GBHI Communi-TEA: Acting Locally and Globally for Brain Health
Event Details
Calling all Atlantic Fellows in the GBHI Alumni Community:
Can you believe it is 2025? As we welcome the new year, pause, grab a cup of tea, and connect with peers and the GBHI team for a global call of the alumni community - that's you! This call happens 1-2 times a year so don’t miss out!
GBHI COMMUNI-TEA
Theme: Acting Locally and Globally for Brain Health
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8-9am PST / 4-5pm GMT
This online event is for the GBHI Alumni Community. Please see the calendar invitation for Zoom details.
Topics:
- Learn about Groundbreaking Efforts by Atlantic Fellows in Africa
- Brainstorm ideas for the GBHI "Open Spaces"
- Gain 5 Quick Communications Tips
- Hear Updates from GFAB/Atlantic Institute and GBHI Alumni Relations
Details:
(1) LEARN ABOUT GROUNDBREAKING EFFORTS BY ATLANTIC FELLOWS IN AFRICA across the arts and sciences, with implications for other regions:
- Africa Brain Health Interactive Dashboard with Atlantic Fellow Kirsty Bobrow, Physician + Epidemiologist and 2018 GBHI Cohort and Atlantic Fellow Ifeanyi Nsofor, Physician + Health Policy Advocate and Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity 2019 Cohort. The Africa Brain Health Interactive Dashboard supported by the Atlantic Institute integrates available country-level sociodemographic and epidemiological data on dementia risk factors and determinants of brain health. Additional collaborators are Atlantic Fellows Wambūi Karanja (GBHI), Lebohang Molete (Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity in South Africa), and others.
- Koko Suzanne Film with Atlantic Fellow Emmaneul Epenge, Neurologist and 2022 GBHI Cohort, and Atlantic Fellow Zach Bandler, Film Director + Screenwriter and 2022 GBHI Cohort. Zach and Emmanuel’s new awareness-raising film, “Koko Suzanne” is set in Kinshasa: “In the bustling streets of Kinshasa, a young girl's life is upended when her grandmother's strange behavior, believed to be witchcraft, plunges their family into a nightmare that blurs reality with superstition, and love becomes the only hope against an encroaching darkness.”
- Africa FINGERS and BRIDGE Africa with Atlantic Fellow Chi Udeh-Momoh, Neuroscientist and 2022 GBHI Cohort. Africa FINGERS and BRIDGE Africa initiatives, as well as insights from the recent Low- and Middle-Income Conference in Nairobi, are key for regional strategies.
(2) BRAINSTORM IDEAS FOR THE GBHI “OPEN SPACES” to swap ideas and problem-solve together about topics such as writing grants, launching a start-up, and more:
- Participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences, learn from peers, and explore how “Open Spaces” can foster collaboration and growth.
(3) GAIN 5 COMMUNICATIONS TIPS in this speedy "sip of tea" segment, a 5-tips-in-5-minutes to refresh and fine tune.
- Niall Kavanagh, GBHI Communications Officer, will share memorable suggestions on behalf of the Communications Team.
(4) HEAR UPDATES FROM GFAB/ATLANTIC INSTITUTE & GBHI ALUMNI RELATIONS
- Atlantic Fellow Yared Zewde, Neurologist and 2021 GBHI Cohort; Global Atlantic Fellows Advisory Board (GFAB) Representative, Atlantic Institute with updates from the Atlantic Institute.
- Elisabetta Favero and Camellia Latta, GBHI Alumni Relations Team, with news about having your voice heard in the upcoming GBHI annual alumni survey, upcoming plans and recent transitions, and new alumni offerings in 2025.
Contact the GBHI Alumni Relations team with any questions: alumnirelations@gbhi.org.
We hope to see you, the members of the GBHI Alumni Community!
