Humanity Before Sexuality: Rwanda’s Shining Example on LGBTIQ+ Community Rights By Francine Andrew Saro Whereas members of the LGBTIQ+ community in other East African countries are an endangered lot, in Rwanda, they are thrilled by efforts to guarantee and protect their fundamental human rights like all other citizens. The government of Rwanda, in partnership with […]

Easing care burden for children with disabilities in Kiambu By Fidelis Kabunyi About 20 years ago, the administrators of a nursery school in Kiambu County were surprised when a woman brought an autistic child and dumped him there. She insisted that the teachers remain with the child for the day so that she could do […]

By Ruth Keah Lilian Lele, a 38-year-old mother of one residing in Likoni, Mombasa City, has triumphed over her heroin addiction, thanks to efforts by Reachout Center Trust.   Now in recovery, she dedicates her time as a peer educator at Reachout Centre in Mombasa.   Lele and her twin sister were raised by her grandmother after […]

#SolutionsJournalismDay! – Sustainable Success There is still much room for entrenchment of Solutions Journalism (SoJo) in developing nations loaded with what may seem to be unlimited socio-economic problems including basic human needs. Journalists in the continent- especially those in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania – where Science Africa is also actively involved on a daily […]

Rwanda Community Health Workers in frontline drive to cut maternal and child mortality By Jeanne d’Arc Munezero 8th March 2023 After the 1994 war, a percentage of mothers in rural communities of Rwanda gave birth at home because access to health care facilities was a challenge. Expectant mothers were assisted to deliver by traditional birth […]