Campaign Story

Hi, I’m Chidinma Okezie from Nigeria, I’m a student and I’m 20 years old. For over a year between 2020 and 2021 I experienced severe anxiety which became a challenge to my schooling activity. I couldn’t eat, shower or even go outside, it was a nightmare for me. I had to come home in June 2021 and I’ve been home since then, I tried explaining to my parents what I went through in school about my anxiety but all my explanations were met with reluctance and eventually nonchalance, my mum especially didn’t care about my declining mental health, she just assumed that I left school to spite her. While at home, I tried looking for a job but I wasn’t able to find one as most companies weren’t hiring at the time. In addition to my declining mental health, I have had to experience toxicity from my family members especially my parents, especially in the past year. I’m launching this campaign to gather funds so that I can be able to go back to school, go to therapy and get all the help that I need for my mental well-being, if you see this story and it resonates with you then please donate as much as you possibly can to this fundraiser, out of the goodness of your hearts, my life is hinging on it.