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Khuluma Khulisani Mentor Program

Published on Feb 21, 2019

“You can’t just sit back and relax and expect things to happen. Who is it that is going to make those things happen while you are relaxing? We, as young children, need to start preparing the changes we want to see in this world because everything is in our hands.” – Khuluma Mentor

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Understanding the Mood of the Text Message – An Adolescent’s View on 160 Characters

Published on Nov 23, 2018

Our next blog on this series comes from one of our Khuluma Mentors, who shares their thoughts and insights into the 160 Characters workshop.

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A Design-thinking Perspective on 160 Characters

Published on Oct 26, 2018

For the next instalment of this blog series, Product Consultant, Ursule Kajokaite, gives us her view on the text message data collected from Project Khuluma.

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160 Characters Findings Report

Published on Oct 18, 2018

We're proud to release a report of our findings from the 160 Characters Project. The 160 Characters Project is the first of its kind in its use of an interdisciplinary and participatory framework to understand the text message data generated by The SHM Foundation's Project Khuluma.

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Virtual Spaces of Care – Khuluma as a ‘home’ - A Social View on 160 Characters

Published on Oct 18, 2018

For the third instalment of the 160 Characters blog series, Research Associate and Architectural Designer, Mikaela Patrick, provides us with her insights into the Khuluma text message data.

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The SHM Foundation wins Partnership with Africaid Zvandiri funded by ViiV Positive Action Challenges

Published on Oct 08, 2018

The Zvandiri programme aims to support national HIV systems to provide a comprehensive package of care for children, adolescents and young people living with HIV.

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From Rubik's Cube to Khuluma Data - A Mathematician's View on 160 Characters

Published on Oct 06, 2018

For the second instalment of this blog series, mathematician and Natural Language Processing engineer, Hector Durham, explores what the abstract field of group theory can do with the Khuluma text message data.

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In Praise of Ineffectiveness - Literature's View on 160 Characters

Published on Sep 13, 2018

What is good communication? Professor Susanne Kord writes on the importance of miscommunication and imagination in language, as part of the 160 Characters Project blog series.

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