When I stood on stage at the All-Black Ball, receiving the Humanitarian Award from my Sierra Leonean community, I felt an overwhelming mix of gratitude, humility, and pride. This recognition is more than an individual honour it is a celebration of our collective journey and the extraordinary community that makes the work of the Aminata Maternal Foundation (AMF) possible.
Aminata Conteh-Biger accepting the Humanitarian Award at the All Black Ball,2025.
This award belongs to the entire AMF tribe our team, volunteers, board, partners, and supporters who work tirelessly to ensure that no woman dies giving life and that every child has the chance to take their first breath safely. It takes a community to build lasting change, and this recognition is a reflection of that unity.
“This recognition is not mine alone it belongs to the incredible tribe that stands beside me every day.”
To be celebrated by my own Sierra Leonean community both at home and across th diaspora is profoundly moving. It reaffirms the power of connection to our roots, our shared history, and our unwavering belief in a brighter future for Sierra Leone. As a proud daughter of Sierra Leone, this moment fills me with deep gratitude and renewed determination to continue serving women, mothers, and children.
“When we lift each other up, we lift our nation.”
Sierra Leone is a land of resilience, beauty, and hope. The work of AMF is a love letter to that spirit a promise that we will continue to rewrite the story of maternal and infant health for generations to come. Through every program, partnership, and story of survival, we are proving that compassion, when combined with purpose, can change lives.
This recognition is not an end, but a call to keep going to continue building a future where safe childbirth is a right, not a privilege. Together, with love, purpose, and community, we are transforming stories of survival into stories of hope.
From the depths of my heart, thank you to my Sierra Leonean community for this honour. May we continue to stand tall, proud, and united rewriting the story of Sierra Leone, one mother and one child at a time.