Zamumtima Sizawekha (Malawi)

Art & Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo) presented the panel Zamumtima Sizawekha on mental health and stigma livestreamed from Malawi on the global, commons-based, peer produced HowlRound TV network at howlround.tv on Wednesday 23 September 2020 at 9 a.m. PDT (San Francisco, UTC -7) / 12 p.m. EDT (New York, UTC -4) / 6 p.m. CAT (Lilongwe, UTC +9).

Zamumtima Sizawekha means "if you have a burden, you do not have to carry it on your own" in Malawi's Chichewa language. Mental health issues have been described as a "shadow pandemic" to Covid-19.

This event brings together artists from Malawi and around the world to open the conversation about mental health and stigma. It's part of Art & Global Health Center Africa (ArtGlo)'s week to #Act4SDGs celebrations, and will launch the new Zamumtima Sizawekha project, empowering young Malawians to promote positive mental health. For more info and to donate, visit their website here.

The event is free, and will be streamed on Facebook Live and HowlRound.

The artist lineup is:
Phindu Zaie, Amanda Shea, Watipaso Nungu, Kas, Chim Chisiza, Menes La Plume, That Guy, & Malika Daya

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