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Afri Afya

African Network for Health Knowledge Management and Communication.

AfriAfya (African Network for Health Knowledge Management and Communication) is a leading agency in the knowledge management and communication with rural and other marginalised communities.

Updates

August 8, 2009

Pioneer Community Health Ambassador Passes On

Dr Chris Wood - (1924 – 2009)

AfriAfya, AAH-I and AMREF regret to announce the death of Dr Christopher Wood, the founder and Board Member of AfriAfya, founder and Chairman- AAH-I and a former Director-General of AMREF (1985-1989); who passed away last weekend while on a visit to the Unites States of America. He was 85...
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Afri Afya selects local woman to Chair the North American Board

Somerset, Massachusetts (April 7, 2009) - Dr Patricia Tod has been selected to head the newly formed North American board of, Afri Afya. A 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization, Afri Afya, or "African Health" (in Swahili) was created in 2000 by Dr. Christopher H. Wood through a $1,000,000 grant from the Rockefeller Foundation...
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Donors & Partners

LIST OF DONORS AND OTHER COLLABORATING AGENCIES
1.Academic NGO - ACANGO /University of Ottawa
2.Action Africa Help International (AAH-I)
3.African Health Research Forum(AfHRF)
4.Biomedical Research and Training Institute (BRTI)-Zimbabwe
5.Canadian Society for International Health (CSIH) HIV/AIDS Small Grants Fund
6.Council on Health Research for Development (COHRED)
7.Exchange programme (DFID- funded)
8.Healthlink Worldwide
9.infoDev Project- World Bank funded
10.Innovation Expedition
11.International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
12.International Institute of Communication and Development (IICD)- Netherlands
13.International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)
14.OneWorld International
15.Plan Netherlands
16.Rockefeller Foundation
17.Streetkids International
18.UNICEF Somalia
19.World Health Organization (WHO)

AFRIAFYA AWARDS
IICD ICT stories competition in 2002
Tech Museum Awards of 2003

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Dr Chris Wood
A warm aura and a contagious smile define the person that was Dr. Christopher Wood. Known as Chris to friends and family, he is the man behind the inception of AfriAfya in 2001. A hilarious nature and easy attitude towards work saw him strive through the years, his age not withstanding, to see the dissemination of health and development information to the rural and marginalized communities through the use of ICTs. Read More

Documents

AfriAfya Biennial report 07-08
The years 2007/08 have seen an unprecedented level of growth for AfriAfya....
Addressing Local Needs with Practical Information
Deaconess Philip is known widely in Kingâ€™ongâ€™o village as a....
AfriAfya and CBHIS
Community voices are rarely heard when it comes to planning for their health....
AfriAfya and child centered activities
In 2001, a school near the shores of Lake Victoria caused a wave of excitement...

News Highlights

Situated in the outskirts of Kisumu City in Kenyaâ€™s Nyanza province is Barkorwa Community resource center. It is housed in the Barkorwa Mixed Primary School in Upper Kombewa Division, Kisumu West District......... Read More

Deaconess Philip is known widely in Kingâ€™ongâ€™o village as a church social worker with a heart for everyone. She is also a community educator and most new ideas that reach women in this small village in the heart of Mitaboni Division, Eastern Province have a lot to do with her efforts........ Read More

In 2001, a school near the shores of Lake Victoria caused a wave of excitement in the surrounding community when an array of ICTs â€“ a computer, printer and a Worldspace radio landed there....... Read More

Orengo Paul Wycliffe: Nyakongo community resource center. Orengo Paul Wycliffe is a 13 years old class 8 pupil in Nyakongo Primary School, Madiany Division in Kisumu. Nyakongo Resource Centre is..... Read More

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