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FIGHT THE FEVER CHONGONI
first chapter in Malawi establishing
Via “MalariaWorld” a farmer from Malawi learned about and reached out to us! With lightening speed plans have been made, a group has formed and the registration process has started.
There already is a field of Artemisia afra, waiting to be propagated and taught about and spread!
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FIGHT THE FEVER WAKISO
first chapter in Uganda established
This summer 2024 a team in Wakiso Uganda has been working non stop to officially register the Community based Organisation “Fight the Fever Wakiso”.
First trials of planting and spreading Artemisia afra are ongoing, and the message and movement are quickly picking up speed!
CAMPAIGN
FEVER DREAMS
Of Crises, Herbs & (Neo-)Colonialism
World Malaria Day event
About 80 interested visitors filled the “Altes Hallenbad” in Feldkirch. The program began with a screening of “The Fever”, followed by a panel discussion with social ecologist and herbal expert Sade Nimea and Katharina Weingartner, moderated by cultural journalist Ingrid Bertel. The event concluded with a tasting of Artemisia annua (sweet wormwood), a medicinal herb that is increasingly being cultivated in Vorarlberg, in various drinks. Some local producers presented their Artemisia plants and products. The gin was sponsored by Vorarlberg producer Broger, while the Alte Hallenbad, Vogrin Datenprojektion and Solawi Bodenkultur Sülz supported the event.
CAMPAIGN
FEVER DREAMS & EDELWEISS.
World Malaria Day event
On april 25th 2023, World Malaria Day, Fight the Fever hosted a special event: Much of the current dominant structures in science, research and culture are based on the hegemony of eurocentric views. This colonial thinking continues to obscure which life has which value, who meets whom on equal terms, whose ideas and traditions count, which research projects are funded and which are not. A panel with participants from culture, science and journalism discussed their knowledge and experiences under the theme of “decolonizing thinking”. After a little break with some Artemisia tea, a screening of “EDELWEISS.” took place.
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FIGHT THE FEVER SORI
new chapter in Kenya established
On the last weekend of June 2022, the second Fight The Fever chapter has been established in Kenya, more percisely in Sori.
Artemisia afra has already been planted and is growing and thriving and plans to spread the knowledge further are already being made.
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FIGHT THE FEVER KENYA
first chapter in East Africa established
On april 25th, World Malaria Day, the kick off event for the first Fight The Fever chapter in Kenya and simultanously the first Fight The Fever chapter in Africa, took place.
Artemisa afra cuttings were planted in a new nursery, a screening of “The Fever” and workshops on using Artemisia against malaria took place and the community celebrated.
CAMPAIGN
SEED IN LV REGION
study, community work and partizipatory movie project near Lake Victoria
Together with east african moviemakers and scientists we are currently in the process of conducting a participatory documentory project called “SEED”. It will document the impact of “The Fever” screenings, workshops on the growth and use of Artemisia afra in multiple communities and the work of Fight the Fever Chapters.
CONFERENCE
FEVER DREAMS
A cinematic-scientific approach to malaria
The conference was a co-operation between Fight the Fever – Verein zur Unterstützung lokaler Strategien gegen Malaria and Österreichische Hochschüler_innenschaft der Universität Wien. It included a screening of “THE FEVER” and multiple panels on decolonizing Medicine and Film.
