African Synergy At 21 : First Ladies’ Concern For Humanity Intact

The Pan African non-governmental organisation, African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering, is commemorating 21 years old today, November 15, 2023. On the 21st anniversary of the humanitarian association, the Founding President, Cameroon’s First Lady, Chantal Biya, in a message, says despite the difficult economic situation, the association has and will continue its unique human adventure of mobilising resources to serve the most disadvantaged in society.  
The association was born on November 15, 2002 during the first summit of African First Ladies in Yaounde. At the invitation of the First Lady of Cameroon, 17 First Ladies of Africa
came together and pooled their efforts to fight against HIV/AIDS and other ills affecting the African continent. This was in the face of numerous health, social and development challenges facing the continent. Mrs Chantal Biya and her peers committed themselves to serving the most disadvantaged. Twenty-one years later, on November 15, 2023, the challenges remain the same, so too is the commitment of African First Ladies. They are determined to remain “strong, powerful and unshakeable”, for the sake of the underprivileged in society.
So far, the association’s members are proud of the path covered and the results achieved. Over 21 years, African Synergy has been committed in several areas. Firstly, in the fight against major communicable and non- communicable diseases; the promotion of the rights of vulnerable people: women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, access to education for all, especially young girls. Later, the association embraced broader, and more complex issues such as equality between men and women, reducing the digital divide and protecting the environment. Thanks to the work of African First Ladies, the number of new infections and AIDS-related deaths is steadily declining in Africa. Progress has also been made in eliminating mother-to-child transmission ...