Sr. Anena Grace serves as both Assistant Gulu District Health Officer for Maternal and Child Health and WOtW Program Coordinator, bridging WOtW and Uganda’s government health system. Trained as a midwife, her commitment to the cause is deeply personal \u2014 the loss of her own mother during childbirth drives her conviction that frontline health workers must be fully prepared to manage delivery complications and emergencies. She takes great pride in WOtW’s three interconnected programs: the Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) refresher training model, the obstetric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training program, and the engagement of Village Health Team members in community-based maternal and newborn care.<\/p>\n
Under Sr. Grace’s coordination, the Uganda WOtW team has earned national recognition, presenting the LDHF model at the 2025 Ugandan Safe Motherhood Conference and pioneering the first POCUS training program within Uganda’s government health system \u2014 an achievement that has drawn the attention of the Ministry of Health. Outside of work, she is raising two sons, Paul and Stuart, who love school, riding bikes, and playing UNO.<\/p>\n
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Certificate Midwife at Angaya Health Centre III<\/b><\/p>\n
Jackie has been a trainer of the Helping Babies Survive and Helping Mothers Survive curricula since 2013. She plays an important role in supervising the Low Dose High Frequency (LDHF) refresher training, working closely with staff at other health centres to encourage role-playing, collaboration, and peer-to-peer mentorship. She is also a vital facilitator of the Village Health Team training program.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on her work, Jackie shares: %22We have built the capacity of many healthcare workers, especially the midwives and other cadres. I’m proud to announce that with the skills empowered to them, there is a reduction in maternal and perinatal death. I am also proud to say that, working in a setting in a country that isn’t developed and an area that has suffered 20 years of insurgency and war, I’m able to identify and appropriately refer mothers and infants who need advanced care.%22<\/em><\/p>\n Jackie is grateful for her partnership with WOtW and looks forward to continuing this collaborative work to improve the lives of mothers and babies across Gulu District.<\/p>\n A mother of four adult children, Jackie recently welcomed her first grandchild<\/p>\n ” social_section_align=”center” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_background_bgcolor=”#42464e” content_margin=”-60px||||false|false” content_padding=”70px|40px|29px|40px|false|true” social_wrapper_margin=”|-40%||-40%|false|true” social_wrapper_padding=”|20%||20%|false|true” role_margin=”11px||17px||false|false” social_padding=”7px|7px|7px|7px|true|true” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” name_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” name_text_color=”#42464e” name_font_size=”22px” name_line_height=”36px” role_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” role_line_height=”26px” description_font=”Nunito||||||||” description_line_height=”24px” content_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii_content_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_radii_photo_wrapper_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style_content_shadow=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical_content_shadow=”0px” box_shadow_blur_content_shadow=”16px” box_shadow_style_image_wrapper_shadow=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical_image_wrapper_shadow=”5px” box_shadow_blur_image_wrapper_shadow=”10px” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_background_bgcolor__hover=”#1c9cea” icon_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”off|hover” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/difl_advanced_person][difl_advanced_person ap_photo=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/Apiyo-Susan-WOtW-Master-Midwife.png” photo_alt_text=”Dr. Canna Kenneth” enable_alternative_photo=”on” ap_alternative_photo=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/uganda-team-apiyo-2.jpg” image_wrapper_max_width=”80%” image_wrapper_zindex=”2″ ap_name=”Apiyo Susan” ap_role=”Master Midwife” ap_description=”<\/p>\n Diploma Midwife at Angaya Health Centre III;<\/strong><\/p>\n After more than a decade as a trainer, Susan has seen her teaching skills grow significantly \u2014 and so has her community’s trust in the government health system. Her colleagues value her steady guidance, including successful remote support by phone when complications arise. As one of ten midwives trained in obstetric Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Susan plays a central role in its implementation across Gulu District, serving as a POCUS mentor herself, coordinating mentorship among fellow trainees and consulting gynecologists, and working closely with the US team to monitor and analyze program data.<\/p>\n %22My colleagues and fellow health care providers have always been appreciative because with the frequent trainings and mentorship, they feel they have not been left alone\u2026 Midwives feel so proud when a mother and a baby walk out of the hospital healthy and happy.%22<\/em><\/p>\n Susan is the proud mother of three children: twins Hope and Happy, and their younger brother, Humble.<\/p>\n ” social_section_align=”center” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_background_bgcolor=”#42464e” content_margin=”-60px||||false|false” content_padding=”70px|40px|29px|40px|false|true” social_wrapper_margin=”|-40%||-40%|false|true” social_wrapper_padding=”|20%||20%|false|true” role_margin=”11px||17px||false|false” social_padding=”7px|7px|7px|7px|true|true” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” name_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” name_text_color=”#42464e” name_font_size=”22px” name_line_height=”36px” role_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” role_line_height=”26px” description_font=”Nunito||||||||” description_line_height=”24px” content_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” animation_direction=”right” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii_content_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_radii_photo_wrapper_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style_content_shadow=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical_content_shadow=”0px” box_shadow_blur_content_shadow=”16px” box_shadow_style_image_wrapper_shadow=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical_image_wrapper_shadow=”5px” box_shadow_blur_image_wrapper_shadow=”10px” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_background_bgcolor__hover=”#1c9cea” icon_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”off|hover” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/difl_advanced_person][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][difl_advanced_person ap_photo=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/Akello-Monica-Midwife-and-Medical-Coordinator-WOtW.png” photo_alt_text=”Dr. Canna Kenneth” enable_alternative_photo=”on” ap_alternative_photo=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/uganda-team-akello-2.png” image_wrapper_max_width=”80%” image_wrapper_zindex=”2″ ap_name=”Akello Monica” ap_role=”Master Midwife” ap_description=”<\/p>\n Diploma Midwife at Awach Health Centre IV; Master Midwife and Medical Coordinator, WOtW<\/b><\/p>\n Monica credits years of Helping Mothers and Babies Survive training with building the skills that now make her a trusted resource for her colleagues, who regularly consult her on newborn resuscitation, special care cases, and maternal complications. The impact has been tangible: maternal and newborn deaths have decreased, and more mothers are choosing to deliver at health centers. In 2025, she represented WOtW at the national Safe Motherhood Conference, presenting the Low Dose High Frequency training model developed by the WOtW Uganda team \u2014 a model now being replicated by the Uganda Ministry of Health in other regions \u2014 and has been invited to present again at the 2026 conference. She also serves as Project Director of WOtW’s Village Health Team training program, supported by the ICATCH grant.<\/p>\n Beyond her professional achievements, Monica takes pride in the example she sets for her two daughters, Navy and Thea.<\/p>\n ” social_section_align=”center” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_background_bgcolor=”#42464e” content_margin=”-60px||||false|false” content_padding=”70px|40px|29px|40px|false|true” social_wrapper_margin=”|-40%||-40%|false|true” social_wrapper_padding=”|20%||20%|false|true” role_margin=”11px||17px||false|false” social_padding=”7px|7px|7px|7px|true|true” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” name_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” name_text_color=”#42464e” name_font_size=”22px” name_line_height=”36px” role_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” role_line_height=”26px” description_font=”Nunito||||||||” description_line_height=”24px” content_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” animation_direction=”left” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii_content_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_radii_photo_wrapper_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style_content_shadow=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical_content_shadow=”0px” box_shadow_blur_content_shadow=”16px” box_shadow_style_image_wrapper_shadow=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical_image_wrapper_shadow=”5px” box_shadow_blur_image_wrapper_shadow=”10px” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”off|hover” icon_background_bgcolor__hover=”#1c9cea” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/difl_advanced_person][difl_advanced_person ap_photo=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nyeko-Richard-Ssemujju-Data-Manager-WOtW.png” photo_alt_text=”Dr. Canna Kenneth” enable_alternative_photo=”on” image_wrapper_max_width=”80%” image_wrapper_zindex=”2″ ap_name=”Richard Ssemujju” ap_role=”Data Management Coordinator” ap_description=”<\/p>\n Richard has been part of the Gulu District government health care system since 2019 and has served on the WOtW Uganda team since its inception in 2023. He has found great meaning in his role implementing the Helping Babies and Mothers Survive training, which he says has created %22an impact in the quality of care for the mothers and the newborns in the district. Very clear and user-friendly charts were provided to all the health facilities to guide care during labor and birth. The training methodology was quite precise and the trainers were really great!%22<\/em> For Richard, being part of WOtW carries a clear responsibility: %22to make every health worker capable of offering the best to the mother and newborn.%22<\/em><\/p>\n Richard is especially energized by his work helping WOtW build access to the data that will inform the organization’s progress. He understands deeply how essential it is to measure impact, and he is hopeful that the US WOtW team will continue to secure the funding needed to sustain this work \u2014 emphasizing the importance of clear accountability %22for every single dollar invested in WOtW.%22<\/em><\/p>\n Richard is the proud father of two twin boys, Pellegrin and Trevor. <\/p>\n ” social_section_align=”center” icon_color=”#FFFFFF” icon_background_bgcolor=”#42464e” content_margin=”-60px||||false|false” content_padding=”70px|40px|29px|40px|false|true” social_wrapper_margin=”|-40%||-40%|false|true” social_wrapper_padding=”|20%||20%|false|true” role_margin=”11px||17px||false|false” social_padding=”7px|7px|7px|7px|true|true” _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” name_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” name_text_color=”#42464e” name_font_size=”22px” name_line_height=”36px” role_font=”Roboto|700|||||||” role_line_height=”26px” description_font=”Nunito||||||||” description_line_height=”24px” content_text_align=”center” background_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″ border_radii_content_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” border_radii_photo_wrapper_border=”on|3px|3px|3px|3px” box_shadow_style_content_shadow=”preset1″ box_shadow_vertical_content_shadow=”0px” box_shadow_blur_content_shadow=”16px” box_shadow_style_image_wrapper_shadow=”preset3″ box_shadow_vertical_image_wrapper_shadow=”5px” box_shadow_blur_image_wrapper_shadow=”10px” global_colors_info=”{}” icon_background_bgcolor__hover=”#1c9cea” icon_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”off|hover” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/difl_advanced_person][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.5″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#f7f8f9″ background_image=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/church-04.jpg” background_size=”custom” background_image_width=”98%” background_repeat=”repeat-y” custom_margin=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|0px||0px|false|false” custom_css_main_element=”\t” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wellontheirway.org\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-terrain.png” title_text=”US-terrain” _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” max_width=”150px” custom_css_main_element=”float:left;” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_color=”#E09900″ max_width=”100%” custom_margin=”4%|||0px|false|false” custom_padding=”|||0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.1″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Roboto Slab|300|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”48px” header_2_line_height=”56px” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”32px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.23″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Nunito||||||||” text_text_color=”#42464e” text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”26px” text_orientation=”center” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|phone” module_alignment=”center” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”14px” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\nUS Team:<\/h3>\n
A Partnership that Works<\/h2>\n
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