Check out these first-hand accounts of how we are creating lasting health change in partnership with communities in Africa. These stories will amaze and inspire you!
Youth in Kenya Join the Fight Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to alter many aspects of our daily lives no matter where we live in the world, in Kenya Amref Health Africa has partnered with governments in [...]
Habari Newsletter – Spring 2021
Habari is our bi-annual newsletter for supporters of Amref Health Africa in Canada. 'Habari' is a greeting in Swahili, a widely-used language in east Africa. It also means "What's [...]
Amref Health Africa Hero: Margaret Kilonzo
Margaret Kilonzo is a community health worker in the area of Kibera in Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest informal settlements in Africa. She started in 1998, after she received [...]
Meet Rachel: She’s working to end female genital mutilation/cutting in Kenya
Meet Rachel, an End FGM/C champion in Kenya. “I’m Rachel. I’m 23-years- old and from Kaijado County, Kenya. I’m the second born in the family. I have a great older [...]
Meet Dessie: he’s working to end female genital mutilation/cutting in Ethiopia
Meet Dessie, a champion who is working to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Ethiopia. “I’m Dessie. I’m 33-years-old and from Ethiopia's Amhara region. I'm a proud father of a girl and a [...]
Meet Monica: she’s working to end female genital mutilation/cutting in Tanzania
Meet Monica, an End FGM/C Champion in Tanzania.“I am Monica, a happily married woman and a mother of three. I am a proud Maasai from Kilindi, Tanzania. Our tribe is [...]
How one community health worker in Tanzania is helping pregnant women survive
Paulina Boniface Dotto, 53, devotes her time to promoting the value and importance of antenatal care services (also known as pre- and post-natal care) to pregnant women in the Simiyu [...]
How communities in Tanzania are working together to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)
Meet Dr. Jane Sempeho (centre). A passionate advocate for the health and rights of girls and women in Tanzania. Dr. Sempeho manages Amref Health Africa’s Integrated ARP-WASH (Alternative Rites [...]
Continuing Essential Health Care in Tanzania During COVID-19
Women in the Simiyu Region of Tanzania face many challenges that prevent them from accessing a health facility to deliver their babies, or receive medical advice during their pregnancy. [...]