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For many rural communities in Kenya, patriarchal norms are embedded in Maasai culture. But thanks to Intrepid Foundation partner Patinaai Osim<\/a>, founded by one woman determined to make a difference, positive change is rippling through generations.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The notion of the butterfly effect rests on the idea that all things are interconnected and that one small, seemingly insignificant move (like the flap of a butterfly\u2019s wings) could, in theory, go on to create huge change (like a windstorm). A domino effect that\u2019s not totally dissimilar to what Semerian Sankori has tipped off in Kenya.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2010, Semerian founded Patinaai Osim, an organisation that supports rural Kenyan communities by providing women and children with education, reproductive healthcare and livelihood opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since officially starting operations in 2019, they’ve reached hundreds of women, providing workshops, menstrual hygiene kits and livelihood programs. Their latest pilot program, which has proven a huge success, provides training and ongoing employment for women facing hardship. They\u2019ve also recently helped refurbish a school and provided over 30 scholarships for children who otherwise couldn\u2019t attain an education.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I connected with Semerian over video call to talk about all things Patinaai Osim, I knew we had plenty of ground to cover. So, we started from the beginning.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The start of big things<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Semerian tells me about her childhood in a small Maasai village in rural Kenya. \u2018I was one of ten children,\u2019 she laughs. \u2018I\u2019m the second born, so you can imagine the responsibilities I had growing up.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She tells me how, quite extraordinarily, both of her parents had received an education \u2013 something almost unheard of in Maasai communities, particularly for women, in the early 60s.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She points out that her parents’ unconventional upbringing set Semerian and her siblings on a different trajectory from the other kids in their community. Because, just like her parents, they were also sent to school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In grade three, Semerian and her older sister were transferred to the same boarding school her mother had attended, some 120 km out of her village. In these formative years, she got her first taste of life outside her small village. The way she explains it, it\u2019s like the world seemed bigger when she moved away and, somehow, so did the issues the Maasai women in her village back home were facing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do what I do because of the things that I’ve seen<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We would come back during the [school] holidays to find our small cousins had been married off. Some of them were dropping out of school because of pregnancy,\u2019 she recalls. \u2018And it was normal \u2013 it was normal for men, including my uncles, to beat their wives.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018I do what I do because of the things that I’ve seen, not just in my family, but everywhere,\u2019 she tells me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She speaks fondly of how her mum was one of few women of her generation to get an education and how strong and free-willed she was. I couldn\u2019t help but draw connections between the women Semerian has set out to support and her own maternal influence growing up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Did your mum play a role in inspiring your work?\u2019 I ask. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She responds without a moment of hesitation. \u2018My mum actually \u2013 and this is one thing I want to come out clear, very clear \u2013 my mum played such an important role in our life that she just showed us if you’re determined, you can do anything. She taught us that we could be independent and\u00a0do things for ourselves.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A determination to do more<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Semerian set up Patinaai Osim<\/a> with a holistic approach to community well-being, focusing on four pillars for change: education, sexual and reproductive health, environmental sustainability and sustainable livelihood opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The significant issues that rural communities in Kenya face \u2013 drought, loss of livelihood, lack of education and women\u2019s rights are, in some way, all interlinked. And so are Patinaai Osim\u2019s four pillars. But the way Semerian puts it \u2013 education is the key.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Granting children and even adults education and skills training gives them access to income, better sustainable agriculture practices and better knowledge of their own physical, mental and reproductive health. Better educational opportunities could be the symbolic butterfly for rural communities, but there\u2019s one problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the schools don’t have enough teachers, and some of them don’t have water. They don’t even have a fence \u2013 so you can find sheep entering classrooms.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The challenge right now is that the schools are not equipped because the government forgets rural schools and rural learners,\u2019 Semerian explains. \u2018The schools here are in a very, very bad state. None of the schools have a library and no learning materials \u2013 particularly modern learning materials, like computers. Some of the schools don’t have enough teachers, and some of them don’t have water. They don’t even have a fence \u2013 so you can find sheep entering classrooms… donkeys, too. So that is a big challenge – this kind of environment isn’t good for students or teachers\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The local Intrepid team, based in Kenya, volunteered their time and renovated three classrooms for us in one of the schools in December,\u2019 she says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You should have seen the excitement in January when schools opened because [the children] came into a class with windows,\u2019 Semerian pauses, smiling softly. \u2018There were no windows, there was no glass [before]. So, not the wind, but dust would just come and get into their faces, books and everything. Now they have windows, they have a door.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Positive change for generations<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Within the last 12 months, Semerian has created a pilot program focusing on sustainable livelihoods. The successful program runs skills training from Monday to Friday for 15 Masaai women. They learn hard skills like tailoring and sewing and soft skills like money management, mental health awareness and communication. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She explains how the first cohort of women, aged between 19 and 72, seized the opportunity to join the program and build a different future. Many of the women\u2019s husbands have passed away, leaving them the sole breadwinners \u2013 running their families and farmsteads on their own. Others were forced to drop out of school due to early pregnancy. They all joined the pilot program determined to make change \u2013 breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality for themselves and their families. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Semerian says, ‘We want to take a holistic approach to wellbeing – to help take care of the women’s physical and mental health.’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018The Intrepid Foundation has started it for us. They’ve bought us the [sewing] machines and managed to renovate the space the community gave us,\u2019 she says. \u2018We have 10 [sewing] machines now.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She tells me it\u2019s not just about giving these women a skill. Like all things Patinaai Osim, the program takes a holistic approach. Program participants are provided training, encouraged to develop the skills they already have (like beading) and employed by Patinaai Osim to produce clothes and other craft goods. It\u2019s about fully supporting their success, helping them grow and providing ongoing income and employment opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018We don’t want to have cohort after cohort after cohort. And then we end up having a hundred women that have the skill but have no work,\u2019 she says.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019s determined to find business opportunities that provide ongoing jobs and a feeling of purpose for the women. So far, she\u2019s secured contracts creating handmade tote bags for Intrepid (handed out to all travellers on their Africa trips<\/a>) and producing children\u2019s uniforms for local schools.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Intrepid travellers on East Africa trips get their own reusable tote bag, handmade by the tailors at Patinaai Osim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u2018I’m very optimistic that this program will grow to be self-sustaining, and that is the plan for it to be self-sustaining.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since starting with the program, Semerian tells me how it\u2019s more than the women\u2019s sewing skills that have improved \u2013 their confidence has also grown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018They know how to speak to people now. If you come, they’re not shy. They’ll speak to you, and they’ll speak in their language, and then someone will translate. And before, they would hardly look you in the eye,\u2019 she explains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018You can see as well in their children; <\/strong>their children are going to school now, and they have little red bags that their mothers made for them,\u2019 Semerian smiles, and so do I. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has grand plans to reach even more people, hoping to set up the centre to cater to more than 50 women \u2013 training, educating and employing each. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Semerian\u2019s story highlights how positive change can create waves and touch the lives of many when given the opportunity \u2013 just like the flap of a butterfly\u2019s wings can create a windstorm. These women and their own children, with their tiny red backpacks draped over their shoulders, are the next generation of that change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can support Semerian\u2019s mission and be part of this story by donating to <\/strong>Patinaai Osim<\/strong><\/a> via The Intrepid Foundation<\/a>. Intrepid covers all of the admin fees, so you can give knowing that 100% of your donation is going where it\u2019s needed most.<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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