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26-Jan-2023

Hope And Strength In 2023

On one of my early trips to Rwanda, in 2006, I took a group of friends to see our projects, hoping they would support our work. We visited a remote rural village in the company of our long-time local partners, SURF. We were introduced to a middle-aged woman who had horrific scars on her neck and face from […]

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14-Dec-2022

Seasons Greetings from Network for Africa

It has been an eventful year, with conflict, inflation and climate change affecting the lives of people around the globe. We are especially grateful to our friends and supporters for sticking with us despite these challenges. Our life-changing mental health projects are needed more than ever in the world’s forgotten places. Thank you for helping us through these […]

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10-Nov-2022

Getting Ready To Go To The Bank

While Covid was roaring through the Global North, pushing advanced medical systems to the brink, the infection had a different impact in the Global South. For instance, in Rwanda the government acted swiftly to lockdown the population, and it provided reliable public health education. As a result, an impressive 60% of Rwandans have had at least […]

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13-Oct-2022

Dead Parrots & Empires

The global south is littered with what the British might call “dead parrots,” (referring to the Monty Python sketch about the Norwegian Blue parrot that was “an ex-parrot”). These dead parrots are the shells of half-built or crumbling edifices that were planned as schools, clinics or the headquarters of charities. Someone, somewhere in the global north once […]

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28-Sep-2022

Remembering And Moving On

The death of Queen Elizabeth II had a global impact, and for many people it marked the end of an era. In this troubled and changing world, it was important to witness continuity, while all else is unsettled. The perfectly choreographed military processions and the ritual were comforting, as well as visually impressive. Millions around the world tuned into […]

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22-Sep-2022

Veronique’s Ambition

A sixteen-year-old girl named Veronique is the reason why I started Network for Africa. I met her on the first afternoon of my first trip to Rwanda in 2004. My colleagues and I were visiting an orphanage for children who had lost their families in the genocide, ten years before. The man running the orphanage […]

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10-Aug-2022

A Triumph Against Brutality

We are all in need of some positive news at the moment. Please read the following for a little uplift, and thank you to those who have helped us along the way: The UN agency UNICEF once called Sierra Leone the second most dangerous place in the world to be a child (the most dangerous was Angola […]

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01-Jul-2022

A State of Independence

Group Counselling Session

On July 4th two countries – the USA and Rwanda – celebrate their independence. On the face of it, that is where the similarities end. Rwanda is a landlocked country about the size of Maryland or Wales with 13 million inhabitants; the USA has a population of 332 million, and its landmass is twice the size of the […]

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08-Jun-2022

What Do Neil Young And Teddy Roosevelt Have In Common?

The answer is epilepsy. The roll call of famous people with epilepsy includes the actor Danny Glover, and musicians Lindsay Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac), Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet), Prince, Ian Curtis (Joy Division), Susan Boyle and the rapper Lil Wayne. Worldwide, 50 million people have epilepsy (3.4 million in the USA and 600,000 in the UK). […]

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09-May-2022

Support For Those Who Sacrifice So Much

In several economically developed nations, governments have realized it makes financial sense to compensate relatives or friends who provide care for loved ones. This enlightened policy enables vulnerable people to stay at home through their illness, rather than going into hospital (costly and never a pleasant option) or a care home. It also maintains the […]

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Recent News

  • Hope And Strength In 2023 26-Jan-2023
  • Seasons Greetings from Network for Africa 14-Dec-2022
  • Getting Ready To Go To The Bank 10-Nov-2022
  • Dead Parrots & Empires 13-Oct-2022
  • Remembering And Moving On 28-Sep-2022

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