Check out these first-hand accounts of how we are creating lasting health change in partnership with communities across Africa. These stories will inspire you!
Teen Mother Pursues Dream of Becoming a Nurse
When Anet Owiti became pregnant at 14, after a man sexually abused her, she felt her life had come to an end. Anet lives with her father, James Owiti, [...]
How Chiefs in Kenya are Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
At 12 pm on a hot Tuesday, William Jadedo convenes a group of men at a homestead in Rapogi in Migori County, Kenya. Young and old men meet regularly [...]
50 Years in South Sudan
1972 to 2022: Highlights Amref Health Africa has a long history in South Sudan, beginning in 1972 in what was then the southern region of [...]
Habari Newsletter – Spring 2022
Habari is our 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 [...]
A Gender Champion’s Commitment to end Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Malawi
Jessie Nyondo, a 43-year-old widow with five children, is a gender champion in Malawi. She lives in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mwabulambiya in the Chitipa District. Jessie and other community [...]
Amref Health Africa Hero: Ann Njogu – an interview
Ann Njogu is Chairperson of the Amref International University (AMIU) Student Council in Nairobi, Kenya where she is in her final year of the degree program in Health Systems Management [...]
The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence: A Male Agent of Change in Kenya
Contemplative and eloquent, Justus Hassan, 36, is a father of three from Wang’chieng village, Migori County in Kenya. He has volunteered to fight sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) alongside [...]
Community Health Workers in Kenya Demystify COVID-19 Vaccines
In the southern part of Kenya, along the shores of Lake Victoria – Africa's largest freshwater lake – meet Millicent Anyango, a Community Health Worker (CHW) leading the Arudho [...]
Integrating Services for Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Survivors in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, Amref Health Africa is establishing and strengthening one-stop centres at targeted hospitals to provide integrated medical and psychosocial services to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). [...]