When we found out about an elderly woman who was living in a makeshift hut in Namibia we knew we had to help. Her physical limitations and health were deteriorating in the dilapidated, exposed structure. The hut did not have proper walls. Instead, she struggled to...
Africa has the poorest health record and highest mortality rate in the world due to the hundreds of thousands who die each year from preventable diseases. Engage Now Africa (ENA) believes good health is crucial for life and to end poverty. The Lyn Maternity Clinic was...
Gobasi, Ethiopia is a rural village with 5,000 people located about 75 miles southeast of Ethiopia’s capitol Addis Ababa. A health post was built 30 years ago using local soil, stones and wood by the local people in the community. The structure was showing...
We know that families living without healthcare coverage suffer from far more than just inadequate access to medications and health services. Illness among the poor often leads families to seek desperate measures to find money for medications. This desperation places...
Meet Emmanuela! Emmanuela is an intelligent, driven 18 year old Engage Now Africa (ENA) scholarship recipient who dreams of becoming a nurse. Since Emmanuela’s mother passed away five years ago, she has been the sole provider for her sickly father and family....