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Illah is a rural community in the Niger delta region in Nigeria. Though located less than 50 miles from the Delta state capital, it is still isolated from many basic social and economic resources needed to maintain a quality of life for its indigenes comparable to its environs.
It is this desire to help improve the quality of life in Illah that has motivated sons, daughters and friends of Illah to commit to making a difference and stand for something greater than just oneself.
Key Facts:
- Nearly 15% of Nigerian children do not survive past their fifth birthday due to malaria (30%) and diarrhea (20%).
- Malnutrition contributes 52% of deaths of children under five. Iron deficiency (anemia) is common from worm infestation, frequent pregnancies, and hemoglobinopathies, like sickle cell disease.
- The spread of HIV/AIDS rose from 1.8% in 1990 to 4.5% in 1995.
- Only 20% of rural communities have access to safe drinking water.
- There is a growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases like hypertension and diabetes in rural areas in Nigeria, hypertension rates alone are estimated at 8-10% for rural areas (DFID 2000).