Two Names. One Network.
NOPDERVMH brings together NOPDER — Nur Outreach Programme for Drugs Education and Reintegration — and Volunteers for Mental Health (VMH).
The work began with a community focus in Nigeria. We are now opening remote volunteer opportunities to people worldwide and building relationships that can help communities learn from one another while respecting local context.
Our Mission
To advance mental-health and substance-use awareness, reduce stigma and strengthen community-led education, inclusion and learning through accessible information and responsible collaboration.
Our Vision
Communities everywhere where people can talk about mental wellbeing and substance use with dignity, find accurate information and connect with appropriate local support.
Dignity
People are more than a diagnosis, a history or a challenge they face.
Community knowledge
Activities should be shaped with local people and partners, not imposed on them.
Accuracy
We publish claims and impact figures only when they are supported and clearly defined.
Inclusion
We welcome different languages, cultures, abilities and lived experiences.
Safety and privacy
We protect personal information and keep volunteer activities within a clear, non-clinical scope.
Accountability
We explain what we do, what we do not do and where our current activities take place.
What We Do — And Do Not Do
Our work is non-clinical. We focus on awareness, education, community engagement, volunteer capacity, approved learning or partnership activities, and counselling services. We do not provide diagnosis, medication management, detoxification, residential rehabilitation or clinical crisis response.
Be Part of the Work
See our work, or volunteer with us from anywhere in the world.