Embracing the Empowering Journey
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Nestled between the many hills of Rwanda is a small village of Masaka. A creamery operates there, buying milk from the local farmers and producing yogurt, ice cream, and butter. Their products are high quality and very popular, but their reach is still small.
Counting Chickens After They Hatch
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Four years ago, Beata Moses reached a crossroads. With a Grade-10 high school certificate and unemployed, the 20-year-old Namibian found herself trying to navigate the demands of being a young, single mother.
Counting Chickens After They Hatch
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Four years ago, Beata Moses reached a crossroads. With a Grade-10 high school certificate and unemployed, the 20-year-old Namibian found herself trying to navigate the demands of being a young, single mother.
Mentor Mothers Keep Babies HIV-Free
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Camaraderie is as important to pregnant and breastfeeding people all over the world as the quality healthcare. Comparing morning sickness or baby-bumps and communing over all the surprises and joys of pregnancy is universal.
Improving the health of patients with nurse Sphiwe Thobejane
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I guess I am passionate about seeing people flourish regardless of their circumstances. Touching a life and making a difference here and there gives me fulfillment.
Head Nurse in Charge - meet Tšoenyo Tekane
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Tšoenyo Tekane started working at the Baylor Foundation Lesotho in the year 2015 under the USAID-funded PUSH Project based in Mohale's Hoek. As an Outreach Nurse, he mentored health care providers in all the district's facilities on HIV Care and Treatment.
Water Access Transforming Crop Production for a Group of Farmers
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In Garbatula town, located 120 kilometers East of Isiolo town in northern Kenya there is a group of entertainers that turned into farmers. The Garbatula Kinisa farmers group has 24 members.
Promoting Youth Participation and Civic Engagement in the Isles of Zanzibar
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In Zanzibar, youth comprise a significant number of the population. 35.3% of the population is between the ages of 15 and 35. They face serious challenges, including unemployment, poverty, and little participation in governance and political processes. Zanzibar Fighting Against Youth Challenges Organization (ZAFAYCO) a youth-led civil society organization, established in 2013 is at the forefront of addressing challenges for youth in the isles.
Birth Certificates: Opening Doors for Adolescent Girls in Mali
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Many children in Mali, including the internally displaced, do not have access to original birth certificates due to relocation, loss, or their birth never having been registered. The effects of this are myriad. One negative impact is that children without birth certificates are unable to register for school or receive other basic social services.
From hesitancy to vaccination: old age facility resident decides to get the jab
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Sister Nikki Price provides health services at Allison Homes. “When the COVID-19 vaccine became available, we did not insist that our residents vaccinate, but many of them wanted to. They wanted to see their families again. The isolation had been extremely hard for them. Sadly, two of our residents who had comorbidities died from COVID-19.”
From hesitancy to vaccination: old age facility resident decides to get the jab
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Sister Nikki Price provides health services at Allison Homes. “When the COVID-19 vaccine became available, we did not insist that our residents vaccinate, but many of them wanted to. They wanted to see their families again. The isolation had been extremely hard for them. Sadly, two of our residents who had comorbidities died from COVID-19.”
Improved pediatric care in Mozambique from USAID supported interventions leads to reduced HIV viral load
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Current treatment options for HIV/AIDS are so effective that despite being incurable, people can live with an undetectable level of viral load. To reach its country-wide targets, Mozambique needs to expand viral load testing coverage, which was just 63% at the start of the USAID Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes (ECHO) project.
Soldiers Against Mosquitoes: Day in the Life of an IRS Sprayer
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In Mambwe, the indoor residual sprayers, better known as the “Soldiers Against Mosquitos”, are a key part of the U.S.-Zambia partnership against malaria.
DREAMS Trains Young Women to Improve Early Childhood Education in Namibia
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“She is an absolute delight to work with,” says one of Maxi’s colleagues at the non-governmental organization where they work together to improve Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers in Windhoek, Namibia.
USAID Supports Healey IRF and Caritas in Providing Necessary Medical Equipment to Improve Health Outcomes in Sierra Leone
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Sierra Leone is a low-income country with a high burden of disease, high prevalence of injuries, and low surgical capacity. In addition, frequent power outages and a shortage of ventilators significantly increases the risks and complications of surgery.
After Fleeing Violence, Bibata Finds Land, Peace
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Burkina Faso is facing unprecedented levels of insecurity as organized armed groups (OAGs) operate within the country with increasing mobility. Currently, an estimated 60% of the country is controlled by these OAGs, and 1.9 million people fleeing violence have been displaced from their homes and communities.
Solidarity Overcomes Community Health Barriers in Mali
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The village of Siradoba in Mali’s Ségou region had two boreholes providing safe, potable drinking water and reducing diarrheal diseases: the first was donated in 1990 and the second in 2015. Both boreholes broke down in 2021 leading people to drink from traditional wells, that are not fit for human consumption and had been reserved for washing clothes. "As a result, cases of diarrhea and abdominal pain became common…we had not taken action to have the boreholes repaired as we were hoping for the support of a partner who was slow to come, while the population continued to suffer,” says Kalidy Diarra, a member of the village health solidarity committee.
Noura: An Essential Health Worker
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Pharmacy managers play an essential, but often overlooked role in health care. We rely on them to ensure the health products available, safe and accessible.
Innovative smart lockers help a young patient stay on treatment
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In 2018, Yvonne Zitha learned that she had HIV. “I got it when I was young. I was scared because my friends died from HIV,” she says. Zitha, who lives with her sister in a rural areas in Mpumalanga, South Africa, was going to a nearby health facility to collect her antiretroviral treatment, but she wasn’t taking it regularly, she hid it from others and the long queues in the center overwhelmed her.
Innovative smart lockers help a young patient stay on treatment
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In 2018, Yvonne Zitha learned that she had HIV. “I got it when I was young. I was scared because my friends died from HIV,” she says. Zitha, who lives with her sister in a rural areas in Mpumalanga, South Africa, was going to a nearby health facility to collect her antiretroviral treatment, but she wasn’t taking it regularly, she hid it from others and the long queues in the center overwhelmed her.
Door-to-door visits helps rural clinic exceed UNAIDS targets
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“Sis Dudu knocked on my door at home last year. If it wasn’t for her, I would be sick now,” says Hlengiwe Nkosi, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2022. “I wasn’t sick then, but Sis Dudu explained why I should still test. She counseled me, but it was my decision to test. I am so glad I did.”
Door-to-door visits helps rural clinic exceed UNAIDS targets
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“Sis Dudu knocked on my door at home last year. If it wasn’t for her, I would be sick now,” says Hlengiwe Nkosi, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2022. “I wasn’t sick then, but Sis Dudu explained why I should still test. She counseled me, but it was my decision to test. I am so glad I did.”
A Girl’s Journey to Achieving her Dreams
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“As a teenager, I had many dreams in life. I wanted to become someone in a position to uplift my community,” she said. “But I had no idea how to become this person. I had not finished school and was with a baby.
A Health Agent in Service to her Communities
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It is eight o'clock in the morning in Bougouni, Mali, and Kadidia Diakité has arrived at a village to meet with community health actors. She has one goal in mind; to improve the health of children and mothers by helping households to better plan and manage their own health.