Life-Saving Lullabies: Reducing adolescent maternal and neonatal deaths in Zambia
Lead Research Organisation:
Sheffield Hallam University
Department Name: College of Social Sciences and Arts
Abstract
Across the world, caregivers have sung sentimental and traditional folk lullabies to their babies for over four millennia with many transcending the generations as oral tradition. (McDowell, 1977). Ethnomusicological studies of lullabies texts have uncovered that lullabies are imbued with both covert and overt orientated objectives; from an expression of love and affection as well as a pacifier for mothers' to reclaim precious time for work or sleep (Ebeogu, 2017; Klymasz, 1968). Until now, the potential for extending the functional purpose of lullaby lyrics as a methodological tool for delivering essential knowledge and survival skills to support behaviour change and the development of better parenting practices has been overlooked.
'Life-Saving Lullabies' is a highly novel, adaptable, transferable and sustainable arts-based innovation strategy that seeks to disrupt the traditional models of healthcare practice and service delivery, while informing a new approach to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of adolescent mothers and their newborn in resource-stressed environments. Central to this, is our human-centred design approach that will: confront inequalities associated with the accessibility of antenatal care services (ANC); improve upon the current ANC practices used to up-skill service users with maternal health information; and empower local communities to conceive new lullabies to address immediate local and national challenges. Importantly, we will achieve this by foregrounding the needs of young mothers from their experience rather than those defined by clinicians or others removed from the intimate daily and nightly social being of women.
In recognising mothers' experiences as women, our primary focus will be supporting the transition of adolescents into motherhood to reduce maternal and postnatal mortalities across the care-giving continuum: pregnancy, birth, postnatal and childhood. This project fills an urgent strategic need in Zambia- increasing the number of youth-friendly services that address the family planning needs of adolescents and educates them about pregnancy, danger signs and newborn care. The goal of the project is to apply art, design and humanities research methodologies to discover, define, develop, deliver and empower adolescent parents and caregivers with responsive skills for meeting their needs as both women and mothers. We will apply our collective knowledge to co-compose a repertoire of new 'life-saving lullabies'. This repertoire will created by and for local communities and will directly respond to the President's declaration, the strategic needs of the Ministry of Health and the viewpoint of frontline MCH teams: the impact of pregnancy and motherhood on women; awareness of malaria in pregnancy; awareness of the critical danger signs following birth (APGAR: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration); importance of medication compliance and good nutrition for a healthier mother and baby; and attending ANC services for a safer pregnancy and delivery.
'Life-Saving Lullabies' is a highly novel, adaptable, transferable and sustainable arts-based innovation strategy that seeks to disrupt the traditional models of healthcare practice and service delivery, while informing a new approach to improve the health and wellbeing outcomes of adolescent mothers and their newborn in resource-stressed environments. Central to this, is our human-centred design approach that will: confront inequalities associated with the accessibility of antenatal care services (ANC); improve upon the current ANC practices used to up-skill service users with maternal health information; and empower local communities to conceive new lullabies to address immediate local and national challenges. Importantly, we will achieve this by foregrounding the needs of young mothers from their experience rather than those defined by clinicians or others removed from the intimate daily and nightly social being of women.
In recognising mothers' experiences as women, our primary focus will be supporting the transition of adolescents into motherhood to reduce maternal and postnatal mortalities across the care-giving continuum: pregnancy, birth, postnatal and childhood. This project fills an urgent strategic need in Zambia- increasing the number of youth-friendly services that address the family planning needs of adolescents and educates them about pregnancy, danger signs and newborn care. The goal of the project is to apply art, design and humanities research methodologies to discover, define, develop, deliver and empower adolescent parents and caregivers with responsive skills for meeting their needs as both women and mothers. We will apply our collective knowledge to co-compose a repertoire of new 'life-saving lullabies'. This repertoire will created by and for local communities and will directly respond to the President's declaration, the strategic needs of the Ministry of Health and the viewpoint of frontline MCH teams: the impact of pregnancy and motherhood on women; awareness of malaria in pregnancy; awareness of the critical danger signs following birth (APGAR: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration); importance of medication compliance and good nutrition for a healthier mother and baby; and attending ANC services for a safer pregnancy and delivery.
Planned Impact
Through our important scoping work in Zambia we have gained a sound situational understanding of the contextual challenges faced by MCH providers, their frontline teams and users who operate within a resource-stressed environment. Therefore, we are confident that our novel innovation strategy is the right approach to address an urgent need in Zambia, and specifically the communities in Chunga (84,464) and Kayosha (13,003) where the live birth rate stands at 88%. We anticipate our immediate impact to benefit a range of audiences across the care-giving continuum. These are categorized below as:
Newborns:
Improved life-chances for newborns in Chunga and Kayosha.
Adolescent Mothers in Chunga and Kayosha:
Every adolescent has a safer pregnancy and delivery by increasing their knowledge of maternal/neonatal health and wellbeing.
Reducing the stress and anxiety in adolescents transitioning into motherhood.
Adolescent mothers and parents gaining skills in new ways to care and parent.
Adolescent mothers and parents gaining confidence in their caring abilities.
Adolescent mothers and parents are empowered to take appropriate actions to improve the health outcomes of themselves and their newborn away from ANC facilities.
St John Zambia & MCH Teams:
Fostering an organisational culture for creative thinking, problem solving and evidence-based design.
Enhancing St John's research capacity and a capability to innovate.
The creation of a St John Youth Committee.
Strengthening St John's position as a leading MCH expert and service innovator in Zambia.
The Government of Zambia:
Improving Zambia's economic development and people's welfare through improved maternal health and outcomes.
Make a positive contribution toward the attainment of SDG goals 3, 5 and 17 and Articles 2, 6, 12 and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We will develop Institutional visibility for the project. During Phase 1, 2 and 3 we will disseminate our research with our respective PGR and ECR communities through seminar programmes organised by our research centres and specialist research clusters: Art & Design Research Centre (ARDC)(SHU); Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society (HudCRES) (UoH). We will liaise with Zambart / University of Lusaka (with who we have contact) and UNICEF for similar opportunities to support local and regional traction. This will additionally be supported through our dissemination plan for publication in international peer-reviewed journals across a range of design, musicology, social science, early childhood and oral history disciplines; for example, Health Press Zambia, Design for Health; Design Studies; Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, Global Studies of Childhood and The Journal of British Forum of Ethnomusicology.
We will also extend the reach and impact of our research by organising the first International Maternal Child Health Innovation Symposium in Lusaka, and hosted by our partner St John. Additionally, we will explore AHRC's Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement to extend the International visibility of our research outputs through targeted participation at National and International conferences such as: AHRC Design Research for Change; National Health Research Conference (Zambia), UNICEF's Global Innovation Summit for Children, UNHCR Global Forum for Refugees and the World Health Organisation's Global Forum on Medical Devices.
A Collaboration Agreement will be signed by all project partners and collaborators at the beginning of the project that will set out intellectual property arrangements and how shared raw data and materials may be used during and after the project for the purposes of academic teaching, training and public dissemination. We will also agree an open licensing arrangement to maximise the impact and uptake of project within the global MCH sector through creative commons licensing.
Newborns:
Improved life-chances for newborns in Chunga and Kayosha.
Adolescent Mothers in Chunga and Kayosha:
Every adolescent has a safer pregnancy and delivery by increasing their knowledge of maternal/neonatal health and wellbeing.
Reducing the stress and anxiety in adolescents transitioning into motherhood.
Adolescent mothers and parents gaining skills in new ways to care and parent.
Adolescent mothers and parents gaining confidence in their caring abilities.
Adolescent mothers and parents are empowered to take appropriate actions to improve the health outcomes of themselves and their newborn away from ANC facilities.
St John Zambia & MCH Teams:
Fostering an organisational culture for creative thinking, problem solving and evidence-based design.
Enhancing St John's research capacity and a capability to innovate.
The creation of a St John Youth Committee.
Strengthening St John's position as a leading MCH expert and service innovator in Zambia.
The Government of Zambia:
Improving Zambia's economic development and people's welfare through improved maternal health and outcomes.
Make a positive contribution toward the attainment of SDG goals 3, 5 and 17 and Articles 2, 6, 12 and 24 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
We will develop Institutional visibility for the project. During Phase 1, 2 and 3 we will disseminate our research with our respective PGR and ECR communities through seminar programmes organised by our research centres and specialist research clusters: Art & Design Research Centre (ARDC)(SHU); Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society (HudCRES) (UoH). We will liaise with Zambart / University of Lusaka (with who we have contact) and UNICEF for similar opportunities to support local and regional traction. This will additionally be supported through our dissemination plan for publication in international peer-reviewed journals across a range of design, musicology, social science, early childhood and oral history disciplines; for example, Health Press Zambia, Design for Health; Design Studies; Journal of Early Childhood Education Research, Global Studies of Childhood and The Journal of British Forum of Ethnomusicology.
We will also extend the reach and impact of our research by organising the first International Maternal Child Health Innovation Symposium in Lusaka, and hosted by our partner St John. Additionally, we will explore AHRC's Follow-on Funding for Impact and Engagement to extend the International visibility of our research outputs through targeted participation at National and International conferences such as: AHRC Design Research for Change; National Health Research Conference (Zambia), UNICEF's Global Innovation Summit for Children, UNHCR Global Forum for Refugees and the World Health Organisation's Global Forum on Medical Devices.
A Collaboration Agreement will be signed by all project partners and collaborators at the beginning of the project that will set out intellectual property arrangements and how shared raw data and materials may be used during and after the project for the purposes of academic teaching, training and public dissemination. We will also agree an open licensing arrangement to maximise the impact and uptake of project within the global MCH sector through creative commons licensing.
Organisations
Publications
Watson D
(2021)
Material Appropriation for Infant Mortality Reduction: Troubling the discourse
in Journal of Material Culture
| Title | Angela's Story |
| Description | A short film that narrates the personal story of Angela and the benefits and impact engaging with the LSL project on her everyday life. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. This particular film was showcased at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight opportunities for arts-based methods to facilitate and support net zero research. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Family Planning Song |
| Description | A short film that showcasing the performance of the Family Planning song by its composers- St John Zambia volunteers from Kayosha |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: : Wemwana wemwana (My child, My child) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by St John volunteers based at Kapila during a creative workshop in Kayosha. Language of the song is Lenje. • Song lyrics: My child, my child stop crying; My child, my child; You are getting me worried; You are getting me worried; My child, my child stop crying; You are getting me worried. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kapila. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: A Mother's Testimony |
| Description | A short film that showcasing a young mother's project testimony. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are also an important resource for St John Zambia and St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: A Project Overview |
| Description | A short film that provides a holistic overview of the Life-Saving Lullabies project. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: A Song about Lullabies 2 |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers base in Chunga and Matero. The song is sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; If the baby in the womb is not shaking eee; Let us sing for them eee; When the baby is resisting to eat eee; Let us sing for them eee; When the baby is having trouble sleeping eee; Let us sing for them eee; When the baby is resisting to take a bath eee; Let us sing for them eee; When the baby is sick and they are giving you trouble eee; Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee; These songs really help, Let us sing for them eee. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: A Volunteer's Testimony |
| Description | A short film that showcasing a volunteer's project testimony. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: A song about Lullabies |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based at Kayosha: Lenty Musolomoki, Getrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus Kasonde, Manase Phiri, Matilda Chibuluma. • Song lyrics: The reason why you should sing songs for babies; It increases the bond between the baby and the mother; The reason why you should sing songs for babies; It increases the bond between the baby and the mother; Between the baby and the mother; To reduce sorrow, sadness and pain; Singing also reduces pain to mother when in labour; Singing also reduces pain to mother when in labour. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Aiye Aiye Mwana alila |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a young mother while attending a creative workshop in Kayosha. Sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: The baby is crying; We take it to the mother; So that it can be breastfed. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Breastfeeding Song 2 |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based in Chunga and Matero: Enala Mbewe, Stella Phiri, Milika Zulu, Odrine Kekelwa, Oteria Saili, Peggy Kalumba. Song is sung in Bemba. • Song lyrics: Breastfeed the child, breastfeed the child; Breastfeed the child you mother, breast milk is the best, mothers; Breastfeed the child, breastfeed the child; Breastfeed the child you mother, breast milk is the best, mothers; Mothers when breastfeeding the child do not think too much; Concentrate your mind on breastfeeding this child; Breast milk is not bought with money, we move with it all the time, breastfeed the child you mother; Breastfeed the child, breastfeed the child; Breastfeed the child you mother, breast milk is the best, mothers; Mmmm mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm; Mothers, breast milk is not bought with money but we have it and move with it as mothers, that is why when breastfeeding the baby do not be worried, you need to pay attention as you breastfeed the child, do not spend most of your time on whatapp, facebook, breastfeed the child more often; Mmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm; Breastfeed the child, breastfeed the child; Breastfeed the child you mother, breast milk is the best, mothers; Breastfeed the child, breastfeed the child; Breastfeed the child you mother, breast milk is the best, mothers. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Celebration Song |
| Description | St John volunteers performing a celebration song to welcome the safe birth of a newborn. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Chikondi Chanu |
| Description | An improvised song composed by young mothers during a creative workshop in Chunga. Sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: Your love mother is amazing; In suffering, you hold my hand; Your love knows no season; Staying in my iniquities; Your love has increased my joy; When I am wrong you call me; You rebuke me with love; You direct me in the correct path; How can I thank you for all that you do? I pray that Jehovah should bless you; I pray that Jehovah should bless you; Money I don't have that I can give you; But I give you my heart; I love you Mother; I love you Mother. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Comforting Song |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based in Kayosha: Lenty Musolomoki, Getrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus Kasonde, Manase Phiri, Matilda Chibuluma. Sung in Lenie. • Song lyrics: God you are too far away; God you are too far away; Give me a child; God you are too far away; God you are too far away; God you are too far away; Give me a child; God you are too far away; I have suffered; God you are too far away; Give me a child; God you are too far away; I have suffered; God you are too far away; I also want to have a child to take care of; God you are too far away. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Comforting Song 2 |
| Description | Song composed by St John Volunteers based in Chunga and Matero and sung in Bemba. • Song lyrics: You are wonderful God; You are wonderful father; In good and bad, you are wonderful God; When I delivered you, you brought my happiness; Now I have tears, it is really sad my child; You are wonderful God; You are wonderful father; In good and bad, you are wonderful God; You have left me in tears, you have left me in tears; In good and bad, I will love you my child; Even if you are gone today, it is Gods wish; In good and bad, I will love you my child; You are wonderful God; You are wonderful father; In good and bad, you are wonderful God. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Dife ASMAG apakapila (We are SMAGs from Kapila) |
| Description | A song composed by St John volunteers from Kapila during a creative workshop at Kayosha. Language of song is Nyanja. • Song lyrics: We are SMAGs from Kapila; We are SMAGs from Kapila; We are SMAGs from Kapila; We teach pregnant women the key danger signs; We teach pregnant women the key danger signs; We teach them what to do for one not to lose their child during labour; We teach them what to do when they are experiencing; Headaches; Fitting; Bleeding; Let us go to the hospital; Let us go to the hospital; Let us go and get help. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kapila. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Family Planning song |
| Description | Song composed by a group of St John volunteers based at Chunga and Matero clinics: Racheal Mutale, Bridget Malwa, Ronah Beene, Pamela Mwanza, Peggy Kalumba & Enala Mbewe. Sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; On my head I am carrying luggage; Behind my back is the baby; I am pregnant; And I have a child on the side; In the night I fulfill my husband's needs; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused; I am so confused. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Go to sleep baby |
| Description | A song composed by a young mother engaging with a creative workshop held in Chunga. Song is in English. • Song lyrics: Go to sleep Baby it's late: Go to sleep Baby it's late: Go to sleep baby, I love you baby: Go to sleep baby, mummy wants you to rest baby; Go to sleep Baby it's late: Go to sleep Baby it's late. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Gona Mwana (Sleep Baby) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a young mother attending a creative workshop in Kayosha. Sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: Sleep baby; Stop crying; All the lions are already sleeping, you are still crying; Sleep baby; Stop crying; All the lions are already sleeping, you are still crying. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Importance of Breastfeeding Song |
| Description | Song composed by St John Zambia volunteers: Barbara Kabwe, Lenty Musolomoki, Gertrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus, Kasonde, Manase Phiri. • Song lyrics: Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; No feeding bottles; Mothers breastfeed your children; No feeding bottles; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the jiggies; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the jiggies; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the biscuits; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the biscuits; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the lollipop; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the lollipop; Mothers breastfeed your children; Breast milk is the child's food; Breast milk is the child's food. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Ise ndiseba pakapila (We are from Kapila) |
| Description | A song composed by St John volunteers from Kapila. The language of the song is Nyanja. • Song lyrics: We are from Kapila We are from Kapila; We are from Kapila; We want to inform you on the services offered at our health facility; We want to inform you on the services offered at our health facility; Monday its family planning; Tuesday it's immunization; Wednesday its ANC booking; Thursday its ANC; Friday its general treatment; We are from Kapila; We are from Kapila; We are from Kapila. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kapila. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Kayosha Volunteers Performing their Family Planning Song |
| Description | Kayosha volunteers performing their Family Planning Song |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Lesa Amipale (God Bless Song) |
| Description | Song composed by young mothers based in Chunga and Matero. • Song lyrics: God bless you our parents; For the sympathy and love that you have; He should add more days and protect you everyday; He should bless you; We are thankful; God bless you; God bless you our parents; For the sympathy and love that you have; God bless you our parents; For the sympathy and love that you have; He should add more days and protect you everyday; He should bless you; We are thankful; God bless you; He should add more days and protect you everyday; He should bless you; We are thankful; God bless you. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Lullaby for lullaby |
| Description | An improvised song composed by St John volunteers from Kapila at a creative workshop in Kayosha. Language of the song is English. • Song lyrics: Lulllaby is very important in our lives; Lulllaby is very important in our lives; Lulllaby is very important in our lives; It creates a bond between the mother and the baby It creates a bond between the mother and the baby; It creates a bond between the mother and the baby; It reduces stress on the mother; It reduces stress on the mother. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kaplia. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Male Involvement Song |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based in Chunga and Matero: Racheal Mutale, Bridget Malwa, Ronah Beene, Pamela Mwanza, Peggy Karumba & Enala Mbewe. Song is sung in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: Power power power; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; Power power power; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; They take their women for antenatal, they take their women for antenatal; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; They take their children for under five clinic, they take their children for under five clinic; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; They take their women for family planning, they take their women for family planning; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; They take their children for male circumcision, they take their children for male circumcision; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; Power power power; Indeed indeed male involvement is power; Power power power Power power power. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. Following the delivery of a project pilot, anecdotal evidence recorded an increase male participation and engagement at clinics. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Mwana Alila Song |
| Description | Song composed by young mothers from Kayosha. • Song lyrics: When the baby is crying, do you know what is causing the baby to cry? When the baby is crying, do you know what is causing the baby to cry? The baby is hungry; The baby wants to sleep; The nappy is wet; The baby is hungry; The baby wants to sleep; The nappy is wet. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Mwana wanga ine (My child) |
| Description | An improvised song created by a young mother attending a creative workshop in Chunga. Song is in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: My child; My child; I sing for my child; I sing for my child every time; When putting my child to sleep, I sing; When bathing my child, I sing; When putting my child to sleep, I sing; When bathing my child, I sing; I sing, I sing; I sing, I sing; My child; I sing for my child every time; When teaching my child how to walk, I sing; When teaching my child how to sit, I sing; When putting my child to sleep, I sing. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Mwana wanga ulimumimba (My baby in the womb) |
| Description | A song composed by St John volunteers based at Kapila. The language of the song in Nyanja. • Song lyrics: My baby in the womb, my baby; My baby in the womb, my baby; I want you to be born safely, my baby; My baby in the womb, my baby; My baby in the womb, my baby; I want you to become a Doctor, my baby; I want you to become a Nurse, my baby; I want you to become a Teacher, my baby; My baby in the womb, my baby; My baby in the womb, my baby; I want you to be born safely, my baby; I want you to be born safely, my baby. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kapila. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Napeza Chikondi (Found Unfailing Love) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a young mother as part of a creative workshop held in Chunga. Language of the song is English. • Song lyrics: I stepped in water that I wasn't supposed to step in; I touched fire, it burnt my hands; I sinned, but you didn't take me away from your presence father; That sin left a wound in my heart; The wound took time to heal; You still took care of me father you didn't take away the Holy Spirit and your presence; You didn't allow any disease to take me to death; You showed love like never before; You touched my life like never before; I have found unfailing love between mother and child; I have found unfailing love like fish and water; I have found love to give me life; I have found love that is beyond. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Ndife azimai sure (We are real women) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a group of young mothers from Kapila during a creative workshop in Kayosha. Language of the song is Nyanja. • Song lyrics: We are women, we are women; We learn; How to breastfeed our babies; We are women, from Kapila; We learn how to breastfeed our babies. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Ngumbulushe Mwana Ngu (Comfort me my child) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by St John volunteers based at Kapila during a creative workshop at Kayosha. Language of the song is Lenje. • Song lyrics: Comfort me my child; Comfort me my child; My Mother is late; I have no one to comfort me; Comfort me my child. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kapila. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Puzha Mwana Puzha (Stop crying baby) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a young mother from Kapila during a creative workshop in Kayosha. Language of the song is Nyanja. • Song lyrics: Stop crying baby; Stop crying your mother is not around; Stop crying baby; Stop crying your mother has gone out; Your mother is not around, your mother has gone out; Stop crying baby, your mother is not around. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Services song |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based at Kayosha: Barbara Kabwe, Lenty Musolomoki, Gertrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus, Kasonde, Manase Phiri. • Song lyrics: Going to the hospital is good; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Going to the hospital is good; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Monday has arrived; Let us go for family planning; Monday has arrived; Let us go for family planning; Tuesday has arrived; Let us take the children for weighing; Tuesday has arrived; Let us take the children for weighing; Wednesday has arrived; Let us go and register our pregnancies; Wednesday has arrived; Let us go and register our pregnancies; Thursday has arrived; Let us go and have our pregnancies examined; Thursday has arrived; Let us go and have our pregnancies examined; Friday has arrived; Let us go and receive life; Friday has arrived; Let us go and receive life; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Tiye Kuchipatala (Let us go to the clinic) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by St John volunteers based a Kayosha during a creative workshop. Language of the song is Nyanja. • Song lyrics: Let us go to the clinic and; Take our children for immunization; ake our children for immunization; These children will take care of us; These children will take care of us; We shouldn't feel lazy; We shouldn't feel lazy; We shouldn't feel lazy. song jnkcdnkjcsmn,cms ,mccm mcs msm s |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Ziko ya ma tenda (World of diseases) |
| Description | An improvised song composed by a group of young mothers from Kapila during a creative workshop in Kayosha. • Song lyrics: It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Women; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Men; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; There is Corona [virus]; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Let us get tested; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Do not be afraid; It is a world of diseases that we all live in. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullabies: Ziko ya ma tends Song |
| Description | Song composed by young mothers based in Kapila. • Song lyrics: It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Women; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Men; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; There is family planning; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; There is Corona [virus]; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Let us get tested; It is a world of diseases that we all live in; Do not be afraid; It is a world of diseases that we all live in. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 travel restrictions preventing international travel during the timeframe project, the UK team revised our approach to support our project partners St John Zambia to lead the delivery of a series of creative workshops. The primary aim of our creative workshops was to introduce young mothers to the associated health and well-being benefits of singing and the aims of the project. A notable impact arising from the creation of this improvised song was the sensitisation of young mothers to our novel intervention in advance of a pilot study. More broadly, the participation of mothers enabled the development of better parenting skills and helped to challenge the preconceptions of ante-natal care services (ANC) in the community. The co-production of songs helped to tackle the issue of loneliness in young pregnant mothers. Enhanced parental knowledge together with the impact of mother's singing the family home during our pilot project, led to the increased involvement of fathers in their pregnancy journey and with ante-natal care services. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Attending ANC for a safer pregnancy and delivery |
| Description | Song composed by St John Volunteers based at Kayosha: Barbara Kabwe, Lenty Musolomoki, Gertrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus, Kasonde, Manase Phiri. • Song lyrics: Going to the hospital is good; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Going to the hospital is good; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Monday has arrived; Let us go for family planning; Monday has arrived; Let us go for family planning; Tuesday has arrived; Let us take the children for weighing; Tuesday has arrived; Let us take the children for weighing; Wednesday has arrived; Let us go and register our pregnancies; Wednesday has arrived; Let us go and register our pregnancies; Thursday has arrived; Let us go and have our pregnancies examined; Thursday has arrived; Let us go and have our pregnancies examined; Friday has arrived; Let us go and receive life; Friday has arrived; Let us go and receive life; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital; Us we should not be lazy; Let us go with the children to the hospital. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Coronavirus Awareness Song 1 |
| Description | Song composed by St John Zambia volunteers based at Chunga: Mable Nankolongo, Jane Masango, Pamela Mwanza, Marvis Zulu, Oteria Saili, Enala Mbewe and Racheal Mutale. • Song lyrics: In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; They have given us instructions to follow, let us follow eeh; Let us avoid to shake hands, Let us avoid to shake hands; Let us avoid to shake hands, Let us avoid to shake hands; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; When coughing, let us close our month; When coughing, let us close our month; When coughing, let us close our month; When coughing, let us close our month; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has arrived; Mmmm mmmm mmmm mmmm; Mothers and fathers corona virus is an illness that has reached our country, not only in our country but the whole world, and it is a very bad disease, it is not a good disease, and this disease kills, and how do we know that this illness has reached us, when we have a headache, chest pains, sore throat, having a fever, high body temperature, when we feel all these symptoms we need to go to the hospital, if we are failing to breathe, let us go to the hospital or quickly call the numbers that we were given so that we could be assisted quickly. And also let us follow what we were told to do, let us wash our hands with soap frequently, let us avoid handshakes or being close to each other, let us follow this because this disease is bad and can kill, thank you; Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has arrived. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Instigated shortly after the commencement of the project in March 2020, the composition of this song was instigated by the project team in response to the growing coronavirus situation in the UK and beyond. The outcome was a song composed by local St John volunteers based at the clinic in Chunga; and sung as part of their clinic and outreach work in advance of any officially recorded coronavirus cases in Zambia. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Coronavirus Song 2 |
| Description | Song composed by St John Zambia volunteers based at Chunga: Mable Nankolongo, Jane Masango, Pamela Mwanza, Marvis Zulu, Oteri Saili, Enala Mbewe and Racheal Mutale. • Song lyrics: Mother can you help with this disease that has come; Father can you help with this corona virus; Mother can you help with this disease that has come; Father can you help with this corona virus; Mother can you help with this disease that has come; Father can you help with this corona virus; Corona eee corona eee corona eee corona eee corona has killed; Corona eee corona virus corona corona has killed corona eee; Corona virus corona virus; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; Corona virus corona virus corona virus; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; Corona virus BUT; We can overcome it we can overcome it; If we keep ourselves safe; I say wash your hands; Regularly aha regularly aha regularly aha regularly; Don't touch your face; Anyhow aha anyhow aha anyhow aha anyhow; Corona virus corona virus; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; Corona virus; My brothers and sisters, family and friends, Corona virus is real don't shake hands, always remember to keep a social distance, stay safe; Corona virus; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; It's a deadly disease it's a killer disease; Corona virus. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Instigated shortly after the commencement of the project in March 2020, the composition of this song was instigated by the project team in response to the growing coronavirus situation in the UK and beyond. The outcome was a song composed by local St John volunteers based at the clinic in Chunga; and sung as part of their clinic and outreach work in advance of any officially recorded coronavirus cases in Zambia. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Coronavirus Song 3 |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based at Kayosha: Lenty Musolomoki, Getrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus Kasonde, Manase Phiri, Matilda Chibuluma. • Song lyrics: Corona virus is there for real; Corona virus is there for real; This corona disease is there for sure; This corona disease is there for sure; My brothers let us look after ourselves; My brothers let us look after ourselves; We should be washing our hands frequently; We should be washing our hands frequently; We should be separating ourselves from groups of people; We should be separating ourselves from groups of people; We should separate ourselves for fourteen days; We should separate ourselves for fourteen days; Corona virus is there for real; Corona virus is there for real; This Corona disease is there for sure; This corona disease is there for sure; When you have a headache, go to the hospital; When you have a headache, go to the hospital; A sore throat, go to the hospital; A sore throat, go to the hospital; Coughing, go to the hospital; Coughing, go to the hospital; Even sneezing, go to the hospital; Even sneezing, go to the hospital; My brothers let us go to the hospital; My brothers let us go to the hospital; My brothers let us go to the hospital; My brothers let us go to the hospital; Corona virus is there for real; Corona virus is there for real; This Corona disease is there for sure; This corona disease is there for sure. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Instigated shortly after the commencement of the project in March 2020, the composition of this song was instigated by the project team in response to the growing coronavirus situation in the UK and beyond. The outcome was a song composed by local St John volunteers based at the clinic in Kayosha; and sung as part of their clinic and outreach work in advance of any officially recorded coronavirus cases in Zambia. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Coronavirus Song 4 |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based in Kayosha: Mable Nankolongo, Jane Masango, Pamela Mwanza, Marvis Zulu, Oteria Saili, Enala Mbewe and Racheal Mutale. • Song lyrics: In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; In this world, this world eee; Corona virus has troubled us; They have given us instructions to follow, let us follow eeh; Let us avoid to shake hands, Let us avoid to shake hands; Let us avoid to shake hands, Let us avoid to shake hands; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us avoid touching our face; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; Let us wash our hands every time; Let us wash our hands with soap; When coughing, let us close our month; When coughing, let us close our month; When coughing, let us close our month;; When coughing, let us close our month Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has arrived; Mothers and fathers corona virus is an illness that has reached our country, not only in our country but the whole world, and it is a very bad disease, it is not a good disease, and this disease kills, and how do we know that this illness has reached us, when we have a headache, chest pains, sore throat, having a fever, high body temperature, when we feel all these symptoms we need to go to the hospital, if we are failing to breathe, let us go to the hospital or quickly call the numbers that we were given so that we could be assisted quickly. And also let us follow what we were told to do, let us wash our hands with soap frequently, let us avoid handshakes or being close to each other, let us follow this because this disease is bad and can kill, thank you.; Mmmm mmmmm mmmmm mmmmm; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has troubled us; Corona virus corona eee; Corona virus has arrived. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | Instigated shortly after the commencement of the project in March 2020, the composition of this song was instigated by the project team in response to the growing coronavirus situation in the UK and beyond. The outcome was a song composed by local St John volunteers based at the clinic in Kayosha; and sung as part of their clinic and outreach work in advance of any officially recorded coronavirus cases in Zambia. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Danger Signs in Pregnancy |
| Description | Song composed by St John Zambia based at Chunga: Jane Masango, Oteri Saili, Marvis Zulu, Bridget Malwa, Enala Mbewe, Racheal Mutale, Maple Nankolongo, Pamela Mwanza. • Song lyrics: Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early; Mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmm; Mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early, you will find benefits in starting ante natal early; Women, when you have a headache do not just sit at home, no, you have to go to the hospital, those are danger signs; Women, when your feet, hands and face are swelling do not just sit at home, assuming that you are expecting twins, no, you have to go the hospital to find out what exactly is happening, there are not twins, no, those are danger signs; Women, when you have smelly discharge from your vaginal and/or bleeding, you have to rush to the hospital; Mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early; Mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm; Mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmm; Women, we are asking you, when you see that you are pregnant you need to go to the hospital as early as possible, when you go to the hospital, they will test you for HIV, when you are testing for HIV and you are found positive, you need to start treatment early, we do not want the baby in the womb to contract the disease; When you also go early to the hospital you will be given the medication that prevents the child in the womb to contract the disease, you will be given folic acid and they will give you Fassidar. Fassidar prevents the child from malaria because we want the child to be born health, fassidar also helps you to have strength and also gives you iron, so you need to go the hospital early; And when you are pregnant you are not supposed to take any medication anyhow, when you have a headache you must go to the hospital, do not prescribe yourself any medication. women have you heard? Mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmm mmmmmmmm; Women we are asking you to start ante natal early; You will find benefits when you start ante natal early. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga. |
| URL | https://vimeo.com/user50176657 |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Exclusive Breastfeeding |
| Description | Song composed by St John Volunteers based at Kayosha: Barbara Kabwe, Lenty Musolomoki, Gertrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus, Kasonde, Manase Phiri. • Song lyrics: Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; Mothers breastfeed your children; No feeding bottles; Mothers breastfeed your children; No feeding bottles; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the jiggies; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the jiggies; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the biscuits; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the biscuits; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the lollipop; Mothers breastfeed your children; Throw away the lollipop; Mothers breastfeed your children; Breast milk is the child's food; Breast milk is the child's food. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. |
| Title | Life-Saving Lullaby: Importance of Family Planning Song |
| Description | Song composed by St John Volunteers based at Kayosha: Barbara Kabwe, Lenty Musolomoki, Gertrude Kumamwa, Joyce Lubesha, Anastasia Laishi, Felistus, Kasonde, Manase Phiri. • Song lyrics: I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; On my head, luggage; On my shoulders, a child; On my back, a child; In front, a pregnancy; In the middle, the father; In the bedroom, the two of us; In labor, I am on my own; I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; On my head, luggage; On my shoulders, a child; On my back, a child; In front, a pregnancy; In the middle, the father; In the bedroom, the two of us; In labor, I am on my own; Mmmmmmm mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm; This is a woman who doesn't know about family planning; She lacks knowledge on family planning; When she goes to the garden, she carries luggage on her head; On her shoulders she carries a child, on her back a child, in front she carries a pregnancy; In the night, her husband wants to have sex, and yet in labor she is all alone; This woman has suffered, let us go for family planning; Mmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm; I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; I have suffered, I have suffered; I have suffered on my own; On my head, luggage; On my shoulders, a child; On my back, a child; In front, a pregnancy; In the middle, the father; In the bedroom, the two of us; In labor, I am on my own; I have suffered on my own. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Kayosha. Performance of this song was included in our submission materials to the 2020 Good Design Australia Awards which lead to a 'Best in Class' Award for Social Impact. |
| Title | Life-Saving lullabies: Sevela Sevela Song (Rejoice song on the birth of a Child) |
| Description | Song composed by St John volunteers based in Chunga and Matero. Song is sung in Bemba. • Song lyrics: Rejoice rejoice; I am happy; Rejoice rejoice; I am happy; I suffered I suffered; I am happy; But today I am happy; I am happy; Today I am happy; I am happy; Today his/she's born; I am happy; He/she has brought joy; I am happy; He/she has brought joy in my house; I am happy; Joy joy; I am happy; Joy joy. |
| Type Of Art | Composition/Score |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Impact | With Covid 19 preventing international travel for the entire duration of the project necessitated the UK team to revise our approach. Consequently, St John Zambia (our project partner) led the delivery of our creative workshops with distance support provided by the PI and Co-Is. The primary aim of our workshops was to introduce young mothers and St John's volunteers to the health and well-being benefits of singing; the aims and objectives of the project; and to equip the volunteers with the skills to co-create songs that respond the immediate health needs of their respective communities in advance of a future pilot study. A notable impact arising from this improvised song was team and confidence building. The creative process demonstrated to participating volunteers that they collectively had creative capacity to self organise and develop educative song that responded to an identified need. The value of the volunteers knowledge and newly acquired competencies has since been recognised by the healthcare professionals at the clinic they operate from; and the Ministry of Health, who has since integrated our novel intervention as part of everyday delivery of maternal and child health services in Chunga and Matero. |
| Title | Peggy's Story |
| Description | A short film that narrates the story of Peggy and the benefits of engaging with the LSL project from the perspective of a Safer Motherhood Action Group volunteer. |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our films are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Title | Seleka Seleka Song |
| Description | A short film showcasing the peformance of the Seleka Seleka song outside the MCH clinic in Chunga, Lusaka by St John Zambia's volunteers |
| Type Of Art | Film/Video/Animation |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | Our film(s) are being used by St John Zambia as a training tool to demonstrate the project's methodology and the creativity capacity of volunteers to conceive and develop novel solutions to local problems. Our films are also an important resource for St John International as they highlight the use and value of using an arts-based, culture heritage tool to address local health challenges. The films are being used as an effective dissemination tool to raise public awareness of the project with international audiences. |
| URL | https://www.admresearcharchive.co.uk/ref-21-archive-1/life-saving-lullabies |
| Description | The aim of the Life-Saving Lullabies project was to explore the potential of song as a novel, frugal and sustainable intervention to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Zambia. Although Covid19 interrupted our ability to travel, we adapted our approach to ensure our original objectives were successfully met. Social Impact: Our evaluation identified participants acknowledged the benefits to their health and well-being. Young mothers (aged 15-25) believed their learning had transformed their relationships with their child, partner and health services. The young women, and fathers, continue to sing to their children and the practice is shared between home, clinic, and community. At our pilot sites, song has become a culturally acceptable maternal and child health intervention promoting the role and status of St John volunteers to care for women and families in need of care. St John Zambia reports increased the engagement of young mothers and fathers with local ante-natal services. It seems important to longitudinally track the use of song within MCH care, families, and as a culturally acceptable intervention. Economic Impact is difficult to measure in the immediate or short term. However, the project did demonstrate the potential of a zero-cost service intervention. For service providers in resource-stressed setting this enables limited financial resources to be prioritised elsewhere. If integrated as a component of MCH service delivery, a cost-benefit analysis study would be beneficial to support scaling into new geographic territories. Contribution to gender, inclusivity and equality: Our objectives included working with volunteers and young mothers, to give voice to them, in co-designing a novel intervention drawing on their intimate understanding of their needs and context. From the outset, our work focused on working with women, with mothers reporting increased partner involvement during pregnancy and following the birth of the child. This is significant, as a strategic objective of the Ministry of Health and St John Zambia is to increase father involvement in maternal and child health. Consequently, we were able to secure additional funds to extend our work into this area. The adjacent Tata na Mwana project (Father and Baby) supported the development of targeted songs, conceived by and for fathers. Over the course of the LSL pilot, St John volunteers undertook home visits to 507 pregnant women, 490 new mothers, and 346 fathers. The volunteers are crucial to this intervention and there is evidence of enhanced recognition of their individual and group skills, and esteem from clinicians and the local community. Environmental sustainability: A positive outcome of Covid 19 was the decolonisation and decarbonisation of our study design. With restrictions on travel, the UK team to adopted an 'intimacy with proximity' approach which led to a positive change in project ownership. Support by distance coaching, St John Zambia successfully led the delivery of our creative workshops in Lusaka. Another notable success as was the move to an online symposium event which released funding to create several project films for both dissemination/ training purposes. The uniqueness of our low-carbon intervention led to an invitation to present our work as part of the programming for COP26. |
| Exploitation Route | Arts, culture and heritage research is often overlooked by international communities and this project has highlighted to academic and non-academic audiences the potential for cultural heritage tools to address immediate global concerns such as climate change. Our priority was to work with St John Zambia to develop a zero-cost intervention that could be implemented across multiple sites where they supported the delivery of maternal and child health care (MCH). Through our work with volunteers in Chunga, Matero, Kayosha and Kapila, we discovered that the use of song was adaptable to different contexts, and we should not assume that the volunteers, even though they were carrying out the same tasks, would use the same songs. Indeed, in each site the volunteers and mothers wrote and performed songs unique to their awareness of the needs of others, context, place, and circumstances. Consequently, St John are beginning work with volunteers in other areas across Zambia to introduce the intervention. St John International, the parent organisation, is also seeking to introduce the intervention to other sub-Saharan African countries and adapting the messaging for different needs, such as, disaster preparedness. There is also the need for further evaluation, involving a longitudinal comparative study of impact. |
| Sectors | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Education,Environment,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Description | The Life-Saving Lullabies project was embedded within an existing St John Zambia Maternal Child Health programme (Mama na Mwana/Mother and Child) in which St John volunteers, organised as Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs), assist at antenatal clinics and undertake antenatal and postnatal visits to people's homes. Through the use of community volunteers, who already deliver support for safe motherhood, song was initiated as a means through which life-saving information and skills could be disseminated, filling crucial gaps in Maternal Child Health (MCH) education, importantly, in line with attending antenatal care. The process involves singing to pregnant young women and mothers. Home visits to 507 pregnant women, 490 new mothers, and 346 fathers were undertaken. The project targeted 30% of the young women accessing postnatal family planning in the three health facilities in two clinical settings. There were also 346 secondary beneficiaries to the project including mothers attending clinics but not part of the project who were able to listen to the songs, and 107 community members in village meetings. St John Zambia undertook an evaluation of the Life-Saving Lullabies project as it was ending. In all, a sample of 73 participants were involved - 31 women, 2 community representatives, 30 volunteers, 6 health facility staff, and 4 St John Zambia programme coordinators. Data were collected through field visits, semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and document analysis. Thematic analysis was used to generate findings. Social Impact: There have been increases in the number of pregnant women and new mothers attending ANC clinics, which they attribute to the use of song as an educational tool. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic negatively affecting the health facilities - there were restrictions on attending these facilities, and the wearing of a face mask etc. proved to be a major restraint because of the expense of buying masks etc. - women continued to engage with antenatal care pointing out how the singing created a bond between them (both volunteers and mothers), and increased their knowledge of how to care for their babies. The mothers all report learning important MCH information through the songs, retaining this information, and acting on it in the care of their baby and themselves. The 'Danger Signs' song, for example, has been cited by a number of the mothers as the reason they understood their health and well-being needs, attending a clinic when they identified a concern. One mother also reported singing during labour to help reduce her stress, anxiety, and pain. Subsequently, one of the nurses also detailed how she now sings to mothers during labour. We also have testimony from mother's initially reluctant to join the project that they changed their behaviour, continuing to attend clinic appointments because of the appropriateness of song as an educational tool through which they learned and retained important MCH messages. The sharing of song, singing together, was also extremely important, providing a sense of belonging, common experience, and friendship. Indeed, for young mothers, singing has enabled them to break the stigma of being pregnant at a young age, to develop friendships and gain support from peers without feeling judged. It has also been important for the volunteers to develop a deeper sense of esteem and companionship with each other, sharing songs and experiences and expertise with each other. Moreover, both mothers and volunteers report a bond between the two groups, learning from each other and developing a deeper sense of community. Stigma and fear led many young mothers to stay at home alone, joining the Life-Saving Lullabies project provided a safe space and tackled their loneliness. Singing together, learning together about MCH, being taken care of and taking care of each other has reduced anxiety and worry and enabled some younger mothers to return to school to continue their education. The volunteers have also revealed there were no passive participants, that is, all of the mothers took part in learning and using song. They believe the singing has become a communication tool that is inclusive because everyone participates. The sense of belonging, unity of purpose, and working in organised and structured approaches yielded positive results quicker, than one or a few participants operating in isolation. There has also been a cultural benefit from the project since making and singing songs led the participants to recall traditional songs and practises when they were sung to as children. They did not understand the meaning or purpose of the traditional songs and had not maintained these as significant. However, they are now revisiting these, using old melodies and songs with purpose. There is a gap in knowledge about these traditional songs and a danger that they could be lost as they are not archived. It would be interesting to develop a project to collect, explore, and archive these songs. Economic Impact: The economic impact of the project is in its frugality- there is no cost to implementing the approach, it does not demand resources be moved from other areas of need or care, and it is easily embedded in practice as the songs are developed and performed from a culturally specific standpoint. The mothers and volunteers report being initially sceptical about the role of singing in MCH yet once introduced to the project they state how quickly they became captured by the approach and how it developed into an important aspect of their daily practice both at home and the community- at no cost. Gender, inclusion and equality: The project emboldened the SMAG volunteers since they were developing educational information through song drawing on their own experiences, expertise, and talents, rather than only passing information in a clinical form. Drawing on their strengths and using song and performance also enabled the SMAGs to develop their identity and sense of purpose as teams. Mothers also discuss feeling empowered within the community, stating that the community has referred other pregnant mothers with problems to them to convince them to go to the clinic for safe delivery. They also believe the project has given them 'voice', enabling them to express themselves through song through a participatory platform with other women. In this shared space women are now able to advocate for other women, helping younger mothers to enjoy the benefits of using song in MCH. The mothers report enjoying the support they receive from other mothers, for example, if one is feeling low the others will sing to her and her child. Moreover, the purpose and potential of song is also being recognised by fathers and older generations. Mother's have commented how partners are joining in, writing and singing songs, and how grandfathers have also sung to their grandchildren, participating with the children's care therefore. Environmental Sustainability: Since the end of the project, St John Zambia have continued to report notable impact, commenting that the Life-Saving Lullabies approach is leading to behavioural change, influence and is sustainable. Using song as an educational MCH tool is now an everyday practice amongst the volunteers and is also accepted within the community. Our colleagues at St John Zambia have said, 'the project may have ended but the knowledge will live on through the volunteers, community and the Mother and Baby MCH activities'. Social Impact: Most of the awareness songs created by the volunteers and mothers are incorporated into the clinic health talks during antenatal care sessions to pregnant mothers. Significantly, as the songs are being utilised within clinical settings, the approach is endorsed by the Ministry of Health as an appropriate health care intervention since it is being encouraged and given time within clinics. There is a shift from singing only for pleasure or faith, to singing for education around important MCH issues. Singing for MCH has gained the same status as singing for faith and is accepted culturally and socially as an important approach to education and to sensitising the community to MCH care. In 2022, Life-Saving Lullabies songs contributed to an increase in the number of adolescent pregnant women starting early ANC booking in the first trimester (n=<600) and to St John Zambia meeting its annual target. Contribution to gender, inclusion and equality. New songs have continued to be composed, including one by the volunteers and three by mothers. This is significant in empowering mothers to give voice to their own talents and understanding. These local women are a foundation for the sustainability of the approach as MCH care is being developed from their knowledge and is being shared within the community. Importantly, one of these songs focuses on male involvement, communicating to fathers the importance of shared responsibilities during pregnancy and following birth. The others reinforce the importance of antenatal care, and provide general awareness of MCH. St John volunteers are predominantly women, however there are also male volunteers involved in the project. One male volunteer has reported that his own father sings to his (the volunteer's) baby when the mother and father are busy or not around. This is early anecdotal evidence of both male and intergenerational engagement with the approach. Indeed it would be helpful to undertake further research to explore this intergenerational relation. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Communities and Social Services/Policy,Creative Economy,Education,Environment,Healthcare,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Adoption and integration within ante-natal care practice |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or Improved professional practice |
| Impact | Our project collaborator, St John Zambia has stated that the project has really impacted or influenced lives of participants and volunteers in the following ways; 1. Increase in ANC bookings - It is at these clinics that important information of how to remain healthy during pregnancy and after delivery, importance of delivering a baby at the health facility, birth preparedness, family planning, importance of saving bit by bit during pregnancy and post natal (Under-five clinic) is disseminated. Despite the challenges faced by Covid-19, based upon the reporting period for January to April 2021 the following % targets (based upon 2020 targe) were attained: Chunga- 41%; Kayosha- 33% and Kapila- 43%. 2. Increase in knowledge levels - Young mother feel free and are willing to attend ANC. If these young mothers do not access these services, they remain ignorant of such information. The LSL has helped draw the young mothers to the clinics through the songs. 3. Increased support from men (partners) - With the introduction of male involvement songs at clinics and supported by our adjacent Tata Na Mwana project, the number of men accessing these services has risen, as well increased male participation during the pregnancy cycle. According to the statistical records kept by ANC clinics, women who attended ante-natal appointments with their partners, was up 44.95% (January and February). This evidences that there was a significant improvement in male involvement which wouldn't have happened without the help of the LSL project. Source: St John Nurture tool Report. 4. Increase in maternal survival - The above statistics and information has contributed to the increase in survival of mothers and their babies during delivery and after. This is attributed to the sessions the Safe motherhood action group (SMAGs) conduct with them have so much content which has helped our clients or beneficiaries to have more information on maternal health coupled with messages through lullabies. 5. Increase service delivery by Safer Motherhood Action Group volunteers (SMAG). The environmental and psychologically friendly services created or brought about by the LSL through lullabies has equally helped the SMAGs in as far as service delivery is concerned at the clinic, house hold visits and during community outreach programs - (community testimonies where someone reports for work in a very bad mood but as they engage with the clients and start by singing peoples moods changes and thereby increase in acceptance levels. You even tend to see the joy of their faces, there after conversations are always easy and smooth. 6. Strengthened corporations between clinic staff and SMAGS - The LSL has also helped strengthen the bonds or relationships between our volunteers and the clinic health staff. Before the introduction of the LSL project, there was frequently professional frictions between clinic staff and volunteers. But now there is greater unity as the health message songs has brought these communities together to sing and perform together before the clinic commences its daily work (Observation from nurses and SMAGS). 7. Awareness and sensitization of the LSL project has continued in communities, beneficiaries have been telling the stories to their family members, friends and even people they just meet randomly, others ask by virtue of seeing the volunteers' LSL t-shirts. St John Zambia articulates this has become a powerful tool with regard to community sensitization as well as reaching out to more people. Not only do volunteers share their stories but they also continue to sing in public spaces as well as different gatherings, such as an investiture ceremony hosted by St John Zambia (March, 2022). 8. The LSL project has become a tool for promoting inclusiveness. The project has impacted the lives of the participant's who were adolescents, who now participate effectively in group interactions and who now consistently access different health services. Previously the cultural stigma attached to teenage pregnancy led to adolescents to self-exclude due to the critics from the community. Engagement with the project has introduced them to others who are facing the same social challenges and pressures, bringing with it acceptance and love, increased self-esteem and an improvement in their mental health. 9. Lullabies have become a signature of St John Zambia and the services they provide in the community- Today, lullabies songs are sung at most of their informal and formal events as a form of project sensitization. Such as a recent Investiture Ceremony where six of their employees were honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second. A number of impact success stories are included, to further demonstrate the significance of the lullabies in the life of the participants. Pseudo names have been used hereunder for ethical reasons. Mary is a rape victim who ended up pregnant as a result of the rape. She is uncomfortably quiet and Janet expresses the difficulty she faced in trying to incorporate Mary into the program and encouraging her out of the "dark place" she was in. Janet recalls that, in remembering one of the LSL songs entitled "Sekela Sekela" (rejoice, rejoice), she began to sing out loud. As she sung, Mary gradually joined her in singing. The lullaby is a song that talks of one who is rejoicing that God had blessed her with the gift of a baby. This lullaby helped Mary in that she was able to focus on or rather see the silver lining in what was arguably, the outcome of a traumatic ordeal. Mary is now one of the young mothers and participates fully in the composing and singing of the lullabies. She has a stronger bond and love with and for her baby and is no longer shut up to herself or sorrowful. Susanna said even amongst ourselves, if one of us is feeling low, and one of our friends start to sing, you will notice that, everyone else joins in and starts singing and dancing. We had songs we learnt from our elders but we did not see the sense in them as we do now. We sung without understanding, but now, with the LSL program, we use the songs to lift each other up, to bond better with the babies and even our older children. My husband and some of the men help with the composing of songs as well. So I can say I have benefited massively from the project. Judy narrated her experience with the LSL project, demonstrating how it has given her a voice to express herself through the songs and how the participatory nature of singing with others was a great platform to do so. She personally recounted how she and other women were now able to advocate for other women and also how young mothers where understanding the importance of engaging in singing with a purpose. 'Lullabies should not just be sung for fun,' she says excitedly. 'The songs we sing have a powerful message for women'. Judy's narrative confirms the projects contribution to SDG 5 on empowering on all women and girls. The LSL have empowered the women and girls with powerful information. Confirming the powerful message in the songs, a young woman who had attended antenatal and joined in the singing, added her story..."I got pregnant when I was in grade 11. I was so disappointed with myself. I kept to myself, constantly hiding in my bedroom because I was ashamed of what the community would say and how they would now look at me. A friend who had seen the young mothers singing, asked me to join them but my family refused saying it was the white people coming in with yet another strategy of stealing babies. So I did not go. After some months, my friend came back and convinced me to register my pregnancy because she had heard the song "danger signs". She warned me that I could lose the baby if I delivered at home. So I finally made up my mind and that is how I came to the clinic for antenatal in my 8th month. The young mothers were singing and the songs had a good message. I had been lonely and feeling so alone in the house. The young mothers looked happy and I wanted that. I stayed behind and joined them. I now have friends I can talk to without feeling judged. I started singing to my baby in the womb and now she is 5 months old. I sing to her all the time. I sing her to sleep, when bathing her, feeding her, whenever I can. I find that the singing helps me as well. The songs I sing help reduce my anxiety and stress. I have made up my mind to go back to school soon." One story told, is that of Gertrude, a young pregnant woman who said she had not felt any movements from the baby for three days. Worried that something was seriously wrong, she began to sing one of the lullabies called 'mwana wanga ulimumimba' (my baby in the womb). She said as she sung whilst touching her belly, the baby began to move. The following testimony is from a mother who lost her baby is a good example. "The story of how I started with this lullaby project starts when I had a miscarriage and lost a seven-month old pregnancy. The odd thing about the miscarriage I had was that I did not feel any labor pains, I only felt some odd stomach pains once in a while but is did not seem like anything serious. Then in the early hours on one morning, around about 04 hours, I woke up to use the washroom, to my surprise the baby was born in the bathing room, the baby was already dead. I felt weak and failed to walk so I crawled from the bathroom up to the veranda, and sat there until morning. The people then came and collected the body of the baby for burial and I was taken Kayosha Clinic. There I was examined and declared fit for discharge. I was given another appointment go to the clinic and when I went back that is how I joined this program. I was encouraged to take heart, as these things happen. In the songs we sing we have messages such as if one develops a headache, they need to go to the clinic, if you start bleeding during pregnancy you need to go to the clinic and not just stay at home. This has led me to encourage my friends that going to the clinic is the best thing one can do. The lullaby project was really good as it assisted me at my time of need when I lost my baby. I have now come to terms with my loss and I do not usually think about the ordeal. God has blessed me and we are now expecting another baby and now those songs that we are being taught, I sing for my unborn child. When I am singing for my baby, I can feel the child moving in my womb that makes me know that my baby is well." The following narrative is from the staff at a hospital facility: "Our anti-natal and under-five days are now so exciting because of the singing of the lullabies. These young mothers and the SMAG volunteer have helped reach out to the other young mothers who would have not been at the health facility. The information in the songs is very important. It is information that would have taken a number of sessions to inculcate into the young mothers." |
| Description | GCRF |
| Amount | £24,760 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Sheffield Hallam University |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 07/2021 |
| Description | Life-saving Lullabies |
| Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | URF729-01 |
| Organisation | University of Huddersfield |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 07/2020 |
| Description | A short article for Enabling Education Review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A short article in Early Education Review, Issue 9, 2020, which was aimed at engaging an international audience, including the general public and those work in early years, about the project and the potential of song in maternal and child health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.eenet.org.uk/resources/docs/Enabling%20Education%20Review%20issue%209%20-%202020.pdf |
| Description | Carnegie Hall's Lullaby International Convening |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Carnegie Hall's Lullaby International Convening event consisted of 60 Lullaby Project partners from around the world who gather for two days of networking, training, and sharing. Sessions are facilitated by Carnegie Hall staff, teaching artists, and consultants in the field. As a collective, the aim is to share learning, best tips and practices from projects around the globe. Carnegie Halls' own The Lullaby Project pairs pregnant women and new mothers and fathers with professional artists to write and sing personal lullabies for their babies, supporting maternal health, aiding childhood development, and strengthening the bond between parent and child. See: https://www.carnegiehall.org/education/social-impact/lullaby-project Our study attracted the attention of Tiffany Ortiz, Director, Early Childhood Programs at Carnegie Hall. The novelty, purpose and cultural context of our research lead to an invitation as a guest speaker for our project's Co-I Dr James Reid. This free, online event attracted an international audience spanning Greece, Sweden, Spain, South Korea and across multiple states in the USA. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIvcOqsrDopEY9UOZiPGLg0ZpZFW7iYzA |
| Description | Conference presentation: International Society for the Prevention of Infant Deaths annual conference 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This presentation of the Life-saving Lullabies project was to the joint conference of the International Society for the Prevention of Infant Deaths and International Stillbirth Alliance. The audience included researchers, clinicians, third sector organisations, and parents who have experienced the death of a child or a stillbirth. The presentation highlighted lullabies as a frugal and sustainable approach to public health information in resource constrained environments. It also highlighted song as a culturally and age appropriate method of intervention. There has been ongoing interest in this approach, particularly from those involved in using arts-based methods for health and wellbeing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://web.cvent.com/event/8b091c09-d138-44ed-924d-c3b66c6a9307/summary |
| Description | Geneva Health Forum 2020: The Forum of Innovative Practices in Global Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Geneva Health Forum (GHF) is the forum of innovative practices in Global Health. Created in 2006 by the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva, and taking place every two years, the Geneva Health Forum is one of the most important international conferences on Global Health. Nowadays, crucial Global Health actors, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), are among the key partners of the Geneva Health Forum. As the complexity of global health challenges is growing, answering to those challenges requires a multidisciplinary approach as well as being able to bring innovative solutions. The Geneva Health Forum aims to present innovative, accessible and sustainable practices in order to facilitate access to care and health equity. Bringing together more than 1600 participants from all sectors - field practitioners, academics, professionals from public and private sector, policy-makers, international and non-governmental organisations. the Geneva Health Forum offers a unique opportunity for a dynamic exchange that showcases 140 innovations from 80 countries. The overall goal of the Geneva Health Forum is to contribute to improving health and care access in the world. Following a peer-review process, Life-Saving Lullaby was chosen as one of 140 innovations to be exhibit as part of their virtual Innovation Fair. See: https://dev.ghf2020.org/innovation-list.php |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://dev.ghf2020.org |
| Description | Interview about the project for WolfBrown consultancy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Wolf Brown in their March 2020 On Our Brown newsletter reference our work on as an example of "frugal innovation" - doing more with less. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://wolfbrown.com/component/content/article/7-news-and-announcements/727-march-issue-of-on-our-mi... |
| Description | Invitation to present LSL project at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Dr David Swann, Professor in Design at Sheffield Hallam University and the Principal Investigator of the award-winning, GCRF Life-Saving Lullabies project, was invited present the team's novel zero-cost approach as part of the Resilience Hub at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow to highlight opportunities for arts-based methods to facilitate and support net zero research. Home of Race to Resilience at COP26, the Resilience Hub is designed to advance action on adaptation and resilience and to help set the direction for future action beyond COP26. David was one of three invited speakers. Session information: Exploring the potential for arts, culture and heritage to tackle gender and diversity in climate resilience and adaptation Tuesday 9 November 19.15-20.15 GMT Abstract: Entrenched social inequalities and injustices such as those related to gender, race and class remain persistent and tough to tackle. They are often perpetuated in the name of cultural traditions and remain overlooked in international conversations about climate change and adaptation. But these inequalities-exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic-profoundly affect how different groups are impacted by, and respond to, the climate emergency. This session will explore the potential for arts, culture and heritage research and practice to include and address gender and diversity in the climate resilience conversation, including examples of reducing the carbon footprint of arts-based research projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://cop-resilience-hub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Master_compilation-of-Programme-details_fo... |
| Description | Invitation to present LSL project at the Canadian Conference on Global Heath |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A oral/ hybrid presentation which included the sharing of two project films. The conference theme is Rethinking partnership paradigms in global health with sub-themes of: 1. Accounting for power and privilege to improve equity in partnerships; 2. Lessons learnt from the global pandemic towards more resilient systems; 3. Planetary health and opportunities for new partnerships. The session, Innovative community partnerships to address maternal and child health (Thursday, November 25th) comprised of five speakers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://cagh-acsm.org/en |
| Description | Invitation to present at the Canadian Conference for Global Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | On the 24-26 November 2021, the 21st Canadian Conference for Global Heath welcomed over 800 registrants from 62 countries. An oral presentation was made (accompanied by two project films) as part of the Innovative community partnerships to address maternal and child health session. The presentation sparked questions from a predominately health-related audience such as: what was the initial response of local communities to the project? and what kind of challenges did we face? and requests for further information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://cagh-acsm.org/en/events/canadian-conference-global-health |
| Description | Invitation to present research to the AHRC Council |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | An invitation from Christopher Smith, Executive Chair of the AHRC and colleagues, to talk about our AHRC supported Life-Saving Lullabies project our next Council meeting. Research outcomes and a project film was shared with Council members c/o a Zoom on the 9th December. The novelty of our approach the resultant decarbonisation of the study design due to covid attracted the interest of Council members as it fitted with their future strategic planning with regard to net-zero. Life-Saving Lullabies was one of only two projects invited to present at this Council meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Journalist Padraic Flanagan discusses the UKRI GCRF 'Life-saving Lullabies' project in Zambia. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in the INEWS as a result of media coverage elsewhere. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/news/world/lullabies-life-saving-health-messages-zambia-infant-mortality-coronav... |
| Description | Life-Saving Lullabies: Website of the project films. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | website hosted by the Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society showcasing the films developed as outputs for the Life-saving Lullabies project. This is available to the general public and is advertised to everyone registered with the Centre. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://research.hud.ac.uk/institutes-centres/hudcres/projects/life-saving-lullabies/ |
| Description | Life-saving Lullabies: A sustainable social intervention |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blogpost about lullabies and song as a sustainable and frugal intervention generated interest and queries from media and arts organisations. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://blogs.hud.ac.uk/hudcres/19-20/jul/life-saving-lullabies/ |
| Description | News story in Medical News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | News story covering the potential of lullabies and songs to combat Covid-19 in resource constrained environments in an immediate and sustainable way. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200508/Life-Saving-Lullabies-spread-Covid-19-precautions-among-A... |
| Description | Online event for International Women's Day organised by Grandes Oyentes, Spain. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online event presented by Grandes Oyentes on the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women's Health, considering the contribution music can make in tackling postpartum depression, and featuring conversations with international researchers in the field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.grandesoyentes.com/cafemusicayciencia |
| Description | Population Council in Zambia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Due to the impact of Life-Saving Lullabies programme, one organisation called Population Council in Zambia was so interested and wanted to know how St john Zambia integrated lullabies into maternal child health activities. Several exploratory meetings have occurred to discuss the impact of lullabies and how the use song improves the lives of pregnant women and new mothers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.popcouncil.org/research/zambia#:~:text=The%20Population%20Council%20has%20been,reproduct... |
| Description | Presentation as part of the Carnegie Hall / Weill Music Institute, Lullaby Project International Convening |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lullaby Project partners and others using song for health and wellbeing from around the world gathered for two days of networking, training, and sharing. Sessions were facilitated by Carnegie Hall staff, teaching artists, and consultants in the field. As a collective, we shared learning, best tips and practices from our project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.carnegiehall.org/About/Press/Press-Releases/2021/05/21/Carnegie-Halls-Weill-Music-Instit... |
| Description | Research in the time of Covid 19: An online Blog conversation about the impact of Covid 19 on research methods |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Project information was requested by Luba Pirgova-Morgan to support online Blog conversation about the impact of Covid 19 on research methods. Hosted by The Pandemic and Beyond, this community brings together over 70 research projects in the Arts and Humanities that have examined the Covid-19 pandemic and are suggesting solutions to the urgent problems that have been created or exacerbated by the pandemic. They are a virtual hub where researchers, user groups, journalists and policymakers can meet, find out about research that is relevant to them, and work together to share expertise and resources. Connecting with Luba Pirgova-Morgan lead the Life-Saving Lullabies project being featured in a AHRC PRAXIS report and an invitation to present at COP26 as part of the Resilience Hub. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://pandemicandbeyond.exeter.ac.uk/blog/research-in-the-time-of-covid-19-a-conversation-about-th... |
| Description | Roundtable Symposium: Innovating and Sustaining Maternal & Child Health Services in Zambia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Original plan to host a face-to face symposium in Lusaka was cancelled due to increasing rates of coronavirus in Zambia. Adapting our approach we instigated a closed symposium with invited speakers who provide their personal perspectives and insights on the following thematic questions: 1. Sustainability: What are the essential components of a successful programme in a LMIC context; such as youth or mother and baby programming? What role does culture and the involvement of local people, especially women, play in sustaining services? How can programming (like Mama na Mwana) be sustained and scaled in the future to meet local needs and rising demand? 2. Innovation : Based upon your personal and professional experience, what are the key determinants for success or failure? What are the unforeseen benefits of thinking creativity? Who should be doing the innovating? 3. Engagement: What are the current barriers preventing greater engagement of adolescents with programming/ services? What are the benefits for increasing participation of male partners their engagement with ANC services? 4. Covid-19: What has been the impact on programming? What lessons have been learned about MCH services and the needs of mothers and volunteers? The panel comprised of: Professor Barry Doyle, The University of Huddersfield (Chair) Jean Banda, MCH Co-ordinator for the Lusaka District Stephan Beschle, Head of Fund Raising & Communication, St John International Sylvia Chopamba, Programme Manager, St John International Katherine Crisp, Senior Innovation Specialist, UNICEF Morrice Muteba, CEO, St John Zambia Vincent Tholo, CEO, St John Malawi Zoom audience: Dr Jim Reid, The University of Huddersfield (Co-Investigator) Prof David Swann, Sheffield Hallam University (Principal Investigator) Davies Katango Danny Kabukabu, Caroline Chibesa, St John Zambia Tony Kawimbe, Chloe George, Sibajene Mandanji, Ufulu Studios Dr. Clara Mbwili, St John Zambia (Counsel Member) CEOs from St John Uganda and St John Zimbabwe The outcome was the development and submission of an expression interest led by St John International in response to the call by MSD for Strengthening Systems for Safer Childbirth (November 2021). St John International proposed to deepen the partnership with Swann and Reid with their expertise supporting the local development additional frugal, community-resourced solutions to overcome MNCH barriers in Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.msdformothers.com/docs/Strengthening-Systems-for-Safer-Childbirth_Call-for-Expressions-o... |
| Description | Sheffield Hallam University PGR Impact Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote speaker. The IMPACT conference gives us the opportunity to consider the relationship between academic influence and social, economic, cultural, environmental and technological impact, in a pandemic and post-pandemic context. We invite doctoral researchers and ECRs across the University to reflect on different understandings of impact and research value; how their own research may generate impact; what impact means to their study; how the pandemic and post-pandemic landscape changes how we understand value and impact; or to reflect on how their research might challenge assumptions of impact and value. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Symposium: Innovating and Sustaining Maternal & Child Health Services in Zambia and Beyond |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An online panel discussion event that explored the challenges facing Maternal Child Health (MCH) providers: sustainability, innovation, male engagement and covid-19. Chaired by Professor Barry Doyle (Co-I), our invited panel shared their insight from their professional and contextual perspective. Our panel comprised of: Jean Banda, MCH Co-ordinator for the Lusaka District Stephan Beschle, Head of Fund Raising & Communication, St John International Sylvia Chopamba, Programme Manager, St John International Katherine Crisp, Senior Innovation Specialist, UNICEF Morrice Muteba, CEO, St John Zambia Invited participants included the wider Life-Saving Lullaby team and: Clara Murambiwa, Programme Manager, St John Zimbabwe Christine Kasirye, National Executive Officer,St John Uganda Justine Nakintu, Programmer Officer, St John Uganda Ruth Kolevsohn, Executive Director St John South Africa The discussion sparked interesting conversations and debate: -transferability of the methodology to public health in general -LSL pilot increased attendance of mothers with HIV with MCH services -reduce some of the birth preparedness myths -opportunity to scale to two other sub-districts in Lusaka -community health systems have left out the needs of pregnant adolescents- LSL as tool has coaxed/motivated their engagement -frugal solutions are often forgotten -scaling requires top to bottom buy in -'a song stays forever' The event concluded with the premiere of four project films that were subsequently shared with all participants: - a film providing an overview of the LSL project - a film from the perspective of St John Zambia volunteers - a film from the perspective of an adolescent project participants - a film showcasing a traditional Zambian song that is sung to celebrate the birth of a newborn |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The success of the Life-Saving Lullabies project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An online article highlighting the success of the Life-Saving Lullabies project reaching a healthcare audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://hubpublishing.co.uk/the-success-of-the-life-saving-lullabies-project/ |
| Description | The success of the Life-Saving Lullabies project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An online article highlighting the success of the Life-Saving Lullaby project to a health care professions audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://hubpublishing.co.uk/the-success-of-the-life-saving-lullabies-project/ |