{"id":20478,"date":"2026-09-10T11:01:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/?p=20478"},"modified":"2026-09-10T11:01:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:01:22","slug":"students-and-communities-come-together-for-co-creation-session-at-kilimahewa-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/?p=20478","title":{"rendered":"Students and Communities Come Together for Co-Creation Session at Kilimahewa School"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A co-creation session was held today at&nbsp;<strong>Kilimahewa School<\/strong>, bringing together students, researchers, and community members to learn, discuss, and share experiences around mosquitoes, malaria prevention, and community health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session was led by&nbsp;<strong>PhD student Rabia and her assistants<\/strong>, who engaged participants through discussions and interactive activities. Students had the opportunity to ask questions, share what they already knew, and discuss their experiences with mosquitoes and malaria in their communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00022.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The participation of community members also provided an important opportunity to connect research with local knowledge and everyday experiences. By bringing students, researchers, and communities into the same space, the session encouraged open dialogue and allowed different perspectives to contribute to the discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00039.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The activity is part of the wider&nbsp;<strong>BSU4 co-creation activities<\/strong>, which aim to bring researchers and communities together to share knowledge and work towards solutions that respond to real community needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041-1500x1000.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/BIT00041.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session at Kilimahewa highlighted the importance of creating spaces where&nbsp;<strong>research, education, and community knowledge can come together<\/strong>. Through continued engagement, participants can learn from one another and contribute to building greater awareness and practical approaches to malaria prevention and community health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A co-creation session was held today at&nbsp;Kilimahewa School, bringing together students, researchers, and community members to learn, discuss, and share<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":538,"featured_media":20479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[235,174],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20478","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bsu-project-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/538"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20478"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20485,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20478\/revisions\/20485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/suza.ac.tz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}