Impact
Our impact and track record over the last 10 years is there for everyone to see. ArtGlo has established itself as a leader in community engagement and social behaviour change using Participatory Arts and Human-Centered Design methodologies. This impact is felt across the following areas:
Community Voice:
ArtGlo continually invested in amplifying community voices’, enabling them to be heard and to inform decisions at community level. This included using participatory arts approaches to train and support community-based organisations and key populations including marginalised women, girls and young people,+ people and people living with HIV/AIDS channel their voice and tell their stories.
Community action:
Our model inspired communities to take bold actions to address issues such as gender-based violence and inequality, public service delivery, discrimination and exclusion, lack of access to health services, as well as economic vulnerability. ArtGlo supported communities to co-create multi-stakeholder community action plans which were community-led, community-funded and leveraged on existing resources and indigenous knowledge.
Community leadership:
Community voice and action are realised through community leadership. ArtGlo supported the growth and development of local leaders to tackle local problems. Through our Students with Dreams programme, we supported hundreds of young people to start social impact projects, businesses and contribute to sustainable development. Our work with community-based organisations was built on skills exchange and knowledge nourishment which enhanced their capacity to lead and drive change.
Innovation:
Over the years, we pioneered exciting work tackling key challenges using human-centered design, the Umunthu philosophy in programme design, and participatory methodologies for community engagement. Our innovative methodologies led to the formation of community networks, earned us a UN SDG Award in 2019 and our creative films won numerous local and international awards.
Defending rights:
ArtGlo has, for the last six years, contributed to policy change and promoted the rights of vulnerable populations both locally and regionally. Our programmes advanced and campaigned for young people’s reproductive health rights; LGBTQI+ rights; death row inmates’ right to life; and children’s rights. On policy change, ArtGlo worked with SADC entities on SADC law and contributed to Malawi’s key population policy.
