Programme concepts

01 / Youth Futures & Wellbeing

Unheard Minds

Youth-led mental health innovation, storytelling and approaches to healing and care.

The concept brings young people’s perspectives into conversations about psychosocial wellbeing, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and more responsive care.

02 / Gender, Justice & Economic Power

RAH Enterprise Studio

A space for youth- and women-led enterprise, ethical finance and inclusive economic ideas.

Part of Ruzivo’s wider approach to research, shared learning and collaborative systems innovation.

03 / Mobility, Peace & Belonging

Ndadzoka Dialogues

Peacebuilding through storytelling, memory, intergenerational truth-telling and social repair.

Ndadzoka means “I have returned”. The concept connects stories of return and belonging with dignity and community dialogue.

04 / Systems Innovation & Governance

RAH Systems Lab

A proposed platform for understanding institutions and co-designing policy and public-service improvements.

Part of Ruzivo’s wider approach to research, shared learning and collaborative systems innovation.

05 / Indigenous Knowledge & Decolonised Practice

Wisdom Circles Network

Intergenerational learning connecting elders, scholars and young people through indigenous knowledge and Ubuntu-informed practice.

Part of Ruzivo’s wider approach to research, shared learning and collaborative systems innovation.

06 / African Scholarly Leadership

Rewriting the Centre

A proposed programme to support and amplify African scholars, particularly early-career and community-rooted voices.

The direction includes mentoring, publication support, public scholarship and space for African researchers to shape knowledge agendas.