2021 Hamwe Festival Prevails with Reflection on Pandemic and health.

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho (left) joins other guest panelists in a discussion session during the 2021 Hamwe Festival.

Dr. Agnes Binagwaho (left) joins other guest panelists in a discussion session during the 2021 Hamwe Festival. PHOTO | ANDREW I. KAZIBWE

What you need to know:

  • Initiated in 2019, the festival’s first edition marked a great kick-start to collaborative spirit between the creative industry and the health sector.
  • Though faced by the COVID-19 lockdown woos, the festival’s second edition in 2020, which prevailed in virtual mode attracted over 26,000 viewers under its focus on Mental Health and Social Justice through the lens of the arts and art-based research.

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