West Africa AIDS Foundation

Flood waters have severely impacted WAAF’s only vehicle and ambulance and the foundation are now experiencing the effects of the damage.  A new engine is required immediately as well as other major parts, in order to avoid breakdown which would be devastating to the foundation. WAAF rely on this vehicle heavily. Not only does it act as [...]

I have been trying to figure out a word to describe how I felt after our third healthy mum=healthy baby session.  I have concluded that I just have mixed feelings. I initially planned to talk about breast feeding for HIV positive moms. That morning I realized as I was reviewing the presentation, I had found [...]

A while ago there was an article that came out about Mamobi and how the rate of HIV/AIDS has increased in that particular area. However it is the district of Ayawaso as a whole that is showing higher rates of HIV/AIDS cases. As a way to correct this the Sensitization Centre in Mamobi put together [...]

We would like to extend a heartfelt “Me daa se paa!” to Larissa and the Brazilian embassy for the backpacks and school supplies they sent to the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC’s) supported by WAAF(plus)!  Mama Luu disbursed the backpacks and supplies to the children when they arrived at the clinic and encouraged them to [...]

As  WAAF(plus) has several new projects getting off the ground, the team held a training session on Research Interviewing Techniques and Methodologies.  Michaela and Alex facilitated the session with Chris from Keta and four community volunteers.  The goal of this session was to prepare participants for some of the survey and interview work we have [...]

We have come a long way from the first picture posted here!  Work has been steadily progressing on the new building for the Almond Tree and it’s all in thanks to our generous supporters who have made this possible!  The main structure is up and the electricals are all in.  The Mason came and finished [...]

On Friday we partnered with Street Children Empowerment Foundation (SCEF), (http://www.scef-international.org/info.html) another great NGO in Accra that supports street children in school. SCEF found out one of their kids in junior high school is sexually active, along with a couple other students. The students did not have a clear understanding of what HIV/AIDS is and [...]

Part of functioning in this environment is being able to roll with the punches.  While life in general always has its challenges, it seems one has to be particularly flexible in Ghana in order to avoid getting unnecessarily worked up on a regular basis.  For example, our team was supposed to have a rather important review meeting [...]

When I started interning at IHCC/WAAF one of the programs that I felt close ties with was the Healthy Mum=Healthy Baby program . This program embodies just about every aspect of health that interests me; women, babies, HIV/AIDS and nutrition. Even on a personal level, I am expecting my second nephew in just a few [...]

Today is International Women’s Day and WAAF (plus) is celebrating this in so many ways. As an organization currently led by Women and working mainly for equalities for Women, we are very proud with what we do and today we want to share one of our so many stories with you. Ama (name changed for [...]