Today Only, May 2nd, Matching Funds Opportunity
Today is āGive Bigā, an annual event put on by the Seattle Foundation. For any donation you make to HEAL Africa today through there site at this link, they will stretch your funds further by adding their own. For more information, visit the āGIVE BIGā page.
Brief Update: Goma, DR Congo
Dear Friends, I have been in conversations with people in Goma again today (Friday), and they inform me that the situation is calm and stable. Ā The M23 (rebel army) is still to the north of Goma. Ā Armed and unidentified bandits stop passengers on the roads, so travel is still curtailed. Ā The UN tanks protect the […]
The Economist Remembers Lyn Lusi
This weekās issue of The Economist features a moving obituary remembering the life of HEAL Africa co-founder Lyn Lusi. Click here to read the full text, below is an excerpt: āLike Jo (Lusi), she was meant to heal. āIsnāt that a beautiful word?ā she would say. The letters stood for Health, Education, Action, Love. Healing […]
Tribute to Lyn Lusi on the Floor of the US Senate
On Tuesday, March 20th, Senator Dick Durbin paid tribute to Lyn Lusi on the floor of the US Senate. Below is an excerpt from that speech. To watch the full speech given in the US Senate, click here. āWe just got word this morning that Lyn passed away from cancer. I wished to come to […]
HEAL Africa Mourns the Loss of Co-founder Lyn Lusi
Lyn Lusi was the heart of HEAL Africa. Everybody called her āMama.ā She was like a mother to the 400 employees of HEAL Africa and to the thousands and thousands of women, children and men for whom HEAL Africa was and is providing care for. Lyn passed away in Goma, DR Congo, on the evening […]
International Day of Women March in Goma, DR Congo
āListen to women for a more democratic future in Congo!ā With this slogan, female staff of HEAL Africa took part today in the International Day of Women march in the town of Goma in the east of DR Congo. HEAL Africa’s employees donated fabric for traditional clothes to female patients in the hospital. The traditional […]
International Day of Women 2012
Today, March 8, is the International Day of Women. Below, you will find a link to an interview with Dr. Eulalie Vindu who heads up the Childrenās AIDS Program (CAP) at HEAL Africa. CAP provides treatment and support to children living with HIV. Currently, over 450 children are receiving antiretroviral treatment and many more are […]
HEAL Africa Featured on the PBS Newshour
On March 7, the eve of the International Day of Women, HEAL Africa was featured on the PBS Newshour.Ā The award winning program is known for their 35 years of solid, reliable reporting that has made the PBS NewsHour one of the most trusted news programs in television.Ā The HEAL Africa piece was an overview of the […]