by Mikaela Robertson | Sep 4, 2026 | Stories
Zeina is a young woman who’d been married three years and was living in a southern region of South Sudan, near the border of Democratic Republic of Congo (where her parents and some siblings still lived). Sadly, when Zeina tried to give birth, even after a...
by Mikaela Robertson | Aug 18, 2026 | Stories
At just 18, Neema faced her pregnancy with almost nothing – not even a home. But she held on to one thing: the hope of a safe, stable life for her daughter. Neema is 18 years old and from Arusha, Tanzania. She first came to Kivulini Maternity Centre, our supported...
by Mikaela Robertson | Aug 6, 2026 | News and Articles, Stories
Te-Kworo Foundation, Sonic Healthcare Foundation, and Barbara May Foundation today announced the safe delivery of the first baby at Sonic Kworo Hospital in Pader District, Northern Uganda – with the newborn named Barbara in honour of the generosity that helped bring...
by Mikaela Robertson | Jul 23, 2026 | Stories
Joel read every book on his late wife's bedside table. One of them changed everything. When Joel Hockey’s wife Natalie died, he did what grief makes you do – he grasped for whatever connection he could find. Natalie had been his greatest support in life – a...
by Mikaela Robertson | Jun 5, 2026 | Stories
Monica is 43 years old and lives with her husband and nine children in Tanzania’s Dodoma region (the same region where we are supporting the build of Phaedra Maternity Hospital). She developed an obstetric fistula during childbirth complications, and her newborn...
by Mikaela Robertson | Mar 19, 2026 | Stories
Eliza’s Story As a young woman, Eliza worked in a tea shop in a northern area of South Sudan near the Nile. It was there she met and fell in love with a fisherman. They were soon married, despite financial challenges, and began building a life together....
