It’s a ‘Curse’ for Girls Who Did Not Undergo FGM
Through Integrated ARP and WASH project in Kilindi, Amref Health Africa in Kilindi contribute a lot to educate Maasai elders who believes that curse will follow those who did not undergo FGM. Sawasawa Lopejo a Maasai elderly leader […]
Hope is what made me healthy and the new me – Jamillah testifies
The Ngamiani Health Centre remained in Jamila’s life memory as it is where her hope of living journey started. Jamilah (42) saw the lights of living a normal and healthy life after a long time of scaring and ignoring the idea of going for HIV testing. […]
Church Leaders join efforts towards combating HIV/AIDS in the communities
Father Emanuel J Masoud, who is at the forefront leading the HIV/AIDS section at the Anglican Church in Zanzibar believes that; the church has a great contribution and ability to influence people on the ground when it comes to ways of reducing or combating HIV/AIDS. Amref Health […]
A Story of Salome Joel Maguha: “My husband had married another woman, he said I was smelling urine”
Born at Nyang’anga village in Sukuma ward in Magu, Mwanza region, forty-two -year old Salome Joel Maguha has had two miscarriages due to fistula. “In September, 1999 at around 14:00, I had labor pain and was expecting […]
Lucy Mafulanya: Before Amref came to me I was expecting my life to end
My name is Lucy Mafulanya, I was born in 1961, I am 59 years old I leave at Ilamba village in Ngudu Kwimba, I gave birth to seven children but one died during delivery so I remained with six only. In 1982 I experienced labor […]
I conducted adultery with two different Traditional Healers for a promise to be cured of the fistula
My name is Asteria Mabirika, I am 54 years old living in Chananja village in Mbarika ward, Misungwi District council. I completed primary education in 1983 at Bukisha primary school […]