Case Studies & Impact

Stories of Healing, Creativity, and Collective Renewal

Every workshop, retreat, and collaboration leaves traces — in art made, in nervous systems softened, in communities strengthened. This page brings those stories together. From universities to grassroots collectives, from corporate teams to cultural institutions, here’s how artful healing has unfolded in practice.

Universities & Education

Royal Holloway, University of London

Future-Self workshops for marginalised business students

  • Funded by UN PRME Seed Programme

  • Outcomes: increased confidence, deeper peer connections

“You helped me get to know my students and look at how they are connecting with each other and themselves.” – Professor Sukanya Sen Gupta

Royal College of Nursing

Staff reset workshop

  • Focus: resilience and wellbeing through art-making

“Your presentation and sharing transformed the energy of the room.” – Dr. Lucy Gill-Simmen

University of East London

Wellbeing Warrior workshop for students

 

  • Focus: boundary-setting, resilience, and joy through creative shield-making

  • Outcomes: students reported reduced stress and stronger sense of self-protection

“The workshop was a healing space for all and left everyone feeling like they could creatively unwind without judgement.” – Jordan Abankwah

Cultural Institutions

Science Gallery London

  • Impact: created a communal sanctuary for rest and reflection

  • “I felt very peaceful. It was tranquil… a sense of calm but also secrecy.  Being able to shut out the world.”
Njabala Foundation

  • Focus: rest, care, and cultural traditions in Ugandan art

  • “It’s been an absolutely wonderful experience. Not only me, she’s lit a light underneath lots of my colleagues at the hub and now many people are feeling ‘I can do this, I can be more, I can be creative.’ It’s very exciting times. We all feel there’s something in the air. I do feel that the book that we have published — even though Birungi’s name is not in it — her hallmark is definitely within that book.”

Kensington & Chelsea Art Week – Black Womxn at Rest

Impact: A vibrant public declaration that rest is resistance — especially for Black women.

“The impact of your mural on Freston Road is still resonating, providing both residents and passersby with ample opportunities for contemplation on the themes of rest and reflection.”

Peckham Platform

Impact: Community wellbeing through fabric, sensory art, and collective play.

“It has been such a joy learning about Birungi’s practice and seeing how her energy can transform a room of strangers into a space for laughter, focus and making. Her work is beautiful and playful, tapping into memories of celebratory fabrics and diaspora making home. She is a treasure and I can’t recommend her enough.”

Community & Collaborations

Sistah Space

A London-based charity supporting African and Caribbean heritage women affected by domestic and sexual abuse. Birungi collaborated with Sistah Space to create safe, creative environments where women could explore rest, resilience, and cultural identity through art.

Therapist Collectives

In partnership with Black women therapists, Birungi co-facilitated pilot workshops that used collage, textiles, and journaling as therapy-adjacent practices. These sessions allowed participants to move what words alone could not reach, bridging the gap between talk therapy and embodied release.

Black Minds Matter (Pilot Project)

Birungi contributed to a pioneering programme exploring how art can support mental health for Black communities. Through art-journaling and collective creative sessions, participants found new ways to express and release emotional weight while being held in community.

Pembroke House — Social Model of Health Project

As part of a wider initiative exploring health through community practice, Birungi’s workshops were recognised for reducing anxiety and increasing social connection. Her art sessions offered participants accessible tools for resilience, creating ripples of wellbeing in South London.

Trusted By

Birungi has designed wellbeing experiences with numerous organisations including Royal Holloway, University of London, Royal College of Nursing, Local councils, ERGs, and cultural institutions.
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