Our primary aim is to design sensitively, responsively, ethically, and courageously. In all our efforts, we aim to follow best practices for science research, human-centered design, and storytelling. And we hope to forge connections, ideas, experiences, and resources that help facilitate healing and uncover new perspectives on loss for each person who gets involved.

social healing” prototypes— building and testing products that support personal expression and mutual interaction with others. These prototypes, built by our team with a rotating cast of designers and developers, are tested with others for feedback and iteration, with the aim of public launch. (We’re currently testing our first prototype, an audio storytelling tool! Updates to come, and email us at hello@socialhealingproject.org if you’d like to learn more.) These prototypes are collectively iterated upon; they build off others’ wisdom and ideas surfaced in the healing jams, and involve a group of co-design participants to provide input and contribute meaningfully to how these are developed

In combining science, design, community-building, and storytelling, we have a simple aim: We want to tell more, and better, stories about healing; we want to build practical, evidence-based, accessible resources from those stories; and we want to do this together!

Here’s what we’re doing in our

He loved fiction. However, he never encouraged me to read what he used to read but always encouraged me to read textbooks.

Sometimes, I used to keep his novel inside a textbook to enjoy the taste of a story. Fiction has the power to take you anywhere, and if the writer is good at storytelling, you feel like you are one of the characters.

The second most important reason I love reading is my physical structure. Yes, you are right, my physique. I used to be skinny and tall at a very young age.

As you may know, farming in underdeveloped countries is a physically demanding job. Therefore, in the early sage, I forced myself to study; to study more, you…

Building: Healing prototypes. We develop “social healing” prototypes— building and testing products that support personal expression and mutual interaction with others. These prototypes, built by our team with a rotating cast of designers and developers, are tested with others for feedback and iteration, with the aim of public launch. (We’re currently testing our first prototype, an audio storytelling tool! Updates to come, and email us at hello@socialhealingproject.org if you’d like to learn more.) These prototypes are collectively iterated upon; they build off others’ wisdom and ideas surfaced in the healing jams, and involve a group of co-design participants to provide input and contribute meaningfully to how these are developed.

hello@socialhealingproject.orgHealing is tricky. Interdisciplinary collaboration is tricky. Participatory design is tricky! We’re working with people from a range of life experiences, backgrounds, and expertise, on a sensitive and vulnerable topic.

Our primary aim is to design sensitively, responsively, ethically, and courageously. In all our efforts, we aim to follow best practices for science research, human-centered design, and storytelling. And we hope to forge connections, ideas, experiences, and resources that help facilitate healing and uncover new perspectives on loss for each person who gets involved.

we’ve developed a one-year design process to open up professional expertise for more laypeople, to invite spaces to shared lived experience, and to create venues to combine these forms of knowledge into practical, evidence-based, peer-created resources for healing.

In combining science, design, community-building, and storytelling, we have a simple aim: We want to tell more, and better, stories about healing; we want to build practical, evidence-based, accessible resources from those stories; and we want to do this together!

Ibibio festivals and celebrations:

- "Ekpe" festival (celebrating strength and courage)
- "Ukang" festival (honoring the ancestors)
- "Mkpat" festival (celebrating abundance and fertility)
- "Etok" festival (celebrating storytelling and performance)
- "Obong" coronation ceremony (installing a new king)

These vibrant festivals showcase Ibibio culture through music, dance, art, and ritual, strengthening community bonds, honoring tradition, and promoting social harmony.

Ibibio music and dance:

- "Ekombi" (traditional drumming and dancing)
- "Mbiat" (flute music)
- "Ukang" (traditional xylophone)
- "Nkwa" (celebratory dance)
- "Etok" (storytelling through song and dance)

Ibibio music and dance are integral parts of cultural celebrations, ceremonies, and everyday life, featuring complex rhythms, melodic instruments, and energetic movements that convey emotions, tell stories, and bring people together.