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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...

What the Hell We Go Through

Let’s talk about what sickle cell patients really go through in hospitals. It starts early. You're a child, in agony, and you’re told you’re being dramatic.You're scared, but they’re cold.You're...

Where Art Meets Urgency

This winter, Akanji Studio moved through unexpected spacesfrom creative labs to corporate lobbies.Not just to display art,but to start conversations that matter. In partnership with NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT),we...

Transmute or Be Consumed

This past year, I learned one truth: Pain doesn’t go away. It transforms, if you let it. I stopped hiding mine. I turned it into art. Digital landscapes. Words with...