The City of Sanctuary UK annual conference 2022 was a wonderful opportunity to present some of the participants of the Sanctuary in Maternity course with their graduation certificates. It was lovely to be able to meet some of the participants – and their babies! – face-to-face having only previously seen each other on Zoom. Those who were unable to attend joined us virtually for the celebration.
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The Sanctuary in Maternity course ran in May and June with 8 participants. The sessions, led by expert facilitators were:
- Introductions to CoS UK, Maternity Stream and the Sanctuary in Maternity course
- UK Politics and Health Policy-making
- Rights and Entitlements to healthcare and related Campaigns
- Campaigns and Advocacy: Tools, Strategies and Successful Examples
- Engaging with Maternity Settings & Sharing Your Experience
- Talking with the Media & Messaging
The participants then worked on their own projects.
The projects the participants created in such a short space of time were truly inspiring. Here is an overview of all the projects:
And links to some of the individual projects:
Wan’s project ‘Football and Mental Health for Asylum Seeking and Refugee Mothers’:
Rayan’s video project:
Christianah’s video project:
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Alvina’s podcast project:
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We are hoping to run another Sanctuary in Maternity course in 2023. For more information about the course or the Maternity Stream generally, please email [email protected]