Art as Part of Urban Health: TICAH Celebrates Urban October
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TICAH celebrated Urban October with partners and artists. Integrating TICAH’s Rika Residency (which brings together artists of different age sets, genders, and practices) with other partners working on urban health, the team collaborated to bring amazing community events and art to Nairobi’s city centre to build community, to improve wellness and to have important conversations about the sustainability and future health of city inhabitants.
For the whole story and amazing pictures of the art click here.
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Maasai Women Stand for Land Reforms and Representation
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15 Maasai women leaders from Kajiado presented findings from their community-level gatherings to the government and traditional elders on how to address the surge in land sales, lack of women’s involvement in land matters, and sustainable land use. This meeting came after months of the women evoking the traditional practice of the Olamal (traditional form of building community action) in response to the crisis.
To find out more, click here.
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East Africa Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill
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Women and girls in East Africa have a reason to look forward to progressive reproductive health policies should the East Africa Legislative Assembly (EALA) pass the Reproductive Health Bill under consideration. TICAH, alongside other civil society organizations, hosted dialogues on the bill. These were aimed at engaging legislators in national parliaments and the EALA on why this policy is crucial for the lives of the communities in East Africa.
For the whole story, click here.
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Herbalists Gather to Improve Sector
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TICAH brought herbalists from different Kenyan communities together with organisations and individuals working on traditional knowledge and herbal medicine to discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist within the herbal medicine space. Together with the National Museums of Kenya, Ministry of Health, National Association of Traditional Health Practitioners (NATHEPA) and others, the group discussed ways to improve their practices, register for credibility and advocacy efforts and how to improve policies for a more supportive environment.
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