Maximilla Kangahi with her daughter at the Beyond Zero clinic in Karanja, Kibera.

How health workers in Kibera are assessing sick children using a...

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By Maryanne W. Waweru l maryanne@mummytales.com After two days of nursing her two-year-old daughter at home, an anxious Maximilla Kangahi made her way to a...

The pregnancy and childbirth experience of an amputee woman in Kenya

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By Maryanne W. Waweru Belinda Adhiambo is a 27-year-old mother of one. Her son is eight months old. Born and raised in Kibera, she works...

Gender-based violence centre launched in Eastleigh, Nairobi

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A Gender-Based Violence (GBV)/ Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) centre has been launched at the Eastleigh Health Centre by the Nairobi Metropolitan...

Uganda: Legislators call for better health services after mother loses baby...

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Ugandan Members of Parliament on the Committee of Health have promised to lobby government for better health services in the Busoga Sub-region. The legislators made...

Managing periods as a visually impaired woman: Eve Kibare’s story

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How is the menstruation experience for girls and women who are visually impaired? Eve Kibare, 32, also known as ‘The Newly Blind Girl' lost...

Digital tools supporting girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in...

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Until last year, the students at Eliya Chimthengo Primary School in Dedza had never heard of digital learning. Their studies were conducted with one...

Neighbourhood learning groups for Kenyan pupils

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I recently came across an intersting video about neighbourhood learning groups in Kenya that are aimed at helping young school-going children sustain what they...

Sodomy: a Kenyan Mother Recounts her Son’s Path to Justice

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Today, I share an article on child abuse in Kenya. Through the experience of one Kenyan mom, I wish to create awareness about the...

Disability advocates stress the need for change to ensure decent, inclusive...

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In late May 2022, the International Disability Alliance (IDA), in partnership with the African Disability Forum (ADF), the Inclusive Futures consortium, and the United...

How our Daughter Died

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This is the story of Miranda, an eight-year-old girl who died suddenly while playing with her brother and cousin. The narration below has been...