Art for Therapy: A tool to promote mental well-being in our settlements

Muungano wa Wanavijiji with the support of Shack Dwellers International Kenya (SDI-K), conducted the Covid Collective research in Hospital ward, Mathare informal settlement. This research, funded by UK FCDO played a vital role in assessing the profound impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community and evaluating their resilience in the process of recovery, post the pandemic.

As a result, Muungano wa Wanavijiji facilitated an ‘Art for Therapy’ session in June 2023 in Hospital ward in Mathare settlement to help promote resilience when it comes to mental health in the informal settlements. The ‘art for therapy’ is a tool that uses creative expression as a means of promoting emotional and mental well-being

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