About NCD Diaries

The NCD Diaries use rich and immersive multimedia approaches to share lived experiences to drive change, using a public narrative framework.

As part of the Our Views, Our Voices initiative, the NCD Diaries are a participatory, community-based and multimedia storytelling project that illustrates individual lived experiences and highlights their calls for action on NCDs.

NCD Diaries

The NCD Diaries project supports individuals to share their lived experiences of NCDs, drawing on their unique local contexts, challenges faced and their aspirations and recommendations to drive change on NCDs.

NCDA supports individuals in contextualising their lived experiences of NCDs while reflecting on the key pillars of the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs listed below. Diarists are also be encouraged to crystallise and put forward their calls for action on NCDs through the narrative of their NCD Diaries.

 

NCD Diaries

The NCD Diaries project has four main objectives:  

  • Amplify the voices and lived experiences of people living with NCDs to build a public narrative that puts people first and builds awareness of challenges experienced by people living with NCDs.
  • Support and inspire people living with NCDs  to share their lived experiences, priorities, and recommendations to raise awareness and advocate for change.
  • Provide a repository of documented lived experience, highlighting the day-to-day challenges and personal realities of people living with NCDs around the world through immersive and interactive media formats and applying the public narrative framework.
  • Contextualise the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs (and national Advocacy Agendas where available) and humanise advocacy issues through first-hand lived experiences of NCDs and local realities to call for action on NCDs.

NCD Diaries

NCD Diaries can be created in three formats: visual, written and spoken word/podcast.

The visual storytelling format features a series of up to 5 images that represent the real and personal experiences of people living with NCDs and their interaction with the healthcare system, local context and community as well as their vision for change. The written format is a collection of three diary entries exploring their experiences, challenges of living with NCDs and their recommendations for change. The podcast format is a series of three episodes where diarists share their experiences and challenges of living with NCDs, their local context, community interactions and calls to action in a conversational manner either in first person or in conversation with others.

NCD Diaries and Themes

Each series of NCD Diaries will have a thematic focus, drawing on the key pillars of the global Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs and, potentially, specific themes, depending on relevant global opportunities.

Themes of the Advocacy Agenda of People Living with NCDs are as follows:

Human Rights and Social Justice
Prevention
Treatment, Care and Support
Meaningful Involvement

As part of the selection process, potential diarists will indicate their preferred Diary formats. For the visual format, the photographic content should be developed in line with this theme. For the audio and text formats, at least one of the three Diary entries should incorporate reflections on the series theme.

Explore NCD diaries

Visual Diary iconBenjamin Olorunfemi

Benjamin Olorunfemi

Visual Diary iconNkiruka Okoro

Nkiruka Okoro

Visual Diary iconJotham Johnson

Jotham Johnson

Podcast Diary iconSnehal Nandagawli

Snehal Nandagawli

Written Diary iconMariana Gomez

Mariana Gomez

Written Diary iconKarmila Munadi

Karmila Munadi

Written Diary iconEvelyn Santos

Evelyn Santos

Written Diary iconGrace Achodo

Grace Achodo

Written Diary iconMaryanne Njuguna

Maryanne Njuguna

Written Diary iconJoselyne Simiyu

Joselyne Simiyu

Visual Diary iconAnita Sabidi

Anita Sabidi

Written Diary iconWendy Reaser

Wendy Reaser

Written Diary iconTakwe Boniface Njecko

Takwe Boniface Njecko

Written Diary iconChitrika De Mel

Chitrika De Mel

Written Diary iconJoseph Rukelibuga

Joseph Rukelibuga

Visual Diary iconLucía Feito Allonca

Lucia Feito Allonca

Written Diary iconBrenda Chitindi

Brenda Chitindi

Visual Diary iconNeema Mohamed

Neema Mohamed

Visual Diary iconOduor Kevin Otieno

Oduor Kevin

Written Diary iconAshla Rani MP

Ashla Rani MP

Visual Diary iconKatherine Berkoh

Katherine Berkoh

Visual Diary iconMirriam Wakanyi

Mirriam Wakanyi

Visual Diary iconAmber Huett-Garcia

Amber Huett-Garcia

Visual Diary iconMazeda Begum

Begum Mazeda

Visual Diary iconLinh Nguyen Ha

Linh Nguyen Ha

Podcast Diary iconOmar Abureesh

Omar Abu Reesh

Podcast Diary iconLiz  Owino

Liz Achieng Owino

Written Diary iconJohn Gikonyo

John Gikonyo

Written Diary iconSamuel Kumwanje

Samuel Kumwanje

Written Diary iconJean Marie Blaise Migabo

Jean Marie Migabo

Written Diary iconEdith Mukantwari

Edith Mukantwari

Written Diary iconAdjo Rose Lankou

Adjo Rose Lankou

Visual Diary iconGloria Haro

Gloria Haro

Visual Diary iconRohan Arora

Rohan Arora

Visual Diary iconRobert Onyango

Robert Onyango

Podcast Diary iconVijayalakshimy Silvathorai

Vijayalakshimy Silvathorai

Podcast Diary iconAllison Ibrahim

Allison Ibrahim

Podcast Diary iconSeema Bali

Seema Bali

Visual Diary iconSalome Agallo

Salome Agallo

Visual Diary iconAma Quainoo

Ama Quainoo

Visual Diary iconBetsy Rodriguez

Betsy Rodriguez

Visual Diary iconVivian Gyasi Sarfo

Vivian Gyasi Sarfo

Visual Diary iconLion Osarenkhoe Chima-Nwogwugwu

Lion Chima-Nwogwugwu

Written Diary iconShamim Talukder

Shamim Talukder

Written Diary iconJazz Sethi

Jazz Sethi

Written Diary iconMichael Donohoe

Michael Donohoe

Written Diary iconJaime Barba

Jaime Barba

Written Diary iconStephen Ogweno

Stephen Ogweno

The current theme is

My healthcare provider's impact on my NCD journey

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