Author Archives: Stephen Ogweno

The Africa NCD Champions podcast has returned with a new season, focused on the impact of COVID-19 on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. This season aims to provide insights and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic to help individuals and communities better prepare for future pandemics. The Africa NCD Champions podcast is a platform dedicatedContinue reading “STOWELINK BRINGS YOU THE AFRICA NCD CHAMPIONS PODCAST: SEASON 2 – NCDS AND COVID-19”

On March 9th, 2023, Stowelink joined hands with Community Led Solutions, the County Government of Kisumu, and other partners to celebrate World Kidney Day. This year’s theme was “Living Well with Kidney Disease”, which emphasizes the importance of early detection and intervention in managing kidney disease. The event was a medical screening initiative that offeredContinue reading “CELEBRATING WORLD KIDNEY DAY: STOWELINK PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS AND KISUMU COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR A SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL SCREENING EVENT”

On March 4th, Stowelink hosted a World Obesity Day celebration at Githurai Social Hall with a group of enthusiastic young people. The event was aimed at educating the youth about obesity, encouraging them to listen to human stories, and teaching them how to use first-person language when addressing obesity. The celebration was part of Stowelink’sContinue reading “STOWELINK HOSTS WORLD OBESITY DAY CELEBRATION: EMPOWERING YOUTH TO CONFRONT OBESITY”

Stowelink is proud to announce that its founder, Ogweno Stephen, has recently joined the NCD Child Governing Council. This is a significant achievement for Stowelink as it highlights our commitment to advocating for the inclusion of children, adolescents, and young people in the global non-communicable diseases (NCDs) agenda. NCD Child is a global multi-stakeholder coalitionContinue reading “STOWELINK FOUNDER OGWENO STEPHEN JOINS NCD CHILD’S GOVERNING COUNCIL”

Stowelink continues to make strides in the fight against Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and climate change. The organization recently conducted a training program for the last five groups of beneficiaries under the project, aimed at improving their understanding of NCDs and climate change. The training was conducted by Stowelink field officers, Oduor Kevin and Naila Chebet,Continue reading “STOWELINK EMPOWERS ANOTHER FIVE GROUPS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND NCDS TRAINING”

Stowelink’s mission to reduce the negative impact and vulnerability of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) among young people is being achieved through various initiatives. One of such initiatives is the NCDs and Climate change project, which seeks to build the capacity of young people in under-resourced communities to mitigate NCD vulnerability and its impact through healthy diet,Continue reading “STOWELINK TRAINS FIRST FIVE PROJECT BENEFICIARY GROUPS ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND NCDS”

On 26th January 2023, the Stowelink team conducted an activity in Githurai aimed at distributing modules and posters as part of the NCDs and Climate Change Project. The team comprised of field officers and volunteers who held a meeting with the project beneficiaries at Githurai Social Hall. During the meeting, the team identified strategic placesContinue reading “STOWELINK’S NCDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECT: EMPOWERING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE”

NCDS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH COURSE ONBOARDING One of the project’s expected outcomes is increased awareness and literacy on NCDs and climate change. What a better way to do this, than through a self-paced course on NCDs and climate change. As a self-paced course, the content is designed to optimize learning and enhance knowledge retention. StowelinkContinue reading “STOWELINK IS TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF NCD AND CLIMATE CHANGE CHAMPIONS THROUGH ITS ONLINE COURSE”

Stowelink program team is very keen in bringing onboard relevant partners and stakeholders to support The Co-Benefit Project – NCDs Youth and Climate Change. Stakeholders and partners offer essential technical and directional support to community programs implementation. This is also very strategic for sustainability agenda for donor funded projects beyond donor exit. In this regard,Continue reading “STOWELINK MEETS COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS IN A NEW PROJECT THAT AIMS AT ADRESSING NCDs & CLIMATE CHANGE”