Amani Global Education

Amani believes that one of the key factors in good health outcomes for families and children is the education, empowerment and well-being of girls and women. Early on, it became evident, that when children joined our nutrition program, many of these young people were not enrolled in school. This was due to either an inability […]

Regional Referral Hospital

The hospital on Idjwi was completed in 2014. It employs five full-time doctors and 20 full-time nurses, as well as administrative and support staff. The hospital is fully equipped with modern medical equipment as well as a pharmacy. It has 50 beds and two operating rooms and a neonatology unit. The hospital treats more than […]

Family Planning

At the hospital and through community health workers, Amani provides education and free family planning options for community members. These services are critical in Idjwi where the fertility rate is 8.3, one of the highest in the world.

Neglected Tropical Disease

From 2015 through 2018, Amani has trained and then employed 500 community health workers who conduct mass drug administration against three main diseases (Soil Transmitted Helminths, affecting 90% of the population; Lymphatic Filariasis, affecting 13% of the population; and Schistosomiasis, affecting 9% of the population) to more than 230,000 people every six months in Idjwi.

AGW Nutrition

Amani believes that proper nutrition is fundamental to good health outcome. This is especially true on Idjwi, where diseases related to malnutrition are common.