by marieke | Aug 14, 2020 | Australia, Rwanda, Social Action
“Real life heroes exhibit an uncanny ability to persevere despite the odds, and to do so with humility and dedication.” (United Nations) World Humanitarian Day, held on the 19th of August each year, celebrates “real-life heroes who have committed their lives to...
by marieke | Jul 9, 2020 | Covid Response, Social Action, South Africa
Since the ‘waging of the ‘war’ against the spread of COVID-19 , the directive to wear a face mask has been of primary importance, along with sanitising and washing hands with soap. It is the clarion call of every world leaders’ address on this pandemic in the bid to...
by marieke | Jun 25, 2020 | Malawi, Social Action, Story, Testimony
Tamandani Nazimera, a phenomenal and passionate woman of faith, recently joined the team at AE Malawi in a voluntary capacity as Health Programs Officer. Originally from Blantyre, Tamandani studied nursing and midwifery at the University of Malawi. After working for...
by marieke | Jun 9, 2020 | Covid Response, Social Action
COVID-19 pandemic has affected majority of countries in Africa. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Africa were 189,559 as of 8 June up from 51,000 a month ago. The numbers are growing fast. A new report by the Partnership for Evidence Based Response to COVID-19 (PERC)...
by marieke | May 18, 2020 | Covid Response, Social Action
Our global future is nothing like our past. The world is reeling as it wrestles to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic and the economic devastation that lies in its wake. What does this struggle look like for the continent with the world’s highest population growth...
by marieke | May 13, 2020 | AE on Mission, Covid Response, HBE, Mission, Social Action
Before the onset of the novel coronavirus pandemic, ordinary life was already a struggle for millions across the continent of Africa. Although COVID-19 is yet to hit Africa in full force, inadequate health systems are expected to render nations defenseless against the...
