{"id":4324,"date":"2021-01-07T11:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T07:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2021-02-19T14:21:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T10:21:36","slug":"message-from-dr-rasha-kelej-congratulating-winners-of-merck-foundation-more-than-a-mother-africa-media-recognition-awards-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4324","title":{"rendered":"Message from Dr. Rasha Kelej congratulating winners of \u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother\u201d Africa Media Recognition Awards 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6.png 732w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6-600x425.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p> Big Congratulations to all the winners of the\u00a0<strong>\u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother \u201cAfrica Media Recognition Awards 2020<\/strong>\u00a0. This Award was introduced in the continent in partnership with\u00a0<strong>African First Ladies of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, The Gambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Chad, Central African Republic, Burundi and Botswana<\/strong>, who are also the Ambassadors of\u00a0<strong>\u2018Merck Foundation More Than a Mother\u2019.<\/strong><\/p><p>\n\nI strongly believe in the critical role that media and art play to create a culture shift and raise awareness about health, cultural and sensitive issues such as infertility stigma. We received a good response from all of you in the form of several excellent entries from journalists across Africa.<\/p><p>I am proud to share the list of winners for&nbsp;<strong>Merck Foundation More Than a Mother Africa Media Recognition Awards 2020<\/strong>&nbsp;who have shared the best coverage contributed towards breaking infertility stigma in African countries.<\/p><p>I look forward to celebrating with you all during the Award Ceremony which will be held soon via Video Conferencing.<br>I am proud to share with you the list of Winners under the following groups:&nbsp;<strong>1) Southern African Countries, 2) West African Countries, 3)Ghana, 4)Zambia, 5) French-Speaking African Countries and 6) East African Countries<\/strong>&nbsp;in the below four categories:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Print Category<\/li><li>Online Category<\/li><li>Multimedia Category<\/li><li>Radio Category<\/li><\/ol><p>Here are the winners from&nbsp;<strong>Southern African<\/strong><strong>Countries<\/strong>&nbsp;in partnership with&nbsp;<strong>The First Lady of<\/strong><strong>Malawi,&nbsp;H.E. MONICA CHAKWERA;&nbsp;The First Lady of Namibia,&nbsp;H.E. MONICA GEINGOS;&nbsp;The First Lady of Zimbabwe,&nbsp;H.E. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA;&nbsp;who are also the Ambassadors of Merck Foundation More than a Mother:<br><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4326\" width=\"568\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-3.png 469w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-3-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4327\" width=\"619\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-3.png 511w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-3-300x210.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"541\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-1.png 541w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-1-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/figure><p> Here are the winners from\u00a0<strong>West African Countries<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Federal Republic of Nigeria,\u00a0H.E. Dr. Mrs. AISHA MUHAMMADU BUHARI\u00a0and The First Lady of Liberia,\u00a0H.E. CLAR MARIE WEAH;\u00a0who are also the Ambassadors of Merck\u00a0Foundation More than a Mother:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4329\" width=\"572\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-4.png 486w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-4-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/figure><p> Here are the winners from\u00a0<strong>Ghana<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<strong>H.E. REBECCA AKUFO-ADDO<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Ghana and Ambassador of Merck\u00a0Foundation\u00a0More than a Mother<\/strong>: <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" width=\"566\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-3.png 453w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-3-300x271.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4331\" width=\"671\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-4.png 484w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-4-300x99.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure><p> Here are the winners from\u00a0<strong>Zambia<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<strong>H.E. ESTHER LUNGU<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Zambia and Ambassador of Merck\u00a0Foundation\u00a0More than a Mother:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4332\" width=\"614\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-2.png 453w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-2-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure><p> Here are the winners from\u00a0<strong>French-Speaking AfricanCountries<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<strong>The First Lady of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),\u00a0H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI;\u00a0The First Lady of Burundi,\u00a0H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE;\u00a0The First Lady of Niger,\u00a0H.E. Madam A\u00cfSSATA ISSOUFOU MAHAMADOU;The First Lady of Republic of Guinea,\u00a0H.E. Madam DJ\u00c8N\u00c8 COND\u00c9;\u00a0who are also the Ambassadors of Merck\u00a0Foundation\u00a0More Than A Mother<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4333\" width=\"629\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-1.png 458w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-1-300x106.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 629px) 100vw, 629px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6-1.png 498w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-6-1-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-7.png 471w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-7-300x161.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/figure><p> Here are the winners from\u00a0<strong>East African countries:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4337\" width=\"467\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-8.png 428w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-8-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Kind regards,<\/strong><br><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej<\/strong><br><strong>CEO of Merck Foundation<\/strong><br><strong>Member of the Egyptian Senate (2020- 2025)<\/strong><br><strong>Most Influential African (2019, 2020)<\/strong><br><strong>African Woman of the Year 2020<\/strong><br><strong>President of \u2018Merck More Than a Mother\u2019<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-31.jpg 522w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-31-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-31-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-31-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18.jpg 520w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-1-18-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13.jpg 521w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-2-13-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-8.jpg 559w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-3-8-300x276.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-5.jpg 482w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-4-5-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-6.jpg 506w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-6-293x300.jpg 293w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/rtaImage-5-6-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Congratulations to all the winners of the\u00a0\u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother \u201cAfrica Media Recognition Awards 2020\u00a0. This Award was introduced in the continent in partnership with\u00a0African First Ladies of Zimbabwe, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Niger, Namibia, Mozambique, Malawi, Liberia, Guinea Conakry, Ghana, The Gambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo Brazzaville, Chad, Central [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-message"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Message from Dr. Rasha Kelej congratulating winners of \u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother\u201d Africa Media Recognition Awards 2020 | Rasha Kelej<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=4324\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Message from Dr. Rasha Kelej congratulating winners of \u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother\u201d Africa Media Recognition Awards 2020 | Rasha Kelej\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Big Congratulations to all the winners of the\u00a0\u201cMerck Foundation More than a Mother \u201cAfrica Media Recognition Awards 2020\u00a0. 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