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In Rochain, our health promoter, Fatmata, is raising awareness in the village about Rh incompatibility and its potential consequences for the health of unborn babies, before carrying out blood group testing among women. Thanks to our awareness-raising and screening activities in rural communities, we have already tested more than 1,500 women across over 60 villages!

This week, one of the groups in our UMPIWE Women’s Book Club met to discuss Unashamed Shaema: My FGM Story, a book by Beatrice Winning, an author from Makeni, Sierra Leone. In this powerful and moving account, she shares her personal experience of female genital mutilation (FGM), which she underwent at the age of just

Breast cancer is not just a women’s issue; it concerns us all! Men, women, boys, and girls all have a role to play in raising awareness, offering support, and promoting early detection. Let’s break the silence, spread awareness, and encourage early screening. Together, we can save lives! Because fighting breast cancer is a collective responsibility,

This Thursday, following a breast cancer awareness session at Mabom Health Centre, our team offered clinical breast examinations to women who wished to be examined. Why is this examination so important in Sierra Leone, particularly in rural areas? Mammography, an essential tool in breast cancer screening, unfortunately remains largely inaccessible. It costs approximately €40–50 and

Yesterday, our team visited Robol Secondary School (Missionary Church of Africa) to raise awareness among students about breast cancer. We encouraged them to become true breast cancer awareness ambassadors by sharing the information they learned with their families and loved ones. Because every person who is informed can, in turn, pass on a message that

On October 1st and 2nd, we officially launched our breast cancer awareness campaign by training 84 healthcare professionals from 15 health facilities across Tonkolili District. During these two days of training, we covered: the importance of breast cancer as a public health issue the main signs, symptoms and risk factors diagnostic methods and treatment options

Last week, we funded the distribution of 20 wheelchairs to people living with disabilities in Magburaka, Tonkolili District, and Makeni, Bombali District, in collaboration with Mobility Sierra Leone. But behind these 20 wheelchairs are, above all, 20 stories, 20 people and 20 lives that can now be a little freer. It all started with meeting

Yesterday evening, we had the pleasure of hosting a conference at Bastogne Town Hall to introduce you to our NGO, Uman n Pikin Welbodi (UMPIWE), our mission, and the various projects we carry out in Sierra Leone. It was an opportunity to present Sierra Leone, its context, and the realities of its healthcare system, while

This evening, Sarah had the pleasure of being invited to the TV Lux news to talk about our various projects, activities, and the actions we are taking to improve the health and well-being of communities in Sierra Leone. Check out the article and watch her short interview! A huge thank you to TV Lux for

Buchi Emecheta’s renowned novel offers us a profound reflection on motherhood, but also on the sacrifices it can demand from women. The novel reminds us that becoming a mother is not only about happiness and fulfilment; it can also mean giving up on one’s dreams, enduring hardships, and experiencing suffering that society often tends to