WEBINARS

                                                       2025 GHA Webinar Series: Community-Driven Research Guiding Country-Designed Health Systems                                          

In the final webinar of our 2025 Reimagining Global Health series, we spotlight how grassroots leaders in peri-urban and rural Kenya are reshaping health systems through community-led research and action.

  Presenters

  • Bonface Kagonga — Program Manager, Soweto Youth Initiative & Co-Founder, Under Lea’s Trust
  • Zachary Ngare — Founder & Director, Humanity for Orphans, Youth and Widows Initiatives Kenya
  • Isaiah Ochieng, B.Sc. — Founder & Coordinator, Ugunja Development Initiative & Advocacy Consultant, Access Medicines Platforms Kenya

Trained through Global Health Action’s Ripple Effect program, these civil society leaders are implementing innovative research at the community level. Their work and findings are now informing county and national decisions—strengthening community and health systems as well as ensuring policies reflect the lived realities of their communities.

▶️ Watch now to discover why the strongest health systems are those built with communities, not for them.

  

Endorsement Interview – Ms. Wendy Jolley-Kabi of Global Health Action   

.Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, CEO of CRESTSprogram, LLC, interviewed Ms. Wendy Jolley Kabi, President and CEO of Global Health Action (GHA), about her thoughts on CRESTSprogram’s programs and services. To learn more about CRESTSprogram, visit our website: www.crestsprogram.com.


Endorsement Interview: Bwalya Mubanga GHA 
Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, CEO of CRESTSprogram, interviewed Mr. Bwalya Mubanga (of Global Health Action) to acquire his perspectives on working with the CRESTSprogram team. Mr. Mubanga serves as GHA’s Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning Advisor and has extensive experience operating in various roles within USAID-funded projects. Bwalya Mubanga has a postgraduate qualification from Stellenbosch University with a minor in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research.

Interview with Dr. Charsey Cherry    

. In this video, CRESTSprogram Research Associate, Dr. Kimberlee Bow, interviews Dr. Charsey Cherry of Global Health Action. Dr. Cherry shares his experiences collaborating with CRESTSprogram when they applied their culture-centered trauma-informed care (CTIC) model in working with GHA’s Kenyan partners.


Unlocking the Power of Partnerships: The Activities, Outcomes, & Lessons Learned from the CRESTSprogram/Global Health Action (GHA) Partnership! 
This virtual, training event was co-hosted by Global Health Action (GHA) and CRESTSprogram, LLC on January 21, 2025. Panelists for this webinar included representatives from CRESTSprogram, LLC (Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, Dr. Constance West, & Dr. Ebony White) and from Global Health Action (Ms. Wendy Jolley-Kabi, Dr. Charsey Cherry, & Mr. Bwalya Mubanga). This panel discussion involved the identification of the key activities, processes, outcomes, and lessons learned from the establishment of the GHA/CRESTSprogram partnership.

             Critical Ever-Present Frontline Health Workers                      Compensate CHWs for the Work 

In the second webinar of 2025 Reimagining Global Health series, we shine a light on the unsung heroes of healthcare—Community Health Workers (CHWs). These frontline workers are the backbone of health systems in underserved communities, yet they often go unpaid and unrecognized. Join Prossy Muyingo, CHW & CHW Ambassador, and Abubaker Sekatuka, Founder of Sharing Circles & Community Health Supervisor, as they share powerful stories from the field, reveal critical gaps in support for CHWs, and call for urgent investment to strengthen and sustain community health systems. Be part of the change. Watch now, stand with CHWs, and support stronger, more equitable healthcare for all.


2025 Reimagining Global Health: Community -Led Solutions from the Global                                                  South webinar series                                                                    Involve Women from Global South Healthcare in Policy and Decision-Making 
This virtual, training event was co-hosted by Global Health Action (GHA) and CRESTSprogram, LLC on January 21, 2025. Panelists for this webinar included representatives from CRESTSprogram, LLC (Dr. Cirecie West-Olatunji, Dr. Constance West, & Dr. Ebony White) and from Global Health Action (Ms. Wendy Jolley-Kabi, Dr. Charsey Cherry, & Mr. Bwalya Mubanga). This panel discussion involved the identification of the key activities, processes, outcomes, and lessons learned from the establishment of the GHA/CRESTSprogram partnership.

             IWD Conversation: Women on the Frontlines

GHA hosted a dialogue with women leaders on the frontlines in health and development in SubSaharan Africa. Our guests included: Annastacia Kavemba (GHA Alumna 2019), Founder & CEO of Shine Epilepsy Support Organization | Kenya; Beatrice Adhiambo Okundi (GHA Alumna 2019), Assistant Director of National Council for Population and Development | Kenya; Uzoamaka Uja (GHA Alumna 2007 and 2012), Executive Director of Isaiah 58 Care Foundation | Nigeria; Jane Wajaria (GHA Alumna 2008 and 2019), Assistant Director of National Council for Population and Development | Kenya


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GENDER EQUITY & GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: PART I: GENDER BASED VIOLENCE AMIDST COVID-19  Gender Based Violence is on the increase, countries and communities are challenged amidst COVID-19. Listen to this discussion with Dr. Leso Munala, Assistant Professor of Public Health at St. Catherine University, whose current research focuses on gender based violence in East Africa. Dr. Munala sheds some light on GBV and current innovations addressing the challenges and needs. In addition, listen to some recommendations for communities to tackle this issue amidst COVID-19.
RISK COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PART I: LEVERAGING THE MINIMUM STANDARDS AND INDICATORS FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 The Minimum Quality Standards and Indicators for  Community Engagement were developed through an inter-agency consultation process that engaged experts from around the world. GHA is pleased to have participated as a contributing organization that provided input and feedback based on our experiences designing, implementing and measuring community engagement approaches. Listen in on the conversation with UNICEF as we discuss community engagement in light of COVID-19.  Read The Minimum Quality Standards and Indicators for Community Engagement here

RISK COMMUNICATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: PART II: RISK COMMUNICATION IN THE MIDST OF COVID-19 
 GHA Webinar on COVID-19’s impact on the Mental Health of Families. This is Part II of a two part conversation. Hear from Edwina Pereira, RN, MN, PGDMLE Consultant | Executive Director, Child First Foundation (ret.) | Global Health Action Alumna | Program Director Training, INSA-India (ret.) as she discusses tips for families during COVID-19 and impacts especially on women and children in Asia and the Pacific. In addition, join in on the rich discussion with Edwina Pereira, Dr. McGregor, and participants, moderated by GHA Director of Programs Jenelle Williams. 

COVID-19 & MENTAL HEALTH: PART I: MENTAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITIES GHA Webinar on the Implications of COVID-19 on the Mental Health on Families & Communities. This is Part I of a two-part conversation. Join us as we hear from Dr. Brian McGregor | Community Psychologist | Associate Director for Research at the Kennedy Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity, Morehouse School of Medicine as he discusses COVID-19 and the mental health implications for communities, especially in the US.