Creative Knowledge Translation – Sharing Chamas COVID-19 Research Through Story and Performance

Описание: This session explored how research on women's resilience during COVID-19 was transformed into accessible, culturally relevant formats through community co-design. The Chamas for Change team partnered with local groups in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya, to reimagine academic findings as family storybooks, children’s counting books, community theater performances, and youth-focused social media content.

Speakers shared how collaboration with Moi University students, community advisory boards, and design labs led to a sustainable model for knowledge sharing that honored local traditions. Hands-on collaboration in printmaking, illustration, and digital media helped bring research to life while fostering local capacity. The session also highlighted how digital strategies are making sexual, reproductive, and maternal health information more accessible to wider audiences.

Speakers
-Abiola Adeniyi, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Assistant Professor in Global Health, Fairleigh Dickinson University
-Anjellah Jumah, Project Coordinator, Chamas for Change, AMPATH Kenya
-Justus Ikemeri, Program Manager, Maternal and Child Health Innovations, AMPATH Kenya
-Nadia Beyzaei, Designer, Researcher, and Educator, Faculty of Design + Dynamic Media, Emily Carr University of Art + Design
-Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia; Investigator & Medical Director, Population and Global Health, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals; Field Director for Reproductive Health, AMPATH Kenya; Visiting Professor, Moi University

Timestamps
0:00:00 Introduction
0:03:26 Chamas Team Introduction
0:08:16 Background on Chamas
0:22:12 Overview of the Research Project
0:32:12 Knowledge Translation Journey
0:42:23 KT Co-Design Process
1:02:33 Looking Forward & Closing

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