OUR MISSION

 

‘ Jinsiangu seeks to ensure that the lives and wellbeing of ITGNC persons are enhanced through the establishment of safe spaces, through advocacy and research, through the provision of information, health services, and psycho-social support, and by fostering opportunities for holistic empowerment. ‘

 

AN OUTLINE OF OUR WORK

“ Some of our areas of work are around organizing community support forums, engaging in advocacy platforms at national & international level, conducting research , engagements with stakeholders such as with the Kenya Police Service, county governments, schools, healthcare providers such as midwives and those from public health facilities such as Mathari Hospital. “


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OUR MAIN PILLARS OF WORK

 

 

ADVOCACY

Our Intersex, Transgender & Gender Non-conforming (I.T.GNC) led Gender Advocacy Campaigns serves to advocate for the fundamental needs of ITGNC persons at various levels of our society.


 

SUPPORT PROGRAMMES

Psychosocial support being an integral part of the community, is an avenue to provide counselling, therapy, support groups coupled by capacity building initiatives that are specific to Intersex, Transgender & Non-binary persons.


 

 
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RESEARCH & POLICY

We engage in and conduct community led research projects such as the National Transgender Discrimination Survey (NTDS) . The research we do helps steer our work to meet an ever evolving global landscape of opportunities and solutions to realize our goals.


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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENTS

We solidify collaborations with different stakeholders who are critical to realizing our long term strategies. These include among a few the Intersex Person's Implementation Coordination Committee (IPICC), the Ministry of Health (M.O.H), the Kenya Police Service and private sector actors.


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Our partners

 

The immense work we do is made possible by our partners