AMREF Celebrates International Women’s Day

AMREF’s voice was heard loud and clear on International Women’s Day on March 8. Working with AMREF US and AMREF UK, we launched a day-long Twitter campaign to spread the word about women’s health in Africa. Together, we highlighted the amazing women who are part of AMREF and those whose lives have changed for the better. AMREF’s Director General, Dr. Teguest Guerma, also released a special International Women’s Day message calling on all of us to Stand Up for African Mothers.

Preventing HIV Among Miners.

Boaz Kadikilo makes good use of his lunch time. While taking a break from his job as a dump truck driver at a gold mine, he talks to his co-workers about getting tested for HIV.

The conversation may not be an easy one, but Boaz’s work is having success: the prevalence of HIV has dropped, as has the number of syphilis infections.

AMREF’s Coffeehouse Speaker Series on global development is back, and more popular than ever! With a record attendance (50 people!) at our March Coffeehouse, we discussed how technology innovation can re-shape Africa. 

Each AMREF Coffeehouse features dynamic speakers sharing their personal experiences, engaging conversation and, of course, great coffee! Join us for our April Coffeehouse on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 where we’ll look at the use of photography in international development. The AMREF Coffeehouse is hosted by Urbana Coffee (1033 Bay Street, near Wellesley) and gets underway at 6:00 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.  Join our Facebook group to stay up-to-date on upcoming speakers.

Paul Collins, author of Mack Dunstan’s Inferno / Mystery of Everyman’s Way

Contact him on: http://www.facebook.com/#!/authorpaulcollins