{"id":9418,"date":"2026-04-16T16:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=9418"},"modified":"2026-04-16T16:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:20:21","slug":"message-from-ceo-of-merck-foundation-senator-rasha-kelej-announcing-the-winners-of-their-fashion-song-and-film-awards-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/?p=9418","title":{"rendered":"Message from CEO of Merck Foundation, Senator, Rasha Kelej, announcing the Winners of their Fashion, Song and Film Awards 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is image70.png\" class=\"wp-image-9435\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2.png 975w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-768x597.png 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-2-600x466.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/figure><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej congratulates the Winners of Merck Foundation Fashion, Song and Film Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d and \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d Awards 2022.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>I am very excited to meet&nbsp;the&nbsp;<strong>winners of 2022 awards&nbsp;<\/strong>together with my dear sisters,&nbsp;<strong>First Ladies of Africa<\/strong>&nbsp;and looking forward to<strong>&nbsp;announce the 2023 winners around March 2024<\/strong>, at the same time I am also excited to announce the&nbsp;<em><strong>call for application of Media Recognition Awards and Music, Film and Fashion Awards of 2024,<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;so all young African talents have the opportunity to work on their creative meaningful messages to break the silence and be the voice of the voiceless in their communities.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>You can watch the Merck Foundation Fashion, Song and Film Awards 2022 ceremony here:<\/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=\"Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej @ Merck Foundation Fashion Film &amp; Song Awards 2022 - VC Ceremony\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ygfawjf4o7U?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>It feels amazing to look at the awards of previous years and witness the continues progress in the quality of the creative work and designs we receive year after year since 2017, this in my views, has created a very good impact and it represents a huge milestone towards the culture shift we are aiming to generate with our local partners, Ambassadors and champions.\u00a0I loved the\u00a0work, it creatively conveyed important messages in line with the theme of the awards. I welcome our winners to our<strong>\u00a0\u2018Fashion &amp; Art with Purpose\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>community, as I \u00a0strongly believe that Fashion and Art play a significant role in raising awareness about health &amp; sensitive social topics by transferring the information in an entertaining way and can bring a culture shift in Africa.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-1024x796.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-1536x1193.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0-600x466.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1702889498_fbebe53b3454ac0305f0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>I am congratulating the&nbsp;<em><strong>43 winners, from 29 African countries.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>We rewarded&nbsp;the winners by providing them with one year access to an online educational training program called&nbsp;<strong>\u2018MasterClass\u2019.<\/strong>&nbsp;The MasterClass is an immersive online experience and self-paced learning course that can be accessed anywhere with the internet.<\/p><p><strong>Here is the list of Merck Foundation FASHION Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2022 Winners:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>FIRST POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Charles Kaigwa Madambo,\u00a0Kenya<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Esther Awukubea,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Chanda Chola,\u00a0Zambia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Oladipupo Blessing,\u00a0Nigeria<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>David Kwabena Appiah,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Ishola Adeyemi Theophilus,\u00a0Nigeria<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Oloyede Eniola,\u00a0Nigeria<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Adebayo Balikis Ireti,\u00a0Nigeria<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong><u>SECOND POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ambe Odette Awah (Ody Fachy),\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Rhoda Makena Mutegi,\u00a0Kenya<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Joel Musasa,\u00a0Namibia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Fatou A\u00efcha Gaye ,\u00a0Senegal<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Libi Schmidt,\u00a0Namibia<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_28.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Here are the Winner of Merck Foundation FASHION Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d&nbsp; 2022:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>FIRST POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nelly Banda,\u00a0Zambia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Simo Fotso Sidorova,\u00a0Cameroon<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Nuru Pelekamoyo,\u00a0Tanzania<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Eric Adomako,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Clare Asiimwe,\u00a0Uganda<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Linda Mensah,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Chewe Manase,\u00a0Zambia<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Dorcas Baliki,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><p><strong><u>SECOND POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Jude Aryeetey,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Bridgette Prah,\u00a0Ghana<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Here is the list of Merck Foundation SONG Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2022 Winners:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>FIRST POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Precious Udeorah,&nbsp;NIGERIA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Stopping Gender-based Violence<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) T\u00e9n\u00e9 B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Ouedraogo,&nbsp;BURKINA FASO<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(French Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Supporting Girl Education<\/em><\/p><p><strong>3) Titus Mbela (Basthma),&nbsp;KENYA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(Local Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Supporting Girl Education<\/em><\/p><p><strong><u>SECOND POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Muga Kelly Angila,&nbsp;KENYA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Stopping Gender-based Violence<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) Katia Vanessa,&nbsp;MOZAMBIQUE<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(Portuguese Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Women Empowerment<\/em><\/p><p><strong><u>THIRD POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Senzo Clive Mavayeya,&nbsp;SOUTH AFRICA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Supporting Girl Education<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) Lynn Chipendo&nbsp;,&nbsp;ZIMBABWE<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(Local Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Breaking Infertility Stigma<\/em><\/p><p><strong><u>FOURTH POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Kalam,&nbsp;BURKINA FASO<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(French Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Ending Female Genital Mutilation &nbsp;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Song-Congratulations-card-MTM1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9423\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Song-Congratulations-card-MTM1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Song-Congratulations-card-MTM1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Song-Congratulations-card-MTM1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Song-Congratulations-card-MTM1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Here is the Winner of Merck Foundation SONG Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d&nbsp; 2022:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>FIRST POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Samantha Mogwe,&nbsp;BOTSWANA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Hypertension Awareness<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) VITA NKANZA Dep&#8217;s,&nbsp;DRC<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(French Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Adapting a Healthy Lifestyle<\/em><\/p><p><strong><u>SECOND POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Fouad Sarpong (eftii),&nbsp;GHANA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Diabetes &amp; Hypertension<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) ANDRIAMORASATA NANTENAINA JOSEPH,&nbsp;MADAGASCAR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(French Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Diabetes &amp; Hypertension<\/em><\/p><p><strong><u>THIRD POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Christianah Adebimpe Dare,&nbsp;NIGERIA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Diabetes Awareness<\/em><\/p><p><strong>2) Johannes Medard Tairo,&nbsp;TANZANIA<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>(English Language)<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Theme: Promoting healthy Lifestyle<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fashion-Congratulations-card_2-copy-3-17-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Here is the list of Merck Foundation FILM Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d 2022 Winners:<\/strong><br><strong><u>FIRST POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Johannes Medard Tairo,&nbsp;TANZANIA<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Film Name:<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>STOP FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>SECOND POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Meri Hy\u00f6ky,&nbsp;LESOTHO<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Film Name:<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>MONSTER (About GBV)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>2) Athuman Juma Nakam,&nbsp;TANZANIA<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Film Name:<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>ATIGA (About FGM)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>THIRD POSITION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) Tunu Yongolo and Emmanuel Feruzi, Huzzain Bello,&nbsp;TANZANIA<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Film Name:<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>BETWEEN JOY &amp; SORROW (About Infertility Awareness)<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-42.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Here is the Winner of Merck Foundation FILM Awards \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d &nbsp;2022:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><u>FIRST POSITION (French):<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>1) ESTHER-G\u00c9RARD Marie Arline Megan D\u00e9sir\u00e9e and BLOQUET Annick Stephano,&nbsp;MAURITIUS<\/strong><\/p><p><em>Film Name:<\/em>&nbsp;<strong>Moi, diab\u00e9tique (About Diabetes &amp; Hypertension awareness)<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Link:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wVK1goPtiCY\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/wVK1goPtiCY<\/a><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Film-Congratulations-card-21.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><p>I would also like to announce the Call for Applications for the&nbsp;<strong>Merck Foundation Fashion, Song and Film Awards 2024 \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d and \u201cDiabetes and Hypertension\u201d.<\/strong>&nbsp;These awards are in partnership with my dear sisters, the African First Ladies who are also the Ambassadors of Merck Foundation \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d. I invite our African talents to share their entries with us at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:submit@merck-foundation.com\">submit@merck-foundation.com<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Call for application for 2024 Merck Foundation Fashion, Song and Film Awards<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"718\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Fashion_General-English_page-00011-718x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9427\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Fashion_General-English_page-00011-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Fashion_General-English_page-00011-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Fashion_General-English_page-00011-768x1096.jpg 768w, 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768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_1_page-00011-1-600x848.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_1_page-00011-1.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00011-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9430\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00011-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MTM-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00011-212x300.jpg 212w, 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https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-600x848.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Song-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9432\" style=\"width:1026px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012-600x848.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rasha-kelej.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/D_H-Film-Awards-_-General-English-2024_page-00012.jpg 849w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Kind Regards,<\/strong><br><strong>Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej,<br>CEO of Merck Foundation<br>President of Merck Foundation &#8220;More Than a Mother&#8221; Campaign.<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" 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I am very excited to meet&nbsp;the&nbsp;winners of 2022 awards&nbsp;together with my dear sisters,&nbsp;First Ladies of Africa&nbsp;and looking forward to&nbsp;announce the 2023 winners around March 2024, at the same time I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9434,"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-9418","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, Senator, Rasha Kelej, announcing the Winners of their Fashion, Song and Film Awards 2022 | 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=9418\" \/>\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, Senator, Rasha Kelej, announcing the Winners of their Fashion, Song and Film Awards 2022 | Rasha Kelej\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej congratulates the Winners of Merck Foundation Fashion, Song and Film Awards \u201cMore Than a Mother\u201d and \u201cDiabetes &amp; Hypertension\u201d Awards 2022. 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