There are moments in life that change the course of your purpose. For me, it wasn’t a grand event,  it was a quiet ache. A growing realization that lives were being lost back home, not due to disease alone, but due to the absence of simple, lifesaving knowledge.

 

I remember watching someone collapse  and no one around knew what to do. Not even me. That helplessness stayed with me.

 

Living and working in Canada as a nurse now has given me access to training, resources, and knowledge but it also gave me perspective.

 

And every time I looked back, my heart carried a weight: for the children in the villages, the mothers in the markets, and the youth in the streets. They, too, deserved the chance to save a life  and to be saved.

 

That’s where PULSE began.

​

Not from perfection. But from burden. From compassion. From a call I couldn’t ignore.

 

PULSE stands for Promoting Unity, Lifesaving Skills, and Empowerment. It’s more than a health project , it’s a heartbeat.  A bridge between where I come from and where I am. A movement rooted in love, driven by purpose, and built on faith.

 

This isn’t just about CPR or first aid.

It’s about restoring dignity, rebuilding hope, and equipping everyday people to become lifesavers in their own communities.

 

Whether it’s teaching students how to respond to an emergency, or training someone in a rural town to help their neighbour in crisis, the mission is clear:

​

“Every heartbeat deserves a chance. And Ghana deserves more than our sympathy  it deserves action.”

 

 

— Kate Amo-Ameyaw