ART & GLOBAL HEALTH CENTER AFRICA NEWS RELEASE
July 15, 2025
ArtGlo Collaborates with University of Victoria Professor in a Climate Survivor Story Project.
In a world where climate disasters from fires, floods to storms are often reported in quantity, the human face goes unaddressed. Art and Global Health Center Africa in Malawi enters into a six-year collaboration with University of Victoria to collectively capture and disseminate the untold stories of climate change survivors globally.
This groundbreaking six-year, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Partnership Grant has been awarded to Professor Sean Holman. The project “From Catastrophe to Community: A People’s History of Climate Change,” is a collaboration of organizations from Malawi, Brazil, the UK, the US and will train 500 aspiring journalists and post-secondary students to ethically document the experiences of 1,000 survivors across the globe, transforming individual tragedies into a global narrative.
Sean Holman, director of the project and University of Victoria writing professor, articulates the urgency: “Climate change isn’t a threat tomorrow. It’s a trauma today. And when someone lives through that kind of trauma, they need a different climate story where they feel seen in their experiences and know the harm caused to them will be repaired both now and in the future.”
“Our organization is happy to be part of this collaboration,” says Mr. Rodger Kumalire Phiri, Executive Director of Art and Global Health Center Africa. “Climate change is a collective challenge and must be addressed as such”. This opportunity amplifies ArtGlo’s efforts and commitment in tackling issues of climate justice and telling untold stories.
He believes that “From Catastrophe to Community: A People’s History of Climate Change” project will transform the act of unearthing stories from a mere data collection exercise into a process of communal healing, shared understanding, and collective empowerment for climate survivors.
