A Mother`s Story of Pain and Survival

Mrs. Comfort Idoko from Yelwata community in Benue State, Nigeria, still wakes up in tears every night. In a single brutal attack by killer herdsmen, she lost 21 members of her family — brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and cousins. The trauma has left scars far deeper than the eye can see. In just one month, Comfort has attempted suicide three times, overwhelmed by the weight of her grief. Her story is not an isolated one. It is the silent cry of millions across Africa.

Mental Health in Africa: The Hidden Crisis

1 in 4 Africans will experience a mental health disorder in their lifetime.

Over 116 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live with mental health conditions.

Suicide claims more than 20 lives per 100,000 people annually in Africa — higher than the global average.

Among adolescents, nearly 25% struggle with mental health conditions, often in silence.

Yet, less than 20% of those who need help ever receive it.

These are not just numbers. They are mothers like Comfort, children in camps, fathers struggling to provide, and young people robbed of their dreams.

What We Are Doing Together

SIM Impacting Lives Foundation believes that mental health care is not a luxury, it is a lifeline. With partners like you, we are:

Bringing therapy where none exists, even in remote and crisis-torn communities.

Providing trauma-informed counseling for survivors of violence.

Creating community support groups that give survivors safe spaces to speak, be heard, and begin healing.

Supporting substance use recovery programs to restore dignity and hope.

Training Frontline workers to identify and respond to mental health needs in schools, IDP camps, and communities.

Restoring mental wellness in displaced persons camps, schools, and communities shattered by conflict.

Every time we step into an IDP camp, we see the truth: mental health needs are real, urgent, and overwhelming.

Why We Need You

We cannot do it alone.

just ₦5,000 ($3.215) pays for a months worth of antidepressant drugs and a counseling session for a survivor like Comfort.

₦15,000 ($9.646) provides a month of therapy and group counseling for a traumatized child in an IDP camp.

₦50,000 ($32.154) helps us train Frontline workers to provide trauma care in communities with no mental health services.

Your support could mean the difference between life and death for someone on the edge.

Take Action Now

Comfort’s story is a reminder that healing is possible, but only if we act. Don’t let silence and stigma claim more lives.

Give today. Stand with survivors. Restore hope.

Together, we can replace despair with healing, and grief with courage.

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