Every day in Nigeria, people die from emergencies that a trained bystander could have prevented. Not because help was too far away, but because no one nearby knew what to do. We are about to change that.
Nigeria loses thousands of lives every year to emergencies that first aid could have survived.
First aid is not a doctor's skill. It is a human skill. The person who saves your life one day will not be wearing scrubs. They will be standing next to you in traffic, sitting beside you at a match, or working across the desk from you in an office. They just need to know what to do. That is what FAFA is for.
First Aid For All. Across Nigeria. In 35 months.
The First Aid For All Campaign, known as FAFA, is a national programme from the Nigerian Red Cross Society designed to train half a million Nigerians in basic first aid and CPR.
It runs across six phases, each anchored by a different sector. Finance and insurance, the informal sector, telecoms, entertainment and hospitality, institutions and education, and sport. Each phase brings training to where Nigerians already are. No one has to travel to a clinic. No one has to pay a fee. The training comes to them.
The Nigerian Red Cross Society has been Nigeria's humanitarian backbone since 1960.
NRCS is present in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, recognised by the ICRC and the IFRC, with tens of thousands of certified volunteers and the trust of Nigerians across every community, faith, and demographic. When NRCS trains you, that certification means something.
