Our work

Stay Safe Africa

Stay Safe Africa brings together partners, journalists, civil society organizations, private-sector companies and country and local leaders to work towards our common goal of saving lives by increasing investments and awareness to protect our continent from this new threat while ensuring access and treatment from other ongoing health threats.

Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative

Led by the Ecobank Group in partnership with the UN hosted RBM Partnership to End Malaria and Senegal-based policy and advocacy action tank Speak Up Africa, the Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative sets out to drive private-sector engagement for the fight against malaria in Africa in support of the Zero Malaria Starts with Me Movement endorsed by African Union leaders in 2018.

No to Neglected Tropical Diseases

In November 2018, Speak Up Africa launched the “No to NTDs”. Through this movement, individuals, political leaders, private sector companies and civil society organizations (CSOs) come together to increase awareness, prioritization and national commitment to accelerate the control and elimination of NTDs in Africa.

Africa Sanitation Policy and Advocacy Activator

Through this project, launched in 2017, Speak Up Africa and its partner Niyel aim to prioritize on-site sanitation in French-speaking Africa, and thereby contribute to promoting progress in health, economic development and gender equality in underprivileged areas.

Golden Sludge

Speak Up Africa works to address sanitation challenges in close collaboration with sub-national, national and regional institutions that are directly responsible for developing and implementing sanitation programs. Our work includes supporting countries to enact a set of gender sensitive and equitable non-sewered sanitation policies that incorporate fecal sludge management, amplifying media coverage around sanitation and mobilizing mayors and local authorities as active champions.

Zero Malaria Starts with Me

On April 25, 2014, the Ministry of Health of Senegal alongside the National Malaria Control Program, PATH and Speak Up Africa launched the “Zero Malaria! Starts with Me” campaign, a nationwide citizen movement for the elimination of malaria in Senegal.

Routine Immunization

Immunization is the most cost-effective health intervention known to mankind. When countries can successfully provide vaccines to their children, they are already making an immense difference to the health of their citizens. Yet, globally, 1 in 5 children are still without access to even the most basic vaccines. A successful immunization program can contribute to stronger overall health by providing a structural foundation for national health systems.

Football Combating Malaria

Football Combating Malaria (FCM) is an awareness campaign on the use of malaria prevention and treatment tools, implemented from 2014 to 2017. It was financed by Aspire Academy and the Leo Messi Foundation and implemented by Speak Up Africa in collaboration with and guidance of the Ministry of Health and Social Action, through the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP). The Football Combating Malaria campaign is aimed at increasing knowledge about malaria and use of insecticide-treated nets in target communities.

ACCESS-SMC

Achieving catalytic expansion of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in the Sahel.

In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the introduction of seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in areas with high seasonal malaria transmission rates. SMC is an effective method for preventing malaria in children in areas where malaria transmission is highly seasonal. It consists in administering a three-day anti-malarial drug treatment to children aged 3 months to 5 years, at monthly intervals, during the four months of the rainy season.

No Taboo Periods

Launched in 2016, the “No Taboo Periods” campaign is an advocacy campaign designed to raise popular awareness on the issue of menstrual hygiene management and communication for behavior change.