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…
LaTarsha: From homelessness to greatness
LaTarsha Holden is a native of Atlanta, GA. She was a walking statistic: high-school drop-out, four kids by the age of twenty-two, welfare recipient, low self-esteem, mentally, verbally and physically abused. The predictable outcome was a life of poverty, dependency…
Addressing cognitive distortions
By Diahann JohnBaptiste, MPA, MS, NCC, LAPC Diahann JohnBaptiste, MPA, MS, NCC, LAPC is a well-respected licensed Clinical Therapist and is the owner and CEO of Generation Health Alliance Foundation, Inc. (‘GHA”). GHA was founded in 2015 and has an…
Africa, I forgive you
By Entle Dambuza https://greensavannahdiplomaticcable.com/africa-thank-you-for-raping-me/ You woke me up with a deep penetration and I have not even stopped to blink. My eyes are wide-shut. Now that the sensation of your movements deep within me have subsided and I am learning…
Electric Sewing Machine for Life
By Etchi Besem Oben Welcome to Health Patch exclusively on Green Savannah Diplomatic Cable. This is Mama Besem, Diamond Distributor with JM International. Today our slogan is “It is not you, it is his prostate.” When you married him, he…
Still on HIV in Ghana
By Evelyn Amoako Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have been conditions of significant public health interest since 1986 when HIV was first reported in Ghana. Statistics from Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/ AIDS…
European Union provides new life in Gui
By Sunday Oyinloye For the Gui community in Abuja, Nigeria, it’s a new dawn as a new Healthcare facility has been provided for the use of the residents by European Union. Over the years, EU-SIGN has strengthened the capacity of…
Deaf but aiming high
By Sunday Oyinloye Monicah Tenai is an Early Childhood Development and Education(ECDE) teacher in Kenya. She has taught children with disabilities for 5 years. Monicah lost her hearing to meningitis at the age of 10. She was taken to Iten…