Welcome to the Changemaker Project

What is happening

Is comprised of 13 Partner Institutions across Burkina Faso, Kenya, Tanzania, Sweden, Germany, Finland, and USA.

The project aims to implement & evaluate a sustainable health intervention program on health, nutrition, & environmental outcomes for the primary prevention of adolescent obesity & related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) together with adolescents in three rapidly urbanizing cities in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Tanzania.

"Spotlighting Adolescent Co-Design" Conference

Schedule for Spotlighting Adolescent Co-Design Conference

Hosted by the Changemaker Project and the BIGH Doctoral Program (GPH, Kristi Sidney Annerstedt and Helle Mölsted Alvesson).

Date & Time: March 5th, 2026, 8:30 – 12:00

Location: Scheelesalen, Floor 3 in Scheele lab A-building Tomtebodavägen 6, 171 65 Solna

Online: 9-11:00 – https://ki-se.zoom.us/j/69743276760

Growing Change from the Ground Up: Changemaker’s School Garden Initiative in Kenya

Meaningful change begins with participation. This has come to life through Changemaker’s urban garden intervention in Kenya. At Manyatta Comprehensive School and Obinju Comprehensive School, learners are not just learning […]

Co-Design to Impact: Changemaker Reflections at the HD4A Mid-Term Evaluation

Being part of the Changemaker journey means contributing to conversations that go beyond implementation into learning, sharing, and shaping what works across contexts. The Changemaker and HD4A Team At the […]

Changemaker dissemination event in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, January 2026

From 21st-23rd January 2026, the CHANGEMAKER consortium participated in a dissemination event of three large-scale collaborative research programs on climate change, nutrition and health in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The event […]

Changemaker Baseline Survey Data Collection in Burkina Faso

Baseline data collection for the Changemaker study was conducted from November 4 to 28, 2025, in four schools: Saint Antonia, Adja Koutouga Diallo, Saint Dominique, and PIMA International, located in […]