Impact Stories

Charles Kariuki Mwangi, the Diligent 90-year-old CHW of Busia

By Enock Marita, Knowledge Management/Research Officer - Amref Health Africa A five-year-old boy in Busia town is taken to Busia…

5 years ago

Turning an Ordinary Midwife into a Super Midwife

By Caroline Ariba Her arrival into the maternity ward is noticed. She might not be the most experienced midwife at…

5 years ago

Catherine’s Journey towards Becoming a Midwife

Meet Catherine, one of the powerful women working on the frontline of healthcare in Uganda. Catherine is a 26-year-old midwife…

5 years ago

Community Health Worker in Matala, Angola on a Mission

Daniel Canivete is a Community Health Worker (CHW) in Matala, Huila Province in Angola. He is a husband and a…

5 years ago

Mums Magic Hands (MMH) Programme Equips Communities with COVID-19 Information

Article by Raymond Obare, HBCC Project Communications lead Davis Arere and Doris Osano are two of the 12 Public Health…

6 years ago

Spotlight Initiative – Ngokwe Case

Amref is implementing Spotlight initiative activities through UNFPA. This initiative seeks to eliminate SGBV and HP in Machinga through provision…

6 years ago

Access to contraception is helping to improve the life of Tariko Manta, and her family, who live in a village in Ethiopia

Read Tarkio’s experience in her own words: “My name is Tariko. I am 32-years-old and I live in Kindo Koisha…

6 years ago

Todoloi a’ edewa camps saving the lives of mothers and children in nomadic communities in times of COVID–19

Todoloi in ng’aturkana loosely translates to ‘reach us.’ The Turkana community uses this term to express devastating circumstances such as…

6 years ago

Kenya’s Unlikely COVID-19 Hero

Working as a security guard at a hospital gate, this Kenyan woman has beaten the odds to achieve her dreams…

6 years ago

Security Guard by Day, Health Worker in Training and Practice – Jane’s Story

Many unsung heroes are making a difference in their community, particularly during the era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-six-year-old Jane…

6 years ago