On Wednesday 15 April 2009, the Fomunyoh Foundation (TFF) launched its HIV / AIDS citizens’ awareness program under the appellation of Improving HIV/AIDS Knowledge and Access to Healthcare (IYHAKAH) Initiative. The program, designed to provide a neutral avenue for citizens to learn about the pandemic and obtain information from national and international experts, is expected to run a series of monthly seminars and workshops for the first year.
For more than a decade today, we have followed, closely, efforts to move African countries towards more democratic governance and real economic prosperity. Most of you have been involved, directly or indirectly, in positive initiatives in these two key areas. Recent positive developments in countries such as Kenya and Benin on the one hand, and current crises in Zimbabwe and Côte d’Ivoire on the other, again underscore the point that those of us with new ideas and valuable experience can contribute a lot to our dear continent. Most of Africa needs help to realize the full potential of its resources and the aspirations of its people.