Verraki and HEI Equip Over 50 Students with Lifesaving First Aid Skills

Verraki, a member of Andersen Consulting, has reinforced its commitment to community development by partnering with Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) to equip young people with critical emergency response skills. The collaboration successfully trained over 50 students from two Lagos secondary schools, providing them with practical first aid knowledge.

The initiative, operating under Verraki’s Education Pillar of its Corporate Citizenship program, covered essential skills including CPR awareness, bleeding control, choking response, burn management, and general emergency preparedness. Students from Immaculate Heart Junior High School, Mende Junior High School, Mende Senior High School, Government Senior College, Ikoyi, Wahab Folawiyo Senior High School, and Akande Dahunsi Memorial High School participated in the training.

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At Verraki, we believe education should equip people not only for academic and professional success but also for life. Through our partnership with Health Emergency Initiative, we are helping young people acquire practical skills that can save lives, build confidence, and contribute to safer communities.

Niyi Yusuf, Managing Partner at Verraki, emphasized the program's goal: "At Verraki, we believe education should equip people not only for academic and professional success but also for life. Through our partnership with Health Emergency Initiative, we are helping young people acquire practical skills that can save lives, build confidence, and contribute to safer communities." This aligns with Verraki's dedication to human capital development and social impact.

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Emergency situations can happen anywhere and the ability to respond appropriately in those critical first moments can mean the difference between life and death. Through our partnership with Verraki, we are equipping young people and professionals with practical First Aid and emergency response skills that strengthen community resilience and save lives.

Paschal Achunine, Founder and Executive Director of HEI, highlighted the critical nature of immediate response in emergencies. "Emergency situations can happen anywhere and the ability to respond appropriately in those critical first moments can mean the difference between life and death," he stated. He commended Verraki for investing in programs that empower individuals to become confident first responders.

Oizamisi Balogun, Marketing and Communications Lead at Verraki, noted the program's lasting impact. "We deliberately design our community programmes to create impact that endures long after the intervention itself," Balogun said. She cited a previous collaboration where 57 students and teachers from 10 schools were trained, with over 10 percent having since used their skills to save lives. This demonstrates the program's success in fostering sustainable community resilience.

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We deliberately design our community programmes to create impact that endures long after the intervention itself. This partnership with Health Emergency Initiative is a good example. Beyond the recent training of our employees and students, last year’s collaboration equipped 57 students and teachers from 10 secondary schools across Lagos with lifesaving First Aid skills. Today, many of those beneficiaries continue to champion emergency preparedness in their schools, with over 10 percent having directly applied their training to save lives within their communities.