Kemi Akinola is the CEO of Be Enriched, a South London project that aims to bring people together and reduce social and health disparity within communities. Here, she tackles the emerging issue of food inequality, arguing that nutritious food is increasingly reserved for the elite and that food banks, for all their good will, are no longer working. Akinola offers a community-based solution, where connections and opportunities give hope and end hunger for those in desperate need. Kemi Akinola is a community worker and researcher and her raison d’etre is community action and how it positively affects and impacts individual lives.
In 2013, Kemi founded Be Enriched a youth and community charity focussing on creating positive environments to connect people and affect local change. As a student of architecture, she has always been interested in how surroundings affect people, and how creating positive environments can support and enrich neighbourhoods and communities.
This experience has provided Kemi the opportunity to study the psychological benefits and effectiveness of community environments and record first-hand the real life experiences of those affected by social exclusion and inequalities.
Kemi is also Co-chair of the Lambeth Food Partnership and facilitates the Wandsworth Food Partnership. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
