Pontšo Tšoeunyane is a young enthusiastic African who is inspired to bring positive change and impact on people’s lives in her community and beyond, across the social spectrum. She holds a Master of Science in Sociology and BA Degree in…
Sustaining Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
By Evelyn Amoako Ghana established the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by ACT 650 in the year 2003 for financing health services, provide residents with accessible, equitable ,affordable and quality health care. This laudable initiative aimed at universal health coverage…
Africa unfair to persons with disabilities- Kenyan famous Amputee
Elizabeth Achola Mange’ni is a Trade Development Officer II with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives in Kenya and also the Cofounder of You4She Initiative with experience in empowering young girls and women especially those living with disabilities. The…
‘The rights of African child should be protected’
Auguster Asantewa Boateng is the founder and convener of The Butterfly Effect, a registered not for profit organization and human rights advocacy initiative in Ghana. The NGO was founded with the aim of using effective and sustainable strategies to promote…
Africa’s health sector should be strengthened- Kyeng
Kyeng Mercy Tetuh is an Epidemiologist with a Master’s Degree in Public Health and Epidemiology. She is the Founder and CEO of Value Health Africa and currently serves in public health office with the Africa Centre for Disease Control (Eastern…
Learning crisis in Africa worrisome- Akinyi
Akinyi Awora has over five years of experience in community development. Her focus is majorly on human centered educational development designs. She is extremely passionate about education and believes that sustainability can be achieved. It is for that reason that…
‘Reducing street children in Ghana our goal’
The President of Hope for the Street Child Foundation, Ghana, Khadijatu Iddrisu is a lady with a strong desire to bring about change in her community. She is a dedicated social advocate, sailing entrepreneur and a selfless volunteer . Khadijatu…
‘Why we are empowering teenage mothers in Uganda’
Jennifer Achiro is the initiator of Child Mothers Initiative Uganda. Jennifer who is a Lawyer is determined to make a big change in her country. Jennifer is working hard to reduce teenage pregnancy in Uganda as she revealed in an…
Coping with stigma
By Diahann JohnBaptiste, MPA, MS, LAPC, NCC Stigma is defined situations in which an individual is discredited, disqualified, or alienated from full social acceptance. To the majority, stigmatized groups are considered to be flawed (Goffman, 1963). Stigma is generated by…
International volunteering: How helping others helps you
By Diahann JohnBaptiste, MPA, MS, NCC, LAPC While working on my master’s degree in counseling, I signed up to volunteer with an outreach missions program (Mercer on Mission by Mercer University) that offered students a service learning experience. This study…
