Mavis lovingly holds her 5 year-old son Nathaniel who was born with albinism. While she loves and cares for her son, she has struggled getting to where she is today. Mavis bravely shares that the birth of her son was “terribly traumatic.” She was reluctant to...
Trokosi is a cultural practice among the Ewe tribe in Ghana, Togo, and Benin. The practice requires a young virgin girl to be offered to fetish priests in atonement for the crimes committed by a relative. This form of slavery requires a girl to serve the shrine and...
The COVID-19 crisis has shown us we are only as safe as our most vulnerable people. The virus poses a threat everywhere, and to help mitigate the growth of the virus in Ethiopia, ENA launched a task force with our staff and volunteers. Not all people in the rural...
People living near Debre Zeit, Ethiopia travel to open markets twice weekly to purchase food and household supplies. Hundreds of families often travel several miles both ways. With no public restrooms, people are often forced to use open areas and fields as their...
“My name is Monjama Talleh from Bo, Sierra Leone. I have been coming to the Lyn Clinic to learn about the health and care of myself, especially during my pregnancies. I have learned so many things like birth preparedness, breast care, and” “My name is Monjama...
During Sierra Leone’s Civil War, 1,270 primary schools were wiped out and 67% of school-aged children could not attend school. John Charles, the principal, observed, “When the school first opened, 150 children were enrolled. Enrollment increases every year and now...
