Project PINK is a personal community development service project by Corps member Runcie C.W. Chidebe, on Breast & Cervical Cancer awareness and free screening. Project Pink is a bottom-top action-based project that is primarily focused on reducing the incidence of cancer in Nigeria,
championed by youths.
We want every man and woman in Nigeria to be breast and cervical cancer aware, because when cancer affects a woman, the man and the family will be affected psychologically and otherwise. Screenings costs about N3,000-N11,000 in radio-diagnostics centres and hospitals depending on screening type, but, we are giving all these screenings free of charge. It is an initiative powered with the passion to reduce incidence of cancer, for example, cervical cancer at early stage does not have any symptom until its late stage. For this reason, early detection saves life.
INSPIRATION
The inspiration to initiate a project that will provide awareness backed with FREE screening for women, arose from the number of people who are dying of Breast and Cervical Cancer in the villages and otherwise. The death rate is alarming! For instance, Nigeria has been rated the 1st nation and fifth in the world with highest cervical cancer deaths. It was reported that in Nigeria, 9,659 women are dying of cervical cancer every year (Cervical Cancer Free Coalition, Crisis Card May 2013). It is more painful because cervical cancer is a preventable cancer.
