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Free & Funded: The Wellness Programme London's ...

Workshop 01  Sound & Colour  January 2026 Sound & Colour was the first workshop of the programme, and for many attendees, the first time they had ever experienced sound therapy....

Support & Funders

  For people living with chronic health conditions, hidden disabilities, sickle cell, and chronic pain, our workshops are completely free. That takes more than a grant. Here's what makes it...

Art, Advocacy, and Community Healing

Transforming Lived Experience into Powerful Visual Storytelling Akanji Studio is a London-based art studio founded by Rizzy Akanji, creating work that explores the intersection of chronic illness, healthcare advocacy, and...

Everyone Left Feeling Calmer: Inside Our Spoken...

On the 18th February 2026, something powerful happened. 9 people living with sickle cell/chronic pain came together at the London Dockland Museum for an afternoon of creative expression, community, and...

A painkiller that makes pain worse. That is the...

  A painkiller that makes pain worse. That is the reality for thousands of sickle cell patients, and most have never been told. Akanji Studio Wellness recently published educational content...

What's Your Blood Type? | Akanji Studio at Brix...

Akanji Studio presents "What's Your Blood Type?", our first Brixton exhibition, exploring the lived experience of sickle cell disease and the urgent need for blood donation through visual art and poetry....