This circle focuses on researching, collecting, and documenting Samia Indigenous knowledge to preserve and share it with both the local community and a global audience. Through monthly Village Barazas, elders will share traditional practices for climate resilience, sustainable farming, and climate adaptation with youth. Storytelling, oral traditions, and folk songs will be recorded and catalogued, creating a rich archive of Samia wisdom, that can become content for a global audience accessing it online via a dedicated platform, or social media or other media.
Cultural Knowledge Revival Program
In collaboration with:
Kenge Content Hive
The journey so far...
The power of intergenerational conversations
Group picture after the workshop at Bumbe Cultural Centre. Photo by Obosh Pixels On 1st March 2025 , a unique and significant gathering took place at Bumbe Cultural Centre in Busia . It brought together elders and youth from the Samia community, providing a platform to bridge the intergenerational gap and revive traditional knowledge. This event, organized by Kenge Content Hive in collaboration with Design Reparations, a Netherlands-based organization advocating for climate justice using...
How you can help
Supporting fundraising: Develop crowdfunding campaigns, media kits, and visuals to secure support for the project.
Research and collection: Assist in recording and documenting elders’ wisdom on agriculture, fishing, and conservation
Editing and cataloguing: Organize and edit collected materials into a structured, searchable database or archive
Making knowledge accessible: Design interactive tools, educational materials, and digital platforms for both local and global audiences.
Global outreach: Create engaging content—such as animations, social media campaigns, and multimedia exhibits—to bring Samia wisdom to the world.
How we work
We’ll work with you to identify how your skills and interests align with the project.
You will receive further information about the project, how you can contribute and with which commitment.
You will be invited to a call to meet the rest of the team and other volunteers and then discuss together the nature of your contribution.
You’ll be invited to join our online community and meet all the other people working on all the different circles.
Team Members
Cecilia Scolaro
co-founder Design Reparations
Manga
Elder Samia
Ian Francis Onyango
co-founder Kenge Content Hive
Oscar Ryan Ouma
Founder Kenge Content Hive
