As a central hub, the Knowledge Centre connects and empowers national networks, facilitating resource-sharing and training. Both physical and virtual centres serve individuals and professionals at all levels, ensuring that knowledge is accessible and actionable.
Each year, Child-Help International (CHI) presents an award to someone who has made an exceptional difference for children and adults living with spina bifida and hydrocephalus. In 2025, the focus was explicitly on national networks for change—strong, locally rooted networks that drive sustainable, structural impact.
For the first time, the award was presented to a duo: Ruth Nalugya and her 12-year-old daughter Blessing Kerstin Akuzwe. Mother and daughter together represent a powerful team for change.
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For the launch of Covers for the World, a long-term artistic and social engagement in which Pierre Mertens mobilizes more than 4,000 drawings to support the development of a knowledge centre for affordable and accessible care, he realized together with curator Edith Doove an exhibition at the SHARE Knowledge Centre in Moshi.
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Moshi (Tanzania) – On 3 December 2025, Child-Help will open the new SHARE Global Knowledge Centre for Accessible Care in Moshi – an event of great significance for families, professionals and people affected by spina bifida and hydrocephalus worldwide. The opening will create an international hub of hope, knowledge exchange, networking and practical support in Moshi. The central importance of this opening lies in the fact that it brings together medical care, family support, international cooperation and local responsibility in the long term – a decisive step towards accessible and affordable care.
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In this special World Spina Bifida Day episode, host Anders Tennby (Wellspect) explores the challenges and opportunities in improving quality of life for those with spina bifida. We are honored to have Pierre Mertens, President of Child-Help International, join the discussion. As a dedicated advocate and father to a daughter with spina bifida, Pierre brings a deeply personal perspective to the conversation, shedding light on the global disparities in care and support for individuals with this condition.
Alongside him is Hanna Gabrielsson, a registered nurse from Sweden with a thesis on adults with spina bifida, who provides valuable insights into the medical aspects of the condition, including the importance of consistent self-care and the impact of cognitive impairments.
This podcast is in Dutch language!
Conversation between Child-Help founders and Ukrainian wound care specialist about the emergency situation in Ukraine and Child-Help’s support.
Summary is available in English here.
This podcast is in Dutch language!
Ronald Van Ham, a member of Team Scheire, tells a fascinating story of how people can use their tools to do things they could not have imagined in their wildest dreams.
