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!
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. [...]
How an 11-year-old girl in northern Kenya fought her way into a classroom
Kabale was promised to a man when she was barely three-years-old and expected to marry him when she turned 11. This is common for Gabra girls, a pastorialist (also [...]
Creating Lasting Change for Mothers and Babies in Kenya
In Kenya, 74,000 children die every year before reaching their fifth birthday according to UNICEF compared to 1,750 child deaths under the age of five in Canada (Statistics Canada 2018). Coupled with this, 495 [...]
Sexual violence during COVID-19 – Insights from an Addis Ababa health care professional
Meet Hiwot Girma, a #NoMoreViolence Champion from Ethiopia: “My name is Hiwot. I’m a 26-year-old clinical pharmacist working at Ghandi Memorial Hospital as a drug information focal person. This [...]
