It’s Big Give time, when every penny our supporters donate on a specific week (November 28th – December 5th) is matched. Thanks to Network for Africa’s generous and faithful friends across the globe, your kindness makes it possible for thousands of survivors of conflict in Uganda, Rwanda and Sierra Leone to chart a path away […]

Network for Africa salutes First Lady Rosalynn Carter who has died at the age of 96. Four decades ago, when it was not socially acceptable to discuss mental illness, Mrs Carter was a relentless champion for better mental health services. When her husband was in the White House, Mrs Carter was the force behind the Mental Health […]

The United States’ founding fathers were on to something in 1776 when they declared life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness to be inalienable rights. Yet, it is still rare to find any reference to people’s emotional state (“happiness”) in more recently drafted bills of rights, constitutions or legal conventions. More typical is a catalogue of things […]