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Honouring Laurel Brumant-Palmer: A Creative For...

This September, as part of our Moon Crescent Blood exhibition at Boxpark Shoreditch & Croydon, Akanji Studio Wellness CIC is proud to showcase the work of Laurel Brumant-Palmer (age 61) a...

Making the Invisible Visible

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, a time to spotlight a condition that is too often ignored, misunderstood, or left in silence. Sickle cell is not rare. It’s real, it’s daily,...

Heal Sickle Cell Through Creativity

Support Art TherapyWe are proud to launch the first crowdfunding for Akanji Studio Wellness CIC, the social impact arm of Akanji Studio, with our latest exhibition at Boxpark Shoreditch & Croydon....

How Employers Fail People with Sickle Cell

Sickle cell disorder is a lifelong, genetic blood condition that causes chronic pain, fatigue, and unpredictable health crises. It is legally recognised as a disability under the UK Equality Act...

Akanji Studio at HelloFresh for World Sickle Ce...

On June 26th, Akanji Studio was invited to HelloFresh UK to speak as part of their World Sickle Cell Awareness Day programming. This wasn’t a tick-box event, it was an...

Jourdan Dunn Visits Brixton NHS Blood Centre on...

On June 19, 2025 World Sickle Cell Day supermodel and sickle cell advocate Jourdan Dunn visited the Brixton NHS Blood Donation Centre to donate blood and raise awareness for the thousands...