Camp Mukundi: Where Health Education Met People Where They Are
Camp Mukundi, random session I have attended and led a number of camps from 2019 to date, but Camp Mukundi was exceptional in a number of ways. It was different by design. It emphasised meeting people where they are, listening before teaching, and making learning practical and participatory. Unlike many health camps we have organised in Zimbabwe, which tend to follow a more formal model dominated by slides and presentations, Camp Mukundi created space for conversation, practical learning, reflection, recreation, peer connection, and—most importantly—the voices of the people actually living with these conditions. As one of the camp co-leads, one of the things I particularly appreciated was the approach we took before any session with an invited speaker or facilitator. We first asked participants what they wanted to learn, what they wanted to be told or advised on, what questions they had, and what they expected from the camp. Their responses were documented and used to guide facilitator...