In the global north, amputation is usually a result of accidents or diabetes. But in Sierra Leone, rebel soldiers used it as a weapon of terror, punishing the civilian population during the country’s civil war. It left an estimated 27,000 people (out of a population of 5.1 million) as amputees. Even twenty years later, victims […]

You might curse those emails and texts that pile up like dirty dishes when you are trying to focus on something else. Zoom meetings may feel as intimate as chatting with aliens in a distant galaxy. But during the pandemic, when travel to Africa was impossible, Network for Africa’s team was grateful it could stay in daily contact […]

During the pandemic, our Network for Africa team kept in daily contact with our African partners by zoom, text and email. But it was only in October 2022 that our CEO, Annabel Harris, was able to pay in in-person visit to see our project in northern Uganda. Mental health issues can affect anyone, anywhere, no matter their […]