2026 ARP Summit Countdown

"One head does not hold all wisdom."
— African Proverb

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

For generations, African communities have carried rich traditions of knowledge, wisdom, ethics, storytelling, healing, and collective responsibility. These values have shaped how we understand health, care for one another, solve problems, and make meaning of the world. Yet too often, they have remained absent from the research systems designed to support our communities.

Naming What Guides Us is an invitation to think differently. It is a space to move beyond surface-level conversations and engage in a rediscovery of the values, aesthetics, ethical principles, and ways of knowing that authentically define African communities—and to ask what they can teach us about how research should be conceptualized, conducted, interpreted, and shared.

This convening is about more than improving research engagement. It is about examining the assumptions that shape research, questioning what counts as knowledge, and imagining research systems that are grounded in African wisdom, accountable to communities, and responsive to the realities of African immigrant lives.

Join community leaders, researchers, students, clinicians, artists, and public sector partners for a dynamic day of dialogue, reflection, storytelling, and collective learning as we begin naming what guides us—and, in doing so, help shape a more culturally grounded future for research.

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Guiding Question

What values connect African communities across cultures and histories—and what do they teach us about how research should be understood and practiced?

Summit Objectives

  1. Rediscover and deepen understanding of African culturally rooted values, aesthetics, and ethical principles.
  2. Examine how African ways of knowing can inform more culturally grounded, equitable, and community-centered research practices.
  3. Build a space for collective dialogue, connection, and fun among researchers, students, practitioners, and community leaders committed to reimagining research systems and practices.
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Have Questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

ARP welcomes community leaders, community-based organizations, researchers, students, clinicians, public health professionals, artists, advocates, policymakers, funders, and anyone interested in advancing more culturally grounded and community-accountable research.

Thursday, November 12, 2026. This is a full-day virtual convening.

ARP 2026 will be hosted virtually through the vFairs conference platform. Registered participants will receive login instructions and access information before the event.

The summit will primarily be conducted in English. During registration, attendees are invited to share any language, interpretation, or accessibility support they may need. We will do our best to provide appropriate assistance based on the needs identified through the registration form.

Select sessions may be recorded and shared with registered participants after the summit. Additional information will be provided closer to the event.

Registration fees vary by participant category and registration period. Please visit the Registration page for current pricing and deadlines.

Yes. ARP is intentionally designed to encourage meaningful connections through interactive discussions, networking spaces, collaborative activities, and community dialogue.

Yes. Participants will have the opportunity to express interest in contributing to the Virtual Poster Gallery, where research, community projects, and other innovative work may be showcased throughout the summit.

Participants will need:

  • A reliable internet connection
  • A computer or tablet
  • Speakers or headphones
  • A microphone and camera (recommended for interactive sessions)

Join our mailing list and follow AIHRC for speaker announcements, program updates, and additional ARP 2026 news leading up to the summit.

Email us at info-aihrc@mac-boston.org. For more information about AIHRC, visit www.africanimmigranthealth.org.

"Wisdom is like a baobab tree;
no one person can embrace it."

— Akan Proverb

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Early Bird Registration | August 5 – September 10, 2026
Regular Registration | September 11 – October 31, 2026
Late Registration | November 1 – November 12, 2026

Registration Category Early Bird Regular Late
Community-Based, Faith & Grassroots Organizations $75 $115 $150
Students (high school, undergraduate & graduate) $25 $40 $50
Early Career Academics (postdoctoral fellows and researchers within 5 years of their terminal degree) $100 $150 $200
General Admission (mid- to late-career researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, government, philanthropy, consultants, and other professionals) $125 $190 $250

Group rates are available for organizations and institutions. Please contact AIHRC for details.

 

"The one who asks questions does not lose the way."
— African proverb

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