Culture · Maternal & child health
Her Kanga Stories
A living canvas for health messages, women's stories and cultural knowledge—bringing conversations about maternal and child health into everyday life.
Read the idea ↗Culture-led ideas for healthier communities · Tanzania
Culture is how we connect.
CHHC brings cultural heritage, creative expression and health communication into conversation—honouring the knowledge communities carry while imagining more inclusive futures for wellbeing.
PEOPLE · CULTURE · KNOWLEDGE · HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES
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Healthy communities.Rooted in culture.
✳ Culture as knowledge ✳ Heritage as connection ✳ Health as a shared right
Meet CHHC
Heritage is not only what we keep. It is what we carry forward.
“The knowledge already living in our communities deserves to be seen, heard and carried forward.”
Culture.Heritage.Health Communication (CHHC) is a developing initiative exploring how cultural expression, storytelling, research and creative practice can make health knowledge more inclusive and meaningful.
We are interested in the space where tradition meets innovation—and in creating with communities, not simply for them.
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Our vision
Healthy communities, rooted in culture.
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Our mission
To bridge culture, heritage and health through research, technology, storytelling and community innovation—transforming knowledge and creativity into inclusive, locally owned solutions.
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Our principles
Community leadership, cultural respect, creativity, collaboration and learning grounded in evidence.
Culture in action
Stories that carry meaning.
Ideas that travel.
Creative work can make space for health conversations, preserve cultural knowledge and bring new voices into public life.
Arts · Youth voice
Young Artists, Shared Futures
An emerging idea for an annual exhibition celebrating young people's creativity, perspectives and visions for healthier, more inclusive communities.
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Learning · Community
Culture in Conversation
Creative workshops and community-led exchanges connecting heritage, health education and the experiences of girls, women and young people.
Build with us ↗These are concepts in development. Activities, partners and opportunities will be shared as they are confirmed.
Featured story · Her Kanga Stories
A fabric.
A voice.
A possibility.
What if the cloth we wear could also carry knowledge, invite questions and make space for conversations that matter? Her Kanga Stories begins with that question.
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Our approach
Listen deeply.
Create together.
We value approaches that are locally led, culturally thoughtful and open to learning. Our work sits at the intersection of evidence and imagination.
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Listen to lived experience
Begin with community priorities, everyday realities and knowledge already present.
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Connect disciplines
Bring together health, arts, culture, research, education and technology.
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Make ideas tangible
Use storytelling, creative practice and accessible communication to share knowledge.
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Learn and grow together
Build partnerships, reflect on impact and support locally owned solutions.
Partnerships · Ideas · Conversations
What could we create together?
We welcome conversations with artists, cultural organisations, researchers, community groups, educators, funders and partners who share our curiosity.
General enquiries
info@cultureheritagehealth.org ↗
Founder & partnerships
nmrimi@cultureheritagehealth.org ↗
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We welcome thoughtful partnerships and community-led ideas.