Narcolepsy Africa Foundation NAF, was initiated when a group of Kenyans Living with Narcolepsy and their loved ones came together for a common cause that is, to create Narcolepsy awareness in Kenya and across Africa.
Anne Nduati – The startup story of a Kenyan social entrepreneur looking to raise greater awareness of the sleep disorder Narcolepsy
Anne Nduati is a woman on a mission, working to make more people in her country, Kenya, and indeed across the African continent, aware of the sleep disorder Narcolepsy, a condition that her daughter was diagnosed with when young. The organisation she founded, Narcolepsy Awareness Kenya, aims to empower those …
10 things educators should know about students with narcolepsy:
Narcolepsy does not mean that I am lazy, depressed or mentally ill- think of it like dyslexia or ADHD; I am just as intelligent and capable as my peers, but my excessive day-time sleepiness (EDS) makes certain things more difficult. EDS and sleep deprivation can make it harder for me …
Parent’s Journey with a Narcoleptic Child
I’m Anne Nduati a business lady in Nakuru County and a single mother of a 13 yr old Daughter Jane Wachera who lives with Narcolepsy Disorder . Narcolepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects the portion of the brain that regulates sleep and causes excessive DAYTIME SLEEP even when in …
Narcolepsy Awareness in Kenya
Narcolepsy Africa Foundation is a fully registered organization under Non Governmental Organization (NGO). Our main AIM is to identify people living with Narcolepsy. We have come across so many Persons with Narcolepsy most of them being school Children in Primary and Secondary schools here in Kenya. We are also in …