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  • Punuka Foundation set for annual ‘Walk for Super Special Children’

    Punuka Foundation set for annual ‘Walk for Super Special Children’

    The 2025 edition of the Punuka Foundation Annual Walk for Super Special Children will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State.

    The starting point is the PAS World Centre, Plot 7, Block A10, Layi Yusuf Street, Off Admiralty Way, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos, at 7 am.

    A statement by the Executive Director, Mrs. Elizabeth Idigbe, said the highly anticipated community event celebrates children with neurodiverse conditions and advocates for a more inclusive and supportive society.

    “Now in its third edition, the Walk for Super Special Children continues to grow in impact and visibility, uniting families, caregivers, advocates, professionals, and allies from across the region in a vibrant display of love, awareness, and solidarity.

    “This year’s walk will feature inclusive activities, music, and interactive sessions.

    “The event also serves as a platform to highlight the urgent need for early diagnosis, inclusive education, accessible therapy services, and the full implementation of the Disability Act across all levels of government,” the Foundation said.

    Speaking on the importance of the event, Mrs. Idigbe added: “At the heart of this walk is a powerful message: every child, regardless of ability, deserves to be seen, heard, supported, and celebrated.

    “The Annual Walk for Super Special Children is more than just a walk, it is a movement to break stigma, raise awareness, and promote policy actions that create lasting change for neurodiverse children in Nigeria.

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    “We invite the public to join us in making this year’s edition even more impactful.”

    Punuka Foundation said it remains committed to building systems of support for children with special needs, especially girls, through its Childcare Centre, community outreach programmes, and strategic advocacy.

    “The 2025 walk reaffirms the Foundation’s dedication to fostering a Nigeria where all children can thrive,” it added.

  • Punuka Foundation gets first Executive Director

    Punuka Foundation gets first Executive Director

    Punuka Foundation has appointed Mrs Elizabeth Idigbe, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), as its first Executive Director.

    She is the Managing Partner at Punuka Attorneys and Solicitors.

    Mrs Idigbe is in charge of the firm’s energy & power, real estate, trust & wealth management and company secretarial practice groups.

    A Law graduate of the University of Benin, Mrs Idigbe was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987 and obtained an LLM from the University of Lagos in 1989.

    She is a full member of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON); a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and was an executive member of the institute from 2017 to 2019.

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    With over 36 years of work experience, Mrs Elizabeth is reputed for her expertise in security documentation, real property transactions, estate management, debt recovery/factoring and business restructuring, perfection of title, company secretarial services, employment law and general corporate practice.

    Experienced in corporate and private practice, she rose to the position of the Company Secretary of a major deposit bank.

    In the oil & gas sector, she also left a remarkable footprint working as the General Manager in charge of human resources, corporate services and company secretarial of a major oil marketing company.

  • Punuka Foundation holds charity walk May 4

    Punuka Foundation holds charity walk May 4

    The second edition of the Punuka Foundation Walk for “Super Special Children” will be held on May 4, 2024 in Lagos and Abuja.

    It will take off in Lagos at 7 am from Layi Yusuf Street, Lekki Phase 1 (beside Zenith Bank), through Admiralty Way and terminate at PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors office at Oyibo Adjarho Street, Lekki Phase 1.

    The take-off point in Abuja is Punuka Attorneys & Solicitors office at 9A, Freetown Street Wuse 2, and will terminate at the Eagle Square, Federal Secretariat.

    The Punuka Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation established to pursue the objective of helping the needy in society.
    It focuses on people with developmental needs such as autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and related conditions.

    The Executive Secretary and Trustee of the Foundation, Mrs Elizbeth Idigbe, said the Walk is intended to create awareness of the need to provide support and equitable opportunity for our super special children to maximise their potential.

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    She said every child with special needs is uniquely talented but requires the right support and environment to showcase it and live an impactful life.

    Corporate organisations and well-meaning individuals are expected to participate in the Walk.

    The Foundation, founded by Chief Anthony Idigbe (SAN) and Mrs Idigbe, has since its inception, pursued its core objective of helping children with special needs to maximise their potential in life.

    It has achieved this through its numerous programmes including sponsorship of early interventions, therapy sessions, training/sensitisation programmes for caregivers and parents of special children and regular charity visits to special homes in major cities across Nigeria.

    It offers yearly subvention to homes, provides food items, learning materials and therapy tools and has reconstructed classrooms and toilet facilities, as well as provided ramps for easy access for challenged persons.

    The foundation also provides needed facilities and items for some non-special needs institutions yearly.

    In line with its vision, the Foundation recently completed and inaugurated an ultra-modern, purpose-built Childcare Centre with a weekday boarding facility and capacity to accommodate over 50 children with varying developmental needs.

    The facility is equipped with modern facilities, sensory-motor tools and other learning aids as well as the right mix of therapists (occupational, behavioural, language/speech), assessors, resident nurses, and a complement of other staff who work together to ensure the actualisation of the developmental goals of the super special children.