The indignity of the prospect of sexual cleansing of widows in Kenya hit 32-year-old Roseline Orwa, when her husband died.

Watch her work with women and men in rural Kenya to drive cultural change.

#GenderEquity #RuralInequality #SocialRights #AtlanticFellows

Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity, Jody Barney, a Deaf Aboriginal woman, helps hard of hearing and disabled Indigenous people engage fully in community life.

Watch the film about her work: youtube.com/watch?v=XiuPW5…

#DisabilityRights #IndigenousRights #Equity #AtlanticFellows

Consider our brains boosted! Thanks to #AtlanticFellows Armağan Uysal for his beautiful short film, Mother's Daughters, discussing the common symptoms of #Alzheimers & Geeta Dorkhy & Laura María Calderón Cuevas for their invigorating body shake/dance “Brain Boost” at #AAICSatellite

It's been a day full of learning in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Our Fellows had the opportunity to learn from innovative people, including a family that makes a living out repurposing steel from unexploded bombs from the Vietnam War.

We are delighted to announce that Deepa Mann-Kler has joined the Atlantic Institute team as our XR Lead, covering for Alice Wroe who is now on maternity leave.

Welcome Deepa!

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Congratulations to #AtlanticFellows on their impressive poster presentations! Projects range from biomarkers, prevention, dementia care research and practice to epidemiology, creative engagement and more. #AAICSatellite .

Read abstracts here 👇indd.adobe.com/view/636a726b-…

Thought provoking session at #GBHI2024 spanning community arts, sound & the human, health equity, & child well-being. Grateful to Centre for Humanities Research SOPH UWC UWC for an enriching day exploring creative solutions to global challenges.

Tomorrow we kick off #AAICSatellite !

At Global Brain Health Institute’ Annual Conference in Cape Town today, fellows participated in an arts workshop at UWC. Art plays an important role in the prevention and care of people living with dementia.

#BrainHealth #Equity #GBHI2024 #AtlanticFellows #CapeTown

Jody Barney, is an Aboriginal Deaf woman working to end disadvantages suffered by her community.
She helps Deaf people learn sign language, so they can access community services and advocate for their rights.

Full film out on May 17.

#DisabilityRights #IndigenousRights #Equity

Thank you #AtlanticFellows Kirti Ranchod kirti for the beautiful introduction and rich insights into South Africa at today's GBHI Annual Conference opening session. #GBHI2024

Fantastic Partnership Walk in Cape Town with @Atlanticfellows! From Sea Point-Green Point, we shared #brainhealth tips, connected with community partners & fellows, joined by a special🐘puppet from Centre for Humanities Research's Ukwanda Puppetry Collective—inspiring prep for our '24 Conference

Atlantic Fellow, Lawrence Aritao, works with prosecutors to end human trafficking in the Philippines.

This film follows him as he helps survivors rebuild their lives.

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#Justice #Equity #HumanRights #Equity Initiative

Need more stakeholder meetings on brain health that are representative, welcoming of experiences and address imp questions. Global Brain Health Institute Creative #Brain Week was exactly that! Grateful to have been part of a such a diverse group with Dr Jayashree Dasgupta 🇮🇳 ✨

CreativeBrainWeek #Botswana beautiful sharing of knowledge Global Brain Health Institute Atlantic Fellows Lingani Mbakile-Mahlanza Professor Brian Lawlor Corrina Grimes kunle adewale Magda Kaczmarska Agustin Ibañez

Atlantic Fellow Lawrence Aritao works tirelessly to end human trafficking in the Philippines.

By providing survivors of abuse with livelihoods, he helps them to thrive and flourish.

Full film on YouTube May 10.

#Justice #Equity #Youth #HumanRights #Equity Initiative

Dressing up is a “liberatory practice” for Atlantic Fellow Bongiwe Lusizi. Sharing her passion for traditional music with children as part of her work to end anti-Black racism.

Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Y3qSN1…

#RacialEquity #IndigenousKnowledge #Culture #AFRE

Ahead of tomorrow's CreativeBrainWeek India satellite co-organizer Atlantic Fellows Dr Jayashree Dasgupta 🇮🇳 tells us more about the event and building a #brainhealth community of practice.

Decent and fair work in the techno-capitalist era means challenging the very understanding of working relations. We must urgently introduce this debate into the international arena because the future of work is already in dispute right now.
#InternationalWorkersDay #Labor #Equity

International Workers' Day - centering health equity and justice for the global working class

A (very) short reflection: linkedin.com/pulse/internat…

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WIEGO
♻️ International Alliance of Waste Pickers
IDWF
HomeNet International
StreetNet International

At the end of the Amplifying Black Womyn’s Voices convening, Atlantic Fellows reflect on how their community chooses to mobilize its collective power will be central to improving Black womyn’s leadership in the world.

#GBHI #AFRE #GenderEquity #Leadership #BlackWomynsVoices