{"id":8975,"date":"2026-04-09T15:23:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=8975"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:56:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:56:52","slug":"message-from-ceo-of-merck-foundation-dr-senator-rasha-kelej-on-marking-the-international-day-for-elimination-of-violence-against-women-through-their-our-africa-tv-program-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=8975","title":{"rendered":"Message from CEO of Merck Foundation, Dr. Senator, Rasha Kelej on marking the &#8220;International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women&#8221; through their \u201cOur Africa\u201d TV Program, Songs, Children storybooks and Animation Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-Image_Senator-Dr-Rasha-Kelej-with-infertile-women-in-The-Gambia_APO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8976\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-Image_Senator-Dr-Rasha-Kelej-with-infertile-women-in-The-Gambia_APO.jpg 882w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-Image_Senator-Dr-Rasha-Kelej-with-infertile-women-in-The-Gambia_APO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-Image_Senator-Dr-Rasha-Kelej-with-infertile-women-in-The-Gambia_APO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Main-Image_Senator-Dr-Rasha-Kelej-with-infertile-women-in-The-Gambia_APO-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with infertile women during her visit to The Gambia.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>At Merck Foundation, we are deeply committed to raising awareness about the elimination of violence against women and girls through our various impactful initiatives that include\u00a0<em><strong>children&#8217;s storybooks, inspiring songs, and many episodes of our TV program \u201cOur Africa\u201d,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0which is broadcast on national TV stations across Africa.\u00a0Furthermore, I strongly believe that education is a cornerstone of women\u2019s empowerment. It not only uplifts women but also plays a crucial role in eliminating all forms of violence against them.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1005\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail-1024x1005.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail-1024x1005.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail-300x294.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail-600x589.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/English_Thumbnail.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>Merck Foundation\u2019s<strong>\u00a0pan African TV program\u00a0\u201cOur Africa\u201d,<\/strong>\u00a0that is\u00a0<strong>conceptualized, produced, directed, and co-hosted by me<\/strong>\u00a0and features African Fashion Designers, Singers, and prominent experts\u00a0from various domains with the aim to raise awareness about social and health issues, has episodes dedicated to issues like\u00a0<em><strong>Stopping GBV, Ending FGM, Women Empowerment and Supporting Girl Education.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch the Episode about<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Stopping GBV:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"&#039;Our Africa by Merck Foundation&#039; TV Program, Ep. 9: Stop GBV\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YH3DKwHuvsM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch the Episode about Ending FGM:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"&#039;Our Africa by Merck Foundation&#039; TV Program, Ep.6: Stop FGM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7GtXkBYv_94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch the Episode about Women Empowerment:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"&#039;Our Africa by Merck Foundation&#039; by Merck Foundation Ep. 12: Women Empowerment.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xghKVbJi2ds?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong>Merck Foundation in partnership with The First Ladies of Africa<\/strong>, has launched an inspiring children\u2019s storybook \u2013&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Not Who You Are\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;to raise awareness on Gender Based Violence, to educate children about this sensitive social issue so that they can learn to respect girls and women, from a young age, and&nbsp;<strong>\u2018More Than a Mother\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;to emphasize and strengthen family values of love and respect from an early age by instilling the thought that Women are more than just mothers, they are productive members in the society.&nbsp; Moreover, children\u2019s storybooks like&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Educating Linda\u2019, \u2018Jackline\u2019s Rescue\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Ride into the Future\u2019<\/strong>&nbsp;have also been launched to support girl education. The storybooks have also been trasfomed into interesting and engaging Animation Films. These animation films are launched in four languages, English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.<\/p><p><strong>Watch the Animation Films here:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>More Than a Mother<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d - Merck Foundation Animation Film to break Infertility Stigma\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ri1vnt7VM-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jackeline\u2019s Rescue:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\u201cJackeline&#039;s Rescue\u201d - Merck Foundation Animation Film to support Girls Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/It1D-XEUjeY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ride Into the Future:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"\u201cRide Into the Future\u201d - Merck Foundation Animation Film to support Girls Education\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Piz_6Ob68mI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em><strong>Merck Foundation has also released many songs to support women empowerment and girl education.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><strong>Watch, share &amp; subscribe the<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>\u201cLike Them\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>song here, sung by Kenneth, a famous singer from Uganda:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Merck Foundation &#039;Like Them&#039; song by Kenneth Mugabi of Uganda to support girls\u2019 education.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCo52vtz3Q0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch and share<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>\u201cGirl Can\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>song here, sung by two famous singers,\u00a0Irene and Cwezi from Liberia and Ghana\u00a0respectively:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Educating Linda Song - \u201cGirls Can&quot; by Irene Logan &amp; Cwesi Oteng from Liberia and Ghana\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6LP92vAWYgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch and share&nbsp;\u201cTake me to School\u201d&nbsp;song here, sung by Wezi, Afro-soul singer from Zambia, to support girls\u2019 education:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Merck Foundation &#039;Take me to school&#039; song by Wezi of Zambia to support girls\u2019 education.\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWcujLMbKSg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch and share\u00a0\u201cTu Podes Sim\u201d\u00a0Portuguese song, which means \u201cYes, You Can\u201d in English by Blaze and Tamyris Moiane, singers from Mozambique in English:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"Educating Linda Song- &#039;Tu Podes Sim&#039; by Hot Blaze and Tamyris Moiane from Mozambique\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BGWR2S-mxl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Watch and share&nbsp;\u201cABC, 123\u201d&nbsp;by Sean K from Namibia song:<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"&quot;ABC &amp; 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At Merck Foundation, we are deeply committed to raising awareness about the elimination of violence against women and girls through our various impactful initiatives that include\u00a0children&#8217;s storybooks, inspiring songs, and many episodes of our TV program \u201cOur Africa\u201d,\u00a0which [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8976,"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":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","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":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","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-8975","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 CEO of Merck Foundation, Dr. Senator, Rasha Kelej on marking the &quot;International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women&quot; through their \u201cOur Africa\u201d TV Program, Songs, Children storybooks and Animation Films | 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=8975\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Message from CEO of Merck Foundation, Dr. Senator, Rasha Kelej on marking the &quot;International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women&quot; through their \u201cOur Africa\u201d TV Program, Songs, Children storybooks and Animation Films | Rasha Kelej\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation with infertile women during her visit to The Gambia. 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