Updates

Sadly, stigma around epilepsy often begins at a young age.It is pervasive in schools across many countries in which we work. Because of this, and because change often starts with the young, the ROW Foundation believes children are uniquely positioned to help defeat this longstanding stigma.

Helping people achieve their potential is a powerful thing. ROW is about addressing a key constraint for some; namely untreated epilepsy and associated psychiatric disorders. Those people with epilepsy in low-income countries face a wide range of challenges, which have been made worse by the pandemic.

Those of you who are new to ROW might not be aware of the backstory behind the foundation. So, this month we’ll take a look in the rearview mirror at our beginnings.

COVID-19 is impacting our world in dramatic and deadly ways, and those with medical conditions like epilepsy who live in under-resourced areas are among the hardest hit. These are some of the challenges our partners are reporting...

COVID-19 is impacting our world in dramatic and deadly ways, and those with medical conditions like epilepsy who live in under-resourced areas are among the hardest hit. These are some of the challenges our partners are reporting...

This month marks the fifth anniversary of the ROW Foundation’s first grant. On June 17, 2015 we granted an EEG machine (used to diagnosis epilepsy) to the Armenian League Against Epilepsy (ALAE) for use at the Arabkir Pediatric Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia. This machine was a major step forward for the hospital being able to...

Because poverty and the epilepsy treatment gap go hand-in-hand, the ROW Foundation was delighted when Dr. Prince Kazadi reached out to us regarding a partnership in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is often called “the poorest rich country in the world” because of its rich resources coupled with...

We hope you are all staying safe in the midst of the global challenges of the Coronvirus pandemic. Its’ impact is being felt in every country, including those where our partners work. A recent email from Dr. Archana Patel of Boston Children’s Hospital, who is the Project Lead for our Community Health Worker (CHW) partnership...

In 2019, ROW launched the Amanda Award to honor the memory of Amanda Brooke de los Santos, who passed away from seizures at a young age. Each year, ROW awards a grant to an organization with a track record of achieving meaningful results in addressing the epilepsy treatment gap. ROW is proud to announce...