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 overseeing Maasai communities in seven regions in Tanzania says “We believe that a girl who is not cut is a source of bad luck in the […]
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. Jamila largely thought of any possible social stigma something that she never wanted to experience. Although she had noticed some signs of being infected with HIV, her inside voice cautioned her not to go 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 Africa Tanzania, through its five-year Afya Kamilifu project which is funded by PEPFAR through the US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) in Tanzania supports the Anglican Church which […]
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 to deliver at home with the assistance of a traditional birth attendant….However, on the second day, at around 20:00, the traditional birth attendant failed to […]
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 pain and stayed home hoping for a safer delivery, but until the third day I was still in labor pain and decided to go to Ikonongo dispensary at Shinyanga. I stayed at […]
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 and got married immediately. In 1986 I had my first pregnancy, whereby I had a home delivery, I had some complications due to prolonged labour, […]