Africa’s Girl Power
Education is far from a given for poor, rural Africans. But a group called CAMFED (campaign for female education) is
From Sudiksha Kochi / Borgen Magazine: Mothers2mothers employs women living with HIV as community health workers called Mentor Mothers. These Mentor Mothers work both at health facilities and door-to-door to improve the health of communities across ten African nations. They deliver integrated primary health care services to women, children, adolescents and entire families. This model improved the health of communities, while delivering meaningful employment for women living with HIV.
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Education is far from a given for poor, rural Africans. But a group called CAMFED (campaign for female education) is
Gawad Kalinga works with volunteers and partners on nation-building and alleviating poverty in the Philippines. Luis Oquiñena of Gawad Kalinga
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Riders for Health Nigeria works to improve the capacity and efficiency of healthcare delivery systems in Nigeria by ensuring that
Community health workers, trained by Amref Health Africa, bring much-needed primary and preventive care to their communities. Read the interview
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