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!
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 [...]
COVID-19 school closures leading to increased risk of FGM/C in rural Tanzania
Meet Ibrahim Ibrahim ole Kinwaa, a #NoMoreViolence Champion from Tanzania: “I’m Ibrahim, I’m 39 and from Tanzania’s Tanga region. I live in a small rural town with my wife and [...]
I’m not a victim, I’m a voice – Championing women and girls’ rights in Kenya during COVID-19
Meet Talaso Gababa, a #NoMoreViolence Champion from Kenya: “I live with my brother, sister, and father in a small rural community in northern Kenya called Gabra. With COVID-19, everyone is [...]
On the front lines of COVID-19 in Africa
Eric Njoroge Kabuba got a call late one evening, not long after confirmed COVID-19 cases started to be reported in Kenya. He was asked to pilot a flight to Mandera [...]
Amref Health Africa Hero – Joseph Onyango
Joseph Onyango is 24-years-old, and already he’s a leader. He is a youth champion on sexual and reproductive health and rights, trained by Amref Health Africa through our Canada-Africa [...]
Tackling Gender-Based Violence
Faustine Maige, 41, who lives in Inalo village in Tanzania, is one of the volunteer community health workers who took part in a 21-day training course through the Uzazi [...]
Amref Health Africa in Kenya’s free obstetric fistula screening camp restores dignity of women in Siaya
Margret Oduor is a 50-year-old mother and wife from Manga in Siaya County, Kenya. She practices small scale farming to support her four daughters while her husband works in Mombasa.Margret [...]