Projects
Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia Ghent University
This project focuses on ‘Oral Literature for Development’ (OL4D) as a new line of thinking. We introduce OL4D firmly based on the belief that culture and creativity are central for all people’s development.
As a team, we see huge potential in the cultural-historical ways in which people have dealt with crisis situations through their history of literary expression, but at the same time we notice that many adolescents in Kenya and ...
Understanding and predicting reproductive health decision-making of young people through theory-development around the role of institutions: a case-study in Zambia Ghent University
Globally, sexual and reproductive health (SRH) of adolescents
remains a major public health concern. While many programmes and
interventions have been implemented to change young people’s SRH
risk behaviour or promote healthy behaviours, their impact on SRH
outcomes remains inconsistent. Decision-making theories, which lie
at the basis of most interventions and which focus primarily on
individual knowledge ...
Critical environmental characteristics of public spaces that encourage young people to physical activity Ghent University
Critical environmental characteristics of public spaces that encourage young people to physical activity
Promotion of physical, mental and social well-being in young people through organized sport clubs in Flanders. KU Leuven
'Exchanging with South-partners in the framework of VLIR-UOS Team-proposal: 'Storytelling and Young People Coping with Crisis: Oral Narratives and Crisis Management in Kenya and Ethiopia' Ghent University
This project proposal takes a Communication for Development-approach, bringing in ‘Oral Literature for Development’(OL4D) as a new line of thinking in this, firmly based on the belief that Culture and Creativity are central for all people’s development. We also build the resolve to introduce OL4D on Lewis et. al. (2008), emphasising the need to consider fiction as an influential source of knowledge for development.
As a team, we ...
The COCCOS study: A CO-design study for developing, implementing and evaluating a transition program for young people with Chronic COnditionS Ghent University
The survival rates of children with chronic conditions have increased markedly over the past decades. Hence, many of them have a fair chance of reaching adulthood thanks to advanced treatment options. However, these patients are in need of life-long specialized care addressing their specific healthcare needs at each respective stage of their life. During adolescence, these patients are expected to transfer their care from the pediatric ...