{"id":2699,"date":"2026-01-13T17:07:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2699"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:09:08","slug":"tulia-kumekucha","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/tulia-kumekucha\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulia Kumekucha"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/iStock-514383706-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: iStock photos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_a15b2ec0b03f375c3b9ddba2ab205bc5\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tunawezatz.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tunaweza Disability Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :<\/strong> Proof-of-concept<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu : <\/strong>Dodoma, Iringa, and Mbeya, Tanzania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Area(s): <\/strong>Arts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1240\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2702\" style=\"width:148px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza-500x224.jpg 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza-1024x459.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza-768x344.jpg 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tunaweza-18x8.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tulia Kumekucha project is an arts-based intervention that leverages street murals, photography exhibitions, and social media campaigns to address mental health stigma and foster open dialogue. By harnessing the captivating power of street murals and photography exhibitions, Tunaweza aims to spark open conversations, counter the deeply ingrained misconceptions surrounding mental illness, and cultivate a culture of understanding of mental health among young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will actively engage young people with lived experience of mental illness, providing them with a platform to share their stories in three cities in Tanzania: Dodoma, Iringa, and Mbeya. This project will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Conduct community workshops hosted at mural sites and photography exhibits, led by youth with lived experience, focusing on mental health topics and stigma reduction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Equip youth with skills in mural painting, mental health-focused photography and narrative storytelling to express their lived mental health experiences creatively through a curriculum developed by Tunaweza, local artists and the Bagamoyo Institute of Art.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use thought-provoking public murals and photography exhibits created by youth with lived experience of mental health challenges, with support from established artists, to spark community discussions about mental health among both youth and community members. 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