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Project Details
Description
The overall aim of this project is to deliver training and develop resources to support this community in reducing COVID-19 transmission in the informal settlement of Mukuru, Nairobi. Public health messages inMukuru are typically disseminated using a process known locally as sensitisation. In this context, sensitisation involves raising awareness around local health and wellbeing issues and disseminating public health messages using socially and culturally relevant media.
Layperson's description
The overall aim of this project is to deliver training and develop resources to support this community in reducing COVID-19 transmission in the informal settlement of Mukuru, Nairobi. Public health messages inMukuru are typically disseminated using a process known locally as sensitisation. In this context, sensitisation involves raising awareness around local health and wellbeing issues and disseminating public health messages using socially and culturally relevant media.
| Short title | ACT |
|---|---|
| Acronym | ACT |
| Status | Finished |
| Effective start/end date | 1/06/20 → 30/09/20 |
| Links | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZtlOyqClKo-6GREa5m1HOQ https://www.port.ac.uk/research/research-projects/act-nairobi |
Keywords
- KEF
- COVID-19
- puppetry
- digital storytelling
- collaboration
- kenya
- visual arts
- creative methodologies
- cellphilming
- Music
- participatory research
- public health messaging
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Activities
- 1 Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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ACT: ACT (Action against COVID Transmission) Nairobi
Matt Smith (Organiser)
Jul 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course