It can be annoying to be told you are over-thinking an issue. We hear the expression often in our projects in Africa, but it has a different meaning. Survivors of conflict who are troubled by horrific flashbacks tells us they “think too much.” Not all societies have the same familiarity with mental health that people in the […]

“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” Victor Hugo. In recent times Sierra Leone has suffered a triple whammy of challenges: eleven years of civil war, Ebola and then Covid. On top of this, the west African nation regularly features on the list of the ten poorest countries in the world. […]

A few years ago, we met a man who made a fortune in the financial markets and set up his own foundation “to save the world.” We were hoping he might wish to achieve at least part of this worthy goal by partnering with Network for Africa. We described our cautious approach, finding reliable local […]