Colours and fashion have been used as powerful tools to champion causes and for the past few years, I found a way to incorporate colour and fashion into my now yearly campaign on sickle cell awareness...#BreakTheSilence ...#…
When the call went out to talk about how we as women of vision and change are using technology to transform the world, I had to pause and reflect on the amazing stories of visionary and powerful women like Olutosin I have…
#joy2endure indeed at dear Arrey Echi. Arrey lives with sickle cell and she is so brave. She does remarkable and tremendous work to raise awareness and and sensitize us all about sickle cell. I arrived the capital city of…
Many sickle cell warriors lack access to good care and essential medications such as pain killers. Donations of such pain killers which can be distributed to those in need are going to be of great help. Also, contributions…
In June 2016, shortly after completing my Voices of the Future training on World Pulse, I organized my first Sickle Cell Workshop on Sickle Cell Care and Management. Getting timidly into unchartered territory, I set my…
‘ When it comes to dealing with an unknown ‘enemy’, knowledge is always the best defence’ BACKGROUND Sickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects people of predominantly African, African American, Caribbean,…
'A journey of a thousand miles always begins with a step' One week after completing my eight (8) week digital empowerment and leadership training at World Pulse, I embarked on plans to get my Digital Action Campaign (DAC) in…
No to Stigma and Discrimination: Be A Sickle Cell Voice After almost eight weeks of intense training to be a change maker, I have reached the stage where I can show how this training has impacted my life and pushed me on to…
An Informal Workshop with My Colleagues: Let’s Talk SCD ‘ You can never tell who you impact by the way you act or choose to live your life. ’ It is a slow Friday at work and the ‘Cat’ is not around, a perfect opportunity for…
