Hearth Summit Nairobi Archives - The Wellbeing Project

Join us for a conversation over coffee (or tea) with the regional Hearth Summit Organizers! We will host these sessions as we approach the dates of each regional Hearth Summits around the globe. Bring an open mind, an open heart, and your best mug.

This time, we will share a conversation with the regional Hearth Summit Nairobi Organizers. We will learn more about their event happening on July 18-19, their theme, the agenda, their line-up of speakers and artists, etc. We look forward to exploring this new online format with all of you on July 4 at 10 am EDT / 4 pm CET / 5 pm EAT! (This session will be in English).

Register to the event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4CTw1J_YGiR-XVvjux96RNlJY8-CXAdiFDq-nD_X-qWuMsQ/viewform
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Hearth Summit Nairobi 2024 Hearth Summit Nairobi 2024

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ABOUT THE SUMMIT

An Exploration of Wellbeing Systems and Wellbeing Practices

Organized by Axum, Kenya hosted the first regional Hearth Summit in East Africa! Hearth Summit Nairobi offered 300 changemakers from 15 African countries to gather in a transformative space and examine wellbeing through a systems change lens. Together, they explored the relationship between the systems and practices that impact wellbeing at the individual, collective, and planetary levels, and how to use both to achieve positive social change in Kenya.

The Summit encouraged changemakers to reflect critically on wellbeing through a uniquely Kenyan lens: how do local political, economic, judicial, and social structures enable or limit wellbeing? How do activities and rituals — from dietary choices to daily routines to cultural traditions to leadership styles — do the same?

These conversations, united under a shared celebration of Kenyan culture, invited changemakers to lay a roadmap for collective action for the wellbeing movement in the country.

Insights From the Organizers

We left the Summit feeling reinvigorated by the insightful conversations and the deep spirit of community.

“We’re excited to continue the dialogue around the wellbeing movement in Kenya and look forward to championing a pan-African effort to bring the movement to the rest of the continent!”

THE PROGRAMTHE PROGRAM

Learn, discover, and connect around the Hearth

Inter- generational Wellbeing

Together, changemakers discuss how to understand and heal the multi-generational impacts of trauma on individuals, families, and communities, exploring pathways for breaking cycles through mindfulness, empathy, and systemic change. Conversations emphasized the role of collective healing, storytelling, and supportive networks in fostering resilience and wellbeing.

Faith and Wellbeing

An exploration of the profound connection between faith, spiritual beliefs, practices, and overall wellbeing. The Summit covered how various faith traditions contribute to mental, emotional, and community health; the role of spirituality in healing and resilience; and interfaith approaches to fostering a supportive environment for inner peace and societal harmony.

Restorative Justice

The Summit explored the role of justice in societal wellbeing as a whole, as well as the wellbeing of those working in the justice ecosystem. Conversations also discussed the different pathways of formal and informal justice; alternative rehabilitation pathways for corrective behaviour and societal cohesion; and the mental health of actors and its overall impact on the judicial system.

A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLBEING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO WELLBEING

Embodied Workshops and Interactive Discussions

The program weaved the main pillar themes into a holistic exploration of the key topics facing changemakers in East Africa today along with wellbeing practices, such as:

Youth movements, intergenerational dialogue, and the role of Gen-Z in social change

Wellbeing at work: the value of fostering employee work-life balance and mental health

Coping with grief and loss; healing; and self-care

Physical wellbeing: nutrition, health, and exercise

Financial wellbeing

Wellbeing for different types of changemakers, such as judicial system actors, journalists and storytellers, creatives, healthcare workers, and caregivers

How philanthropy can enable and facilitate wellbeing and social change