In Kenya, we will be hosting an Online Campaign under the #Usingiziinitiative, Join the Conversation. to find out more visit www.maryannenjuguna.com World Sleep Day is an annual event to raise awareness of sleep disorders and the burden that they place on society. The 12th annual World Sleep Day will be held on Friday, March 15,…
Category Archives: Awareness
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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.
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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 who suffer from the condition…
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 to concentrate, especially on subjects…
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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 an active activity such as…
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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 communication with people living with…
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