Community stories

The three districts that make up Khmelnytska Oblast weren’t obvious candidates to become Ukraine’s first Angels Regions – but proactive leadership and purposeful community building ensured their place in the record books.

In November 2024, the mission to change the reality for stroke patients around the world finally put down roots in East Africa. For Angels cofounder and global project leader Jan van der Merwe it was the realization of a longheld dream. For the stroke communities in Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana and Ethiopia, it was only the beginning.

Throwback to Basel, where Angels team leaders Rita Rodrigues and Sylvia Ripamonti talked about the early days, anxious moments, changing roles and new responsibilities.

The story of Shija Hospitals and the Angels Initiative stands as a beacon of hope—a testament to what can be achieved when healthcare systems are optimized, communities work together, and lives are prioritized.

History-making Almería has shown that it takes a community to become an Angels Region, and a community to celebrate it.

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a partnership between the Ministry of Health and the Angels Initiative keeps stroke in the forefront of a wide-ranging strategy to transform healtcare.