In May 2022, the Ibali project team were welcomed at the Open University as members from South Africa and Nigeria joined colleagues in the UK for an in-person inception event for the project. The event was a 3-day strategic, planning and reflection workshop packed with a programme of topical discussions and creative activities on the core project values, research design, literature, fieldwork facilitations, ethics and safeguarding, among others. Follow @Ibali_Network on Twitter to keep up with the unfolding of the project!