Hamwe Festival

Genre : Festival | Kigali

From wednesday 11 to sunday 15 november 2020

Times : 15:00
Contact details : Injonge
Tel. : +250 781 549775
Principal country concerned : Column : Fine arts, Dance, Poetry / story telling

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is pleased to announce that a second series of the Hamwe Festival will be held virtually on November 11 - 15, 2020.  Hamwe Festival is an annual event which celebrates and encourages the contributions of creative industries in the global health field. This year, the festival will exclusively be held virtually due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

Hamwe Festival is a collaboration between global health professionals and creatives who share the same belief that, to achieve global health equity, bridges must be built across sectors. It aims to bring together professionals and artists from all over the world who hold discussions and performances respectively, about the role of the arts in public health.

Social Justice and Mental Health is the key theme for this year and will feature discussions on the decolonization of Public Health & Medicine in contemporary medicine and the role that music can have in preventing, treating and informing about mental illnesses and reducing stigma.

This year, Hamwe Festival is excited to announce a partnership with Wellcome, the independent global charitable foundation, as part of Mindscapes, their international cultural programme about mental health. Wellcome supports scientists, takes on big health challenges, campaigns for better science & helps everyone get involved in research. Hamwe Festival embodies these values through the provision of a creative outlet where implementors and artists discuss better, more innovative ways to improve health care through the arts. 

The first edition of the Hamwe Festival was held from November 8th to 13th 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. It saw an attendance of about 3000 people who came together to discuss and learn about building bridges between the arts and health sectors. Hamwe Festival believes that including artists in the design and implementation of more health programs, can be a catalyst for action against seemingly intractable health challenges and looks forward to continuing to build this platform to encourage more collaboration and innovation.

About The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)

The University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) is a global health sciences university built in Rwanda focused on training health professionals to deliver quality health care in an inclusive manner including the world's most marginalized communities. UGHE graduates are doctors, nurses, researchers, and public health and policy experts. They are problem solvers with a core commitment to work to improve the reach of quality health care for every individual in every corner of the globe. 

About Wellcome

Wellcome exists to improve health by helping great ideas to thrive. We support researchers, we take on big health challenges, we campaign for better science, and we help everyone get involved with science and health research. We are a politically and financially independent foundation.

 

Information / Venue


The event is free




Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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