Sharing Chamas COVID-19 Research Through Story & Performance

Tuesday, 11 March, 2025 – 14:00-15:30  PST

Online

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About the Session 

This online session will demonstrate how research findings about women’s adaptation and resilience during COVID-19 were transformed into culturally relevant, accessible formats through community co-design. Through interactive discussions, participants will share how traditional academic research was reimagined into family storybooks, children’s counting books, community theater performances, and youth-focused social media content. Partnering with Moi University students in journalism and community health, we applied human-centered design principles to create these materials while fostering community capacity through hands-on learning in printmaking, illustration, and sustainable production techniques. Learn how partnerships with local universities, community advisory boards, and design labs created a sustainable model for knowledge sharing that honours local traditions while embracing modern communication channels.

Speakers

• Abiola Adeniyi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Anjellah Jumah, Project Coordinator, Chamas for Change
• Justus Ikemeri, Program Manager, Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare’s Maternal and Child Health Innovations (MNCH) team (AMPATH)
• Nadia Beyzaei, Manager, Health Design Lab Emily Carr University of Art and Design
• Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology