About Us
Our staff & volunteers
The Ruben J. Williams Foundation is a nonprofit organization and collaboration between academic institutions in the US and in East Africa. Our purpose is improving health care. The original founders of RJW were comprised of physicians and lawyers who got together to try and figure out a way to contribute, using the expertise within the group. The foundation was created with the purposes of bringing groups together from two sides to provide health care in a manner where both sides would benefit from the interaction. People who would not necessarily have had the benefit of that type of expertise would get the health care they need. Together with local schools, we also seek to identify and sponsor academically suitable students with a professed desire to study medicine and/or pursue a career in surgery/anesthesiology.
Ruben J Williams Foundation Initiative
Antenatal Care
Special Surgeries
Antenatal Care
Education
Special Surgeries
Antenatal Care
Special Surgeries
Special Surgeries
Special Surgeries
Medical Training
Medical Training
Special Surgeries
Women & Children
Medical Training
Women & Children
Medical Research
Medical Training
Women & Children
2023 Ruben J Williams Foundation Scholar
Louisa Onyewadume, M.D.
Dr Onyawadume is currently enrolled in the Master’s in Public Health (MPH)at Harvard University, Class of 2023 with a Global Health focus. As an RJW Foundation Scholar, she is working with Orthopaedic Link and collaborators in Botswana to complete her MPH practicum. Under the supervision of Dr. Ananthakrishnan and Dr. Park (Program for Global Surgery and Social Change at Harvard University), she will provide an on-the-ground assessment for capacity building of spine surgery in Botswana. Orthopaedic Link has created a capacity-building algorithm for spine surgery in developing countries based on procedure, diagnosis, and the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery Surgical Assessment Tool. This analysis will augment efforts to develop pathways for surgical systems capacity building in Botswana.
The Christine Awori Hayanga Scholarship
The Christine Awori Hayanga Scholarship provides financial support for a student in Africa with high academic achievement and demonstrated financial need. This Scholarship enables a student to obtain an education they may not have access to otherwise.
This Scholarship is funded by the Immediate family of Christine Awori Hayanga. Her son Jeremiah Awori Hayanga is the founder of the Ruben J Williams Foundation and received his Master of Public Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2008.
Christine Awori-Hayanga studied law at the University of Dar-es-Salaam where she was the only woman in her class. She has spent her life dedicated to advocating for women around the world.
Eligibility for The Christine Awori Hayanga Scholarship is determined at the sole discretion of the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Help us make pregnancy and childbirth safe for those in underprivileged communities in East Africa
RJW Foundation is committed to improving healthcare for Kenya's women and children. We are focused on providing access to safe, effective, and quality care for women during pregnancy and childbirth.
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