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Community-Based Programmes
We deliver direct services within communities: counselling, awareness, training, and economic support, meeting people where they are.
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From Empowerment to Action
Strengthening Communities for a Full Life
Integrated programmes in mental health, gender protection, education, economic empowerment, and migration, across Nigeria.
6
Programmes active
12
Communities served
500+
People reached
60
Health workers trained
1
Scholarship awarded
Figures for the current programme cycle. The earlier reach of our predecessor organisation is documented in Our Roots.
Behind the numbers
Training in partnership with JOOPSA
Patient communication and first aid training delivered for the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy, under our Save a Life Initiative certification from the Disque Foundation.
“Verenda” evokes the veranda, a gathering place where people share stories, find support, and build community.
Registered 2013 · Renamed 2025 · Lagos, Nigeria
Who We Are
A Platform for Community Wellbeing, Action, and Narrative Change
Sheerah Verenda Full Life Initiative Ltd/GTE is a Nigerian social impact organisation dedicated to strengthening individuals, families, and communities through integrated development programmes that promote dignity, wellbeing, and opportunity.
We work at the intersection of community-based programmes, systems thinking, and storytelling, recognising that lasting change requires addressing the interconnected realities people face rather than isolated problems.
Founded from earlier work in family counselling and violence prevention through the Initiative for Sustaining Family Unity, we have grown into a broader platform that combines direct programme delivery with narrative change: amplifying voices, reducing stigma, and shaping more compassionate communities.
- 01Community-Based ProgrammesDirect service delivery within communities.
- 02Systems ThinkingAddressing interconnected root causes of vulnerability.
- 03Storytelling & Narrative ChangeAmplifying lived experiences to shape social understanding.
How We Work
An Integrated Ecosystem Approach
At Sheerah Verenda, we recognise that social challenges are interconnected. Our work responds to the full realities people face, combining direct programme interventions, community engagement, and narrative change platforms that shape understanding, reduce stigma, and promote inclusive social attitudes.
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Systems Thinking
We address the interconnected root causes of vulnerability, not just the visible symptoms, so that change is sustainable and lasting.
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Storytelling & Narrative Change
Through Unsilenced Voices That Matter and community platforms, we amplify lived experiences to reshape social norms and reduce stigma.
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Explore Our Flagship Programmes
Six interconnected programmes, one vision: stronger communities where people can thrive with dignity, wellness, and purpose.
Gender Equality & Protection
For Sisterz Only
Safe spaces giving women and girls sisterhood, mentorship, and support to heal and grow.
SDG 5
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Mental Health & Psychosocial Support
Verenda Wellness
Community-based mental health and psychosocial support that builds emotional resilience.
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Migration & Reintegration
Safe Journeys
Safe-migration awareness and support so young people can make informed choices.
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Economic Empowerment
Verenda Shared Kitchens
Community kitchens strengthening food security, nutrition, and women’s enterprise.
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Justice & Rights
Justice Access Hub
Legal aid, rights awareness, and pathways to justice for vulnerable people.
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Education & Youth Development
Education Support Initiative
Exam registration support, mentorship, and resources that keep students in school.
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Narrative change
Unsilenced Voices That Matter
Our podcast and storytelling platform, the seventh strand that runs through every programme.
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Our Alignment with the Global Goals
Aligned to the goals that matter most to our communities
Our programmes align with eight of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: dignity, wellbeing, education, equality, justice, and partnership.
No Poverty
Livelihoods and enterprise support reduce economic vulnerability.
Good Health & Wellbeing
Mental health and psychosocial support strengthen resilience.
Quality Education
Education support removes barriers to learning and completion.
Gender Equality
Safe spaces, leadership, protection, and justice access support women and girls.
Decent Work & Economic Growth
Enterprise training and cooperative models create sustainable livelihoods.
Reduced Inequalities
Every pillar works to close the gaps that keep people excluded.
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions
Rights awareness, safe migration, and justice referrals strengthen accountability.
Partnerships for the Goals
Community, institutional, and cross-sector collaboration powers sustainable impact.
Narrative Change
Unsilenced Voices That Matter
Real conversations about mental health, migration, gender, justice, and hope, told by the people living them. New episodes on Spotify, with video on YouTube.
Latest episode · S1: E11 — IMUWAHEN: The Mind, the Life, and the Outcomes
Ways to Make a Difference
Every contribution strengthens a life
Choose the work that speaks to you. We will confirm your chosen tier, receipt details, and how your gift is put to work.
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Adopt a Student
WAEC/JAMB exam fee sponsorship via the FFJ Memorial Education Support Scheme.
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Support a Wellness Session
Fund counselling sessions for community members.
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Fund a Community Campaign
Support a Safe Journeys, Justice Access Hub, or For Sisterz Only campaign.
Events & Conversations
Upcoming Events
Community sessions and open conversations, held where people already gather.
Migration
Safe Journeys Migration Awareness Session
A community session on safer migration decisions, rights, and the support available before and after the journey.
Dates announced soon. Register your interest
Mental Health
Verenda Wellness Community Conversation
An open conversation on mental health, stigma, and the everyday practices that help communities heal together.
Dates announced soon. Register your interest
Stories, Reflections & Insights
From the Knowledge Hub
Reporting from the communities we work in, starting with the full activity reports from the organisation we grew out of.
Eight Hundred Questions: Sexual Violence Awareness in Secondary Schools
Eleven schools and 1,822 students at report stage, 2,357 by the project’s end, and 21 peer advocates across Lagos and Ogun, plus the more than eight hundred questions students had been waiting for somewhere to ask.
In preparation
- Mental HealthThe Hidden Cost of Untreated Mental Health in Nigerian Communities
- Gender & ProtectionFor Sisterz Only: Why Safe Spaces Matter for Women’s Leadership
- MigrationSafe Migration is a Right: What Every Young Person Should Know
- Economic EmpowermentShared Kitchens, Shared Power: Building Economic Resilience Through Cooperation
These pieces are being written and will be published here.
Lasting social change begins with human connection and collective care.
From our founding statement
Partners & Collaborators
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Be Part of the Change
Sheerah Verenda is powered by passionate individuals committed to community wellbeing. Whether you bring professional skills, lived experience, partnership capacity, or the desire to contribute, there is a place for you here.