On the side lines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Rwanda in June 2022, the Kigali Summit For Malaria & Neglected Tropical Diseases was a critical opportunity for the two causes to unlock billions of dollars and galvanise global leadership to end these deadly and life-limiting diseases. Guests included the former HRH Prince of Wales, Melinda French Gates, President Kagame, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and many more global leaders in politics, philanthropy, academia and business. As the creative content lead for the global malaria community I led on curating and producing video content, stage activations, merchandise, overseeing all summit photography and videography and both branded and experiential pieces. $4.5 billion of financial commitments were secured at the Summit alongside commitments from governments to accelerate domestic ownership and accountability to eliminate.
Role/ Creative lead for malaria sector and producer
Collaborators/ Ravel, The Event Production Company, Illume Creative Studio, Cube Communications
Stakeholders/ The Government of Rwanda, United Nations (secretariat for malaria, RBM Partnership to End Malaria), Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases
Deliverables/ Two films, official summit photography & videography, physical stunts including commissioning a mosquito art sculpture, a photo/vox pops wall and curating an on-stage malaria moment with youth champions props, and fashion merchandise.
VIP 'family photo' at Kigali Summit
Delivery of the Draw The Line Against Malaria campaign on stage at the Kigali Summit
Vox pops and photo wall for the campaign
Headscarf merchandise modelled by youth advocate and colleague Jenny Njuki
Mosquito sculpture
Malaria Youth Champion Odinaka Kingsley Obeta on stage at Kigali Summit
