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Wellbeing is Community and Inclusion: Okong’o KinyanjuiWellbeing is Community and Inclusion: Okong’o Kinyanjui

Stories from the Hearth

Interview With:

Okong’o Kinyanjui

Founder and Executive Director, Queer African Network
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya

In this interview, meet Okong’o Kinyanjui, Founder and Executive Director of the Queer African Network, as he shares how wellbeing inspires welldoing in his work to support the queer Pan-African community. Okong’o joined the first regional Hearth Summit in Nairobi to discover intergenerational wellbeing, diversity, and inclusion.

The Queer African Network is the only social and professional mobile application currently in existence that is built by and for LGBT+ people of African heritage to safely form meaningful connections, access opportunities, fundraise, and find life-saving information. QAN currently serves 2000+ members from 18+ countries. Our goal is to be the most secure primary mobile application used for resource sharing and mobilization on LGBT + needs across the African continent.

Watch the interview below. Please be advised this interview features references to trauma, suicide, and self-harm.

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Ecological Belonging and RegenerationEcological Belonging and Regeneration

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Carolina S. Machado

Head of Institutional Development and Fundraising at Instituto Terra
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

Josué Graton

Circular Economy and ESG Manager, FIT Instituto de Tecnologia
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

Nathalia Manso

Ecotuner (Facilitator of Reconnection with Nature)
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

Telma Silva

Manager of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, Flex Brasil
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

Vitor Belota

Sustainability and Innovative Education Manager, Grupo Splice
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

In São Paulo, a diverse panel reflected on the environmental challenges Brazilians face today and the path forward to planetary wellbeing, featuring: Carolina Sampaio Machado, Head of Institutional Development and Fundraising at Instituto Terra; Josué Graton, Circular Economy and ESG Manager, FIT Instituto de Tecnologia; Nathalia Manso is an Ecotuner (Facilitator of Reconnection with Nature); and Telma Silva, manager of Occupational Safety, Health and Environment, Flex Brasil.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Dive Into Stories From Around the World

Discover Ecological BelongingDiscover Ecological Belonging

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers exploring how embracing cultural roots nourish wellbeing and social change.

The Wisdom of MeditationThe Wisdom of Meditation

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Daniel Calmanowitz

Vice President, Lama Gangchen Foundation for the Culture of Peace (FLGCP)
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

In São Paulo, Daniel Calmanowitz, Vice President of Lama Gangchen Foundation for the Culture of Peace, shared the wisdom of meditation with changemakers and how it can impact individual and collective wellbeing. As a disciple of the Tibetan Buddhist master H.E. Lama Gangchen Rinpoche, a Buddhist practitioner since 1987, and an ordained monk since 2011, Daniel offered profound wisdom from the Buddhist tradition in a cross-cultural dialogue at Hearth Summit São Paulo.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Dive Into Stories From Around the World

Discover Ecological BelongingDiscover Ecological Belonging

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers exploring how embracing cultural roots nourish wellbeing and social change.

Yoga and Conscious Human DevelopmentYoga and Conscious Human Development

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Marco Schultz

Coordinator, Simply Yoga
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

In São Paulo, Marco Schultz, coordinator of Simply Yoga, shared a profound, transdisciplinary approach to human development, drawing on various traditions of India and other Eastern and Western cultures. This approach to self-awareness and self-knowledge encompasses the spiritual and integral aspects of the human condition.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

EXPLORE THE REGIONAL SUMMITS FURTHEREXPLORE THE REGIONAL SUMMITS FURTHER

Dive Into Stories From Around the World

Discover Ecological BelongingDiscover Ecological Belonging

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers exploring how embracing cultural roots nourish wellbeing and social change.

Integrative Medicine: A Game-Changer for Global WellbeingIntegrative Medicine: A Game-Changer for Global Wellbeing

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Dr. Richard Ghelman, MD, PhD

Clinical Director, Ghelman Institute of Integrative Medicine
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

In São Paulo, Dr. Richard Ghelman, MD, PhD, Clinical Director of the Ghelman Institute of Integrative Medicine, introduced the audience to the dimensions of integrative medicine and the role it can play in cultivating wellbeing, worldwide.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Discover the Science of WellbeingDiscover the Science of Wellbeing

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Neuroscientific Dimensions of WellbeingNeuroscientific Dimensions of Wellbeing

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Raquel Tatar

Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Healthy Minds
🌍 Madison, USA

In São Paulo, Dr. Raquel Tatar, Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Center for Healthy Minds, shared the dimensions of wellbeing as seen through a neuroscientific lens. Take a deep dive into how the brain works and influences wellbeing, as well as the emerging Healthy Minds Framework.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Dive Into Stories From Around the World

Discover the Science of WellbeingDiscover the Science of Wellbeing

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers exploring how wellbeing works and why.

Human Flourishing in EducationHuman Flourishing in Education

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Enrique Tamés

Director of Human Flourishing Projects, Tecnológico de Monterrey
🌍 Monterrey, México

In São Paulo at the second regional summit held at FACENS University, Enrique Tamés, Director of Human Flourishing Projects, Tecnológico de Monterrey, took to the stage to share insights into human flourishing and education.

Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Discover Wellbeing in Higher EducationDiscover Wellbeing in Higher Education

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers championing wellbeing in higher education.

Intergenerational Trauma, Ancestry, and RaceIntergenerational Trauma, Ancestry, and Race

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Hearth Summit São Paulo Session Featuring:

Raquel Barros

Coordinator of the Emotional Collaboration Laboratory (ENLACE) and the
Possible Worlds Community Extension Program, FACENS University
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

Isabel Santos Mayer

Coordinator, Brazilian Institute of Studies and Community Support (IBEAC)
🌍 São Paulo, Brazil

In São Paulo at the second regional summit held at FACENS University, Raquel Barros, Coordinator of the Emotional Collaboration Laboratory (ENLACE) and the
Possible Worlds Community Extension Program, FACENS University, and Isabel Santos Mayer, Coordinator, Brazilian Institute of Studies and Community Support (IBEAC), joined in conversation on intergenerational trauma, ancestry, and race in Brazil.Watch the session below (in Portuguese) or click the cc button to generate auto-subtitles in a different language.

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Discover Cycles of Healing From Intergenerational TraumaDiscover Cycles of Healing From Intergenerational Trauma

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers championing intergenerational cycles of wellbeing.

How Leaders Can Cultivate Wellbeing in the Workplace How Leaders Can Cultivate Wellbeing in the Workplace

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Hearth Summit Nairobi Session Featuring:

Caren Wakoki

Founder and Executive Director, Emerging Leaders Foundation
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya

In Nairobi, Caren Wakoli, founder and executive director of the Emerging Leaders Foundation, provided insights on how wellbeing inspires welldoing in the workplace. Listen in for both a theoretical explanation of how organizational wellbeing works, plus real-life examples of how ELF brings wellbeing into the workplace. Watch highlights from the session (in English).

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Dive Into Stories From Around the World

Discover the Wellbeing Movement in AfricaDiscover the Wellbeing Movement in Africa

Meet and hear stories from the changemakers championing the wellbeing movement in Africa.

The State of Youth Wellbeing in Kenya The State of Youth Wellbeing in Kenya

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Hearth Summit Nairobi Session Featuring:

Mike Muchiri

Content Creator
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya

Rehema Njoroge

SmArtle Me Initiative
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya

Eugene Okanda

Founder, Unlock Young Leaders Summit
🌍 Nairobi, Kenya

In Nairobi, content creator Mike Muchiri facilitated a dialogue among young Kenyan changemakers on the state of youth wellbeing in the country admist a youth-led social change movement. Rehema Njoroge, who runs SmArtle Me Initiative, and Eugene Okanda, founder of the Unlock Young Leaders Summit, both joined the conversation to provide their insights on youth wellbeing and civic engagement in Kenya. Watch highlights from the session (in English).