Mpolokeng Mudau (University of Western Cape), Okisai Amoit (University of Nairobi), Meryam El Oultezri (University Mohammed V of Rabat) and Shingai Mushayabasa (University of Birmingham) When we are young, we are told to dream big. Like a butterfly, we emerge until we start to spread our wings. No one tells you that those wings will … Continue reading “Voices Unheard”
The effect of perception of safety on mobility amongst women in Leiden and Birmingham extended to a theory on the visual understanding of intersectionality Lotte Sikkema (Leiden University), Rosanna Walsh (University of Birmingham) In a way, our living room reflects the variety of the people that live in it. On the one hand, there’s a … Continue reading “The Roads that Intersect”
Ruben van de Boel (TU Delft), Robin Breedeveld (University of Cape Town), Lejla Adami (University of Birmingham), Hajar El Bakkari (University Mohammed V of Rabat), Sandra Tikale (University of Cologne) Download the pdf version of the blog Who can enjoy the benefits of riding a bike, depends on the given infrastructure and the ability and … Continue reading “Constraints of cyclotopia”
Kendra Parry (Leiden University) The world exists like a tapestry of culture and traditions. In some places the unique pieces of cloth are chaotically interwoven with each other, in others the original pattern is kept more neatly. Nonetheless, there is hardly any piece that remains completely untouched – free from interaction with the others. The … Continue reading “Selling Africa”
Yassin Boudriq (University Mohammed V of Rabat) The world exists like a tapestry of culture and traditions. In some places the unique pieces of cloth are chaotically interwoven with each other, in others the original pattern is kept more neatly. Nonetheless, there is hardly any piece that remains completely untouched – free from interaction with … Continue reading “Defending his own viewpoint: the case of Imilchil festival”
Meriam Bouzineb (University Mohammed V of Rabat) The old medina of Salé is surrounded by a rampart with several old-centuries doors, one of these doors, “Bab El Khemis”, had given its name to the health center of the district. But, when you enter the health center, the first thing you notice is a memorial stone, … Continue reading “When the Door of Memory Opens Up “
Catrin Rathbone (University of Birmingham), Ivan Eikelenboom (TU Delft), Owain Rose (University of Birmingham) Green spaces provide areas for nature to thrive within our increasingly anthropogenic world. In Dakar, the sacred baobab trees have stood bold amidst the urbanisation around them and continue to hold religious and pre-colonial ecological significance to the people, as do … Continue reading “Can the well-being of humans, animals and green-spaces thrive in harmony? A global decarbonisation perspective”
Ruben van de Boel (TU Delft), Robin Breedeveld (University of Cape Town), Lejla Adami (University of Birmingham), Hajar El Bakkari (University Mohammed V of Rabat), Sandra Tikale (University of Cologne) Download the pdf version of the blog In Biking Across Borders, we take you on a biking trip around the world. Not only are we crossing … Continue reading “Biking across borders”
Hind Bouqartacha (University Mohammed V of Rabat), Liesbeth Nonkululeko Kanis (Leiden University), Simone Pfeifer (University of Cologne) Introduction This self-portrait expresses the themes of identity, in/visibility, voice and marginalisation addressed in this blogpost. Like the patterns and threads in the background that merge with the clothing, we are weaving together stories from different localities that … Continue reading “Weaving Well-being – Multivocal and Multilocal Stories of Employment and Identities”
On Monday 6th of February, the “Decentering Epistemologies for Global Well-Being” Virtual Online International Collaborative Exchange (VOICE) officially started. The course is run as a joint partnership with Leiden University, Université Mohammed V de Rabat, University of Birmingham, University of Cologne, University of Nairobi and University of the Western Cape. Over the next two months, … Continue reading “Official start of the EUniWell “Decentering Epistemologies for Global Well-Being” Online Course”
