Over the last month ethical approval applications have
been submitted and the proformas (questionnaires, interview questions
and discussion group topics) have been drafted for review and comment
by team member. Also the data collectors posts have been processed,
and a programme of training and support is currently being devised so
that data collection can begin in March 2003.
Akli Ahmed
Akli Ahmed has a background in Military Command, Community
Health development, Action Research, Qualitative Research, Specialised
knowledge of Somali Community, and language Translation, (Somali,
Arabic, English, Russian).
He presently works part-time for Health Promotions division
of the Cardiff Local Health Board undertaking action research with
the Somali community as part of the 'Barefoot' health workers project.
The 'Barefoot' Health Workers Project is a community health development
research project that has been working with the Bangladeshi, Yemeni
and Somali communities in Butetown and Grangetown since February 2001.
Akli is also currently undertaking an MA in History
at the University of Glamorgan, and the working title of his dissertation
'Somali migration and experience in Cardiff 1870- 2000'.
Kalibur Kaur-Mann
Qualifications: BSc (Econ), Masters, Certificates in
Counselling, Diploma I.I.H.H.T
I graduated from Swansea University with a BSc in Sociology
and Social Anthropology. Afterwards, I worked in social care settings
with disadvantaged and vulnerable groups and in administration.
In 2001, I completed my Masters in Medical Anthropology.
After graduating, I worked on a domestic violence project for South
Asian women. Recently, I worked on a Department of Health project,
looking at the feasibility of establishing services for Afro-Caribbean
and African men from forensic settings.
My research interests include looking at plural medical
systems, evaluating socially constructed context of knowledge claims
and differing notions of the body, especially the racialization and
gendering of bodies. I also taught on a Masters course on these areas.
Other interests include the use of psychotherapy across
different cultural groups and applicability of current theory and
practice. I am interested in mental health needs and experiences of
Black minority groups and personal narratives of illness experiences.
