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Celebrate hope throughout the world for those that have been diagnosed with depression, and honor those we have lost to this devastating disease, by planting a sunflower in their name. Help us to raise money and awareness so we can shed light for a brighter tomorrow.
Dan Taylor
iFred is working to eliminate the stigma of depression with the launch of the Field of Hope in Ghana in 2009. This initiative, managed in Accra by Dan Taylor, will focus on educating all on how depression affects those in Africa, and help raise money for depression worldwide. We chose Africa for our field this year to highlight and educate just how poorly the disease is understood.
Form of "Treatment" in Ghana
Of the 21.5 million people living in Ghana, over 2.8 million people are struggling with a mental disease. Unfortunately, less than 2% of these people are getting proper treatment. Many in Ghana and Africa trace mental problems to superstition and other ingrained beliefs, and a number are sent to 'spiritual camps', chained to trees and objects, and made to fast and pray for weeks in the hot sun to exorcise the supposed demonic spirits. The laws are 30 years old and do nothing to protect the individual - this must change.
Learn more about Ghana from the World Health Organization's report. Also learn about current legislation being proposed (PDF) and how the bill came about (PDF) and help us support a progressive mental health law that focuses on human rights and voice your support of this law. Please also considering planting a seed to demonstrate the importance of this symbolic planting.
iFred, International Foundation for Research and Education on Depression (iFred)
c/o The Field of Hope
PO Box 17598
Baltimore, MD 21297-1598
P. 410.268.0044 F. 443.782.0739
www.ifred.org www.depression.org foh@ifred.org