Following a productive year that included our inaugural conference, iAfrika is pleased to establish its presence in Nigeria and internationally. To enable us better meet our goals, we are taking a much-needed break to restructure our work, services and delivery and we hope to return soon with some exciting updates. Your continued support is much appreciated!
Here is the video of the Facebook Live conversation on breaking mental illnesses silence in Nigeria. The profound take away from this courageous conversation is to continue this marathon one step at a time, be #unashamed about mental illnesses,seek holistic and not dehumanizing interventions using the closing gap on factual information and knowledge (now at our finger tips) to improve your mental health. Your mental health is connected to your emotional, physical…
When my hānai brother, who knew about my ongoing research on children’s scarification in Africa, sent through Nduka Orjinmo’s BBC Article, I read it with great excitement. I quickly appreciated the empirical style used in curating the stories and images of scarification bearers featured but noticed two gaping pieces of misinformation. First, although the Federal Government has enacted a law banning the markings of children in Nigeria, it has not largely deterred…
To commemorate mental health awareness month, iAfrika presents courageous conversations on Breaking the Silence on Mental Illnesses in Nigeria. Email we@iAfrika.africa to join this conversation or watch a live stream.
When researching the African feminists healing praxis for the African Women’s Development Fund’s (AWDF) Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Knowledge Series in 2021, I stumbled upon a shocking discovery. The federal government of Nigeria has almost entirely neglected mental healthcare throughout its 61 years of independence. There has never been a comprehensive mental health act, which addresses citizens’ mental health needs. Mental health conditions, such as intergenerational traumas, depression, anxiety disorders, suicidal…
iAfrika invites you all to its end of the year event. Let’s celebrate life and love against all odds in togetherness. 2020 has no doubt been intense on our body, mind and soul and this is a chance to celebrate how we have thrived against all odds. Hope to see you there!
Come join us today for a meditative body scan to calm our mind and revitalize our body. And on Sunday we engage in collective healing dance to restore our humanity. #ENDSARS #LetsHeal #iAfrikaEvent
What is healing without music?We’re talking the sound of drums and rattle of shekere, the beaded tambourine… Tongues of our mothers, beats that thump in our hearts and fire up our soul? Let’s Heal is the “owambe” classic this weekend.See you!
You are invited to the second part of iAfrika #ENDSARS #LetsHeal Series. We owe it to ourselves to realign our energy to operate from a place of restoration and healing. This space accommodates everyone and it is nonjudgemental. Be there tomorrow!
The weight of the past two weeks lies heavy on our hearts and minds… and its toll has registered in our bodies. iAfrika invites you Let’s Heal; a series of wholistic activities to get in touch with ourselves, feel and release our pains. It is FREE: our contribution to the struggle to make Nigeria a better place for ourselves and generations unborn. A country we can indeed be proud of. …
