Reach out to 150 Children)
- End of Year Activity
- Visit to children in hospitals: 15th /16th December,2016
- Outreach to Families of Children living with Cerebral Palsy
- Activities marking Benola's 2nd Anniversary.
- Press Release: 18th February 2015
- Presentation Ceremony: 26th February 2015. Venue – Peninsular Hotel, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. (80 x Guests).
- Quarterly Workshop for Cerebral Palsy Families & Benola Volunteers –March, 2015. (30 - 50 participants)
- Sixth Advisory Board Meeting: 10th March 2015.
- EACD 2015: 28th - 30th May, 2015 Copenhagen-Demark. (2 x Participants)
- Benola Day 2015(14th June)
- Media Business Lunch: 7th June 2015
- Visit to homes for disabled children: 14th June 2015. (Reach out to 100 Children)
- Fund Raising - The Benola Centre for Cerebral Palsy and Assistive Technology, Abuja 3rd Quarter of 2015
- Quarterly Workshop for Cerebral Palsy Families & Benola Volunteers - June, 2015. (30 - 60 participants)
- 3rd National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum
- Press Conference: 21st July 2015.
- Family Forum: 23rd July 2015. Lagos. (200 x Participants)
- 8th Advisory Board Meeting - 11th August 2015
- Quarterly Capacity Building Workshop for Cerebral Palsy Families & Benola’s Volunteers - August, 2015. (30 - 60 participants)
- International Conference - American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine: 21st - 24th October 2015. Austin TEXAS. USA. (2 x Participants)
- World Cerebral Palsy Day 2014 (30th October, 2015)
- Press briefing: 25th September 2015
- To be marked in Children’s Home: 30th September 2015 (Reach out to 150 Children)
- Quarterly Capacity Building Workshop for Cerebral Palsy Families & Benola’s Volunteers - November, 2015. (60 - 100 participants)
- 9th Advisory Board Meeting: 10th November 2015
- End of Year Activity
- Visit to children in hospitals: 16th December 2015. (Reach out to 100 Children)
- Outreach to Families of Children living with Cerebral Palsy (50 Families)
- In addition, Benola will host and/or participate in the following;
- Awareness Campaigns on Cerebral Palsy. (Press Briefings, Interviews and Radio/TV Appearances)
- Interactions with Religious Bodies, Educational Institutions and other Relevant Groups on Cerebral Palsy.
- In-Country Seminars, Conferences and Capacity Building Workshops on Cerebral Palsy and other Child Health Related Matters.
- Publication of Benola’s Way Forward for Cerebral Palsy in Nigeria. Mid-January 2014.
- Fourth Advisory Board Meeting: 6th February 2014.
- Public Presentation of Benola’s Roadmap for Cerebral Palsy in Nigeria
- Press Briefing: 20th February 2014
- Presentation Ceremony: 27th February 2014. Venue – Peninsular Hotel, Lekki
Phase 1, Lagos. (200 x Guests)
- Fifth Advisory Board Meeting: 8th May 2014
- Presentation of Benola's Roadmap on Cerebral Palsy, Abuja: 22nd May 2014.
- Benola Day 2014 (14th June)
- Press briefing: 5th June 2014
- Visit to homes for disabled children: 14th June 2014. (Reach out to 300 Children)
- European Academy of Childhood Disability: 3rd – 5th July 2014. Vienna, Austria. (2 x Participants)
- National Cerebral Palsy Family Forum
- Press Conference: 21st July 2014.
- b. Family Forum: 26 July 2014. Lagos. (300 x Participants)
- International Conference - American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine: 10th – 13th September 2014. San Diego, California, USA. (2 x Participants)
- World Cerebral Palsy Day, 1st October 2014.
Sponsors/Partners Regonition Night.
- Sixth Advisory Board Meeting: 2nd December 2014
End of Year Activity
Visit to children in hospitals: 15th, 17th and 19th December 2014. (Reach out to 300 Children)
- In addition, Benola will host and/or participate in the following;
- Quarterly Cerebral Palsy Family Counselling Sessions. (60 – 100 x participants)
- Awareness Campaigns on Cerebral Palsy. (Press Briefings, Interviews and Radio/TV Appearances)
- Interactions with Religious Bodies, Educational Institutions and other Relevant Groups on Cerebral Palsy.
- In-Country Seminars, Conferences and Capacity Building Workshops on Cerebral Palsy and other Child Health Related Matters.
