East Africa
Our Work in East Africa
The East Africa region faces many health risks that transcend borders. The health and development context within the region emphasizes strengthening cross-border health systems and tapping into a strong network of regional intergovernmental organizations (RIGOs), who play a convening role in previous and ongoing health investments. Gender inequity in the region continues to shape power and decision-making in the region and as such gender equality work is of high priority. Additionally, youth – and increasing their representation in decision-making roles – is of utmost importance. Family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) goals need to be met within the framework of these priorities, and knowledge management (KM) has a big role to play in this work. The goal for Knowledge SUCCESS in East Africa is to improve access to and quality of FP/RH programs by strengthening KM capacities for audiences ranging from practitioners and health care organizations to policymakers.
We’re sharing country and regional experiences.
We publish technical content highlighting FP/RH programs and experiences from the East Africa region.
We’re connecting East Africans for peer-to-peer learning.
We manage TheCollaborative, a regional community of practice for FP/RH professionals.
We’re training a new generation of KM champions.
We conduct regular trainings on key KM techniques for people working in FP/RH programs throughout the region.
We’re infusing KM within national FP/RH frameworks.
We partner with governments and other stakeholders to incorporate KM activities into their national FP/RH policies and frameworks, like FP2030 re-commitments.
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We work primarily in USAID family planning priority countries. Is your country not listed? Contact us. We’d be happy to explore a potential collaboration.
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Katosi Women Development Trust (KWDT) is a registered Ugandan non-governmental organization that is driven by its mission to enable women ...
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East Africa Resources
Meet the East Africa Regional Team
Irene Alenga
Irene is a Knowledge Management and Communications Lead at Amref Health Africa’s Institute of Capacity Development.
Diana Mukami
Diana is the Digital Learning Director and Head of Programmes at Amref Health Africa’s Institute of Capacity Development.
Elizabeth Tully (“Liz”)
Liz is a Senior Program Officer at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.
Cozette Boakye
Cozette is a Communications Officer at the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs.
Events in the East Africa Region
Our team hosts regular webinars on relevant FP/RH topics for the East Africa region. We also host trainings on knowledge management approaches and tools.
Upcoming Events for East Africa
