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About Rafiki Wema

Who We Are

Rafiki Wema means ‘good friends’ in Swahili. We provide health and wellbeing services through a culturally tailored and focused approach targeting our communities.  Rafiki Wema launched a series of Community media programmes and services to increase media literacy and amplification of authentic community voices.

These include:

  • Published quarterly print and digital magazine
  • Providing community media training programmes
  • Offering media literacy awareness sessions
  • Community conversations and engagement
  • Podcasts and online broadcasting
  • Community studio including ‘studio in a box’

Our Aims

  • Disseminate and share information, knowledge among the racially disadvantaged communities
  • Partner wish media training and services organisations
  • Provide media literacy programs and skills development amongst youth
  • Recruit and train community media ambassadors for minority communities to further discuss issues that impact communities and their lives

Our Vision

Rafiki Wema seeks to strengthen racially disadvantaged communities, their voluntary and community organisations in the UK thereby maximising their opportunities to create positive change, access resources, promote health and wellbeing, enhance social justice and harness social benefit

Our Values

Collaboration

Use the “Ubuntu” philosophy by bringing groups and individuals together using their and our own strength and skills to amplify our ability to effect positive change.

Expertise

We are a team of trainers, experienced, and continually learning digital skills, storytelling, and media specialists drawn from a wide range of backgrounds to design, and deliver community media solutions that deliver tangible results with measurable impact.

Focus

Rafiki Wema offers an impact focused approach through proven models of improving wellbeing and resilience for our communities.

Team

Experienced community journalists and conversations team
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