Jinsiangu’s Work
Jinsiangu seeks to ensure that the lives and well-being of intersex, trans and gender non-conforming (ITGNC) persons are enhanced through the establishment of safe spaces, advocacy and research, the provision of information, health services, and psycho-social support and by fostering opportunities for holistic empowerment.
- Mission: To ensure that the lives and well-being 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.
- Vision: A Kenya that celebrates and respects diversity and where all persons have bodily autonomy, freedom, justice and access to fundamental needs.
Objectives
- Effective and reliable care and support: Jinsiangu is establishing itself as a go-to provider for effective and reliable care and support for ITGNC Kenyans. Including safe spaces, psycho-social support, and ITGNC-friendly counseling services.
- Provision of fundamental needs of intersex, transgender & gender non-conforming persons: Jinsiangu advocates for the provision of fundamental needs of ITGNC persons through engagement with various professionals, state officials and service providers in order to change discriminatory policies and prejudice against them.
- Developing knowledge: Jinsiangu is committed to developing and disseminating knowledge on the socio-economic and political situation of ITGNC people in Kenya, including information on their health and medical needs.
- Creating awareness and understanding: Jinsiangu aims to increase awareness and understanding of ITGNC people, both within the LGBTI community and in the larger society.
