Engage Now Africa
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ENA Continues to Lead
COVID19 is still a threat to the most vulnerable in Ethiopia and we want to ensure that no one is left behind. We continue to run our rural hygiene and sanitation seminars while our our health care partners travel door to door to teach sanitation and hand-washing...
Staying Healthy
During this time of uncertainty, we wanted to reach out to each of you, our ENA family, with confidence and a strong belief that we will make it through this experience and come out stronger and more unified. In our fight to unite together, may we offer a few key...
ENA Partnership With United Way
We are excited to announce that United Way Ghana and ENA have partnered to find sustainable solutions for the delivery of quality education to everyone, especially vulnerable communities. The strategic goals of our partnership include the following: Promote Adult...
Vocational Skill Training
Ayishetu, a recent vocational and literacy graduate observed. “My parents did not have money to pay for my school fees, so I was thrown out of school and eventually, I dropped out.” In 2018, after hearing about our literacy program she enrolled. She was thrilled to...
A True Love Story
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 Cannot Be Wiped Away Easily
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...
Our COVID-19 Response
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...
Public Latrines for Public Health
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...
Health is Wealth
“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 Talleh...