Category: East Africa
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Chantal Kanyabutembo (Rwanda): My courage brought me to a point where I founded GECO Rwanda!
By Chantal Kanyabutembo, Co-Founder, GECO Rwanda. Lived with epilepsy for 16 years, founded GECO Rwanda, influenced the Ministry of Health to provide free anti-epileptic drugs nationally, and built cooperatives for 350 members.
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MY JOURNEY WITH EPILEPSY by Vallent Rachel, Founder and Executive Director of Geno Epilepsy Center, Kenya
From diagnosis as a teenager, to facing stigma and employment discrimination, to founding a CBO in Migori County and establishing the county’s first monthly epilepsy clinic.
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Ojijo Mbai Odhiambo’s Epilepsy Journey
Diagnosed with epilepsy at 6 months old due to loss of oxygen during birth. Now 25, pursuing higher education despite seizures, medication side effects, and the loss of his father.
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