ALTDAP is a research-led project to help young Nigerians understand drugs, avoid harm and find a way back when they need one. It rests on three anchors used together: psychology and social support, health and care, and faith-rooted. These are the people who build, guide and check that work, and the volunteer roles we would love to fill.
Every open role here is a volunteer role. They are social community services, not paid jobs and not a regular day-to-day commitment. A role means occasional tasks, such as a review, a check or a decision, carried out as often as the task and the role need.
Sets the vision, leads the research and is accountable for how ALTDAP treats the people it serves.
He leads ALTDAP (Adolescent and Lifelong Technology for Drug Abuse Prevention), an awareness infrastructure that brings drug abuse prevention education to people through games, self-paced short courses and facilitated live LaunchPads. It began as a community pain point he chose as his M.Sc. research. He brings over ten years in digital health and community impact.
“Prevention begins at home: people act when help is close, clear and on time.”
A young person who is protected from drug abuse needs more than information, so his work builds the whole person:
He designs this work with adolescents and youths in the ALTDAP community, so the young people ALTDAP exists to protect help shape the tools meant to protect them.
Interests declared: Leads AltDap Limited, which runs ALTDAP, and founded Healths.ng Media Limited.
Two supervisors guide the research design, ethics and publications, and keep the work rigorous.
Engr. Dr. Emmanuel C. Amadi
Academic Supervisor
Senior Lecturer and Head of Department, Information Technology, FUTO
A senior lecturer at FUTO specialising in network and cyber security. He leads the network administration and security team in the Department of Information Technology and is deputy director of the University ICT Centre. He has published over 30 papers and supervises ALTDAP's research.
Emmanuel Chukwudi Amadi teaches network and security, web design and cloud computing in the Department of Information Technology, where he is also Head of Department and Research Coordinator.
His research projects include a web crawler application and policy framework for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and a waste management and environmental hazard alert system. He also leads the IEEE FUTO SB SIGHT Group HTB and Tech4Good Umuokanne water projects, which focus on sustainable technological solutions.
As deputy director of the University ICT Centre, he oversees IT infrastructure and services at FUTO. He has mentored many students and is committed to empowering young Nigerians through information technology.
Interests declared: Technology, business and education, through his university IT leadership and teaching. He declares these so his advice on ALTDAP's technology can be weighed with them in mind.
Dr. Sylvia Ezinne Egbom
Academic Supervisor
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Health and Geospatial Epidemiology, FUTO
A Senior Lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), working at the intersection of environmental health, disease surveillance and geospatial intelligence. She supervises ALTDAP's research.
“My mission is to bridge the gap between human health and environmental data, creating equitable, thriving communities through spatial innovation.”
Trained in parasitology and entomology, her work focuses on the epidemiology and geospatial mapping of infectious diseases of poverty. It integrates disease surveillance, environmental data and spatial analysis to drive targeted, evidence-based public health action.
Her research advances environmental sustainability through disease surveillance systems that identify where and why diseases persist.
People who check that what we say is medically sound, safe for young people and lawful with personal data.
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Clinical reviewer
A doctor, psychiatrist, pharmacist or clinical psychologist who reviews drug facts and safety messages.
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Safeguarding lead
Owns our child protection rules and what happens when someone may be at risk.
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Data protection lead
Keeps us within the Nigeria Data Protection Act, including consent, privacy and data requests.
Offer to volunteerVoices from the communities we serve, so our care is respectful, practical and welcome to everyone.
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Pastoral adviser
Advises on how faith is shared with care: invitational, never pressuring, never replacing medical treatment.
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Interfaith adviser
Helps us serve Muslim and Christian readers equally and respectfully.
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Peer and lived-experience champion
Someone in recovery, or a supporter, who tells us honestly what helps and what does not.
Offer to volunteerNative speakers who check that every message reads naturally and safely in their language.
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Igbo reviewer
Reviews messages using a private link. No account needed.
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Yoruba reviewer
Reviews messages using a private link. No account needed.
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Hausa reviewer
Reviews messages using a private link. No account needed.
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Nigerian Pidgin reviewer
Reviews messages using a private link. No account needed.
Offer to volunteerTurns anonymous results into honest learning, and makes sure we measure what matters.
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Research assistant
Helps with literature review, data collection and pilot studies.
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Statistician or data analyst
Designs the analysis and checks that we never overstate what the numbers show.
Offer to volunteerThe people who build and write ALTDAP so it is safe, clear and pleasant to use.
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Software engineer
Builds and secures the website, the WhatsApp companion and the tools behind them.
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Designer
Makes ALTDAP accessible, calm and easy on a small phone.
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Health content writer
Writes plain, accurate and kind health information, then has it clinically reviewed.
Offer to volunteerSchools, churches, mosques, treatment centres and agencies who help ALTDAP reach people who need it.
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NDLEA liaison
Keeps our information about the agency's mandate and work accurate.
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School or campus partner
Hosts a pilot with students and gives honest feedback.
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Faith community partner
Hosts a pilot with a congregation and helps train trusted supporters.
Offer to volunteerWe welcome volunteer reviewers, advisers, translators and partners. No one is ever asked to endorse ALTDAP, and no one is paid or promised anything in return for an endorsement. Write to hello@altdap.com or read more about ALTDAP.
