When I arrived as the next Peace Corps Volunteer to serve with EFA International, it was clear this program was a huge success. Members felt empowered and attitudes and behaviors of both HIV-positive and HIV-negative people in the community were changing. I thought to myself: this is great, but how can it be better? I realized, the previous Volunteer had created this empowering and effective program, but now my role was to make it sustainable, to make it EFA’s program and not the Volunteer’s.

A few months ago, I visited the EFA regional office in Maroua, Cameroon.  I participated in many meetings (sometimes in insufferable heat!) and yet spirits remained high and laughter and lively discussion was the menu du …

EFA International is proud to announce two new regional partnerships with health centers in the towns of Godola and Amchidé. Over the course of 2009, health center partnerships have emerged as an effective model for …

In June 2009, the EFA regional office officially launched our newest network-wide initiative, the Youth Network Coordination Committee. The committee was established to help member associations of the EFA network function more cohesively, work together …

The head of the health center in Godola recently chose three members of ASSYSGOD to serve as community coordinators for the identification of OVC (orphans and vulnerable children) in the area through a publicly-funded project. …

This is a good day. This is a good life. It does not take much to remind me of all the wealth, non-material, of course, and beauty that exists around me. Sometimes I do need …