JOB OPPORTUNITY
AIHRC is seeking a WhatsApp Platform Training & Implementation Consultant to provide both upfront training and ongoing advisory support on the use of WhatsApp for a funded project running from April 2026 to March 2028.
The application deadline has been extended to July 24, 2026 at 5:00PM EST.
ABOUT US
The mission of the African Immigrant Health Research Collaborative (AIHRC) is to amplify the voices, experiences, and solutions of all African immigrants by actively challenging and interrupting structural oppression through community-led research, training, and engagement. We prioritize community cultural values and decolonized practices, sustaining a bold African immigrant-led network dedicated to driving meaningful policy and systems change to improve the well-being of African immigrants for generations to come.
PROJECTS
African immigrants have been uniquely affected by the coronavirus crisis. There is a need for researchers, health care providers and the health care system to understand their experiences and develop culturally and linguistically appropriate interventions.
RESOURCES
African immigrants are among the fastest growing immigrant groups and are a rapidly growing segment of the black community. Studies have shown disparities in health outcomes for mental health, chronic diseases, and infectious diseases.
July Edition
Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Time: 3:00PM – 4:30PM ET
Topic: What If Health Information Truly Understood You? AI in African Immigrant Communities
Guest Speaker: Ayo Olagoke, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center
Registration Requested: CLICK HERE
On Wednesday, July 22 (3:00–4:30 PM ET). Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping how health information is created, shared, and understood, but what happens when that information does not reflect the language, culture, values, or lived realities of African immigrant communities? This Alkebulan Circle will explore AI as a new frontier for precision health communication, examining how it can support more relevant, accessible, culturally responsive, and community-centered health information. Together, we will discuss the promises, risks, ethical questions, and community protections needed to ensure that AI helps health information truly “understand” the communities it aims to serve, with care and not assumptions.
2026 Africanizing the Research Paradigm Summit
SAVE THE DATE – November 12, 2026
Join a dynamic full-day virtual summit bringing together community leaders, community-based organizations, students, researchers, health providers, and public sector partners to explore traditional African ways of knowing community wisdom, and cultural values.
Through participatory sessions, the summit will examine a central question: What values connect African immigrant communities across cultures and histories — and what do they teach us about how research should be understood and practiced?
Registration opens soon.
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