COWHA key stakeholders convened to reflect on three years of progress and define the Coalition’s next phase of growth. Strategy 2.0 is the result: a plan built around measurable impact, deeper member engagement, and sharper influence over the financing and policy decisions that determine whether women can access care.

This represents an important evolution for COWHA: We are moving from building a Coalition to running a platform that shapes policy on women’s health within Africa’s changing financing landscape.

The session also marked a change in leadership. We thanked Mokgadi Mashishi for the role she played in shaping COWHA’s foundation, credibility, and identity, and welcomed Nyawira Njeru as incoming Board Chair. She steps in at a moment defined by one task: turning momentum into outcomes we can measure