{"id":2171,"date":"2011-12-27T08:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-27T06:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/?p=2171"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:11:56","slug":"ushirikiano-panda-now-jinsiangu-founded-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transintersexhistory.africa\/ushirikiano-panda-now-jinsiangu-founded-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2011 \u2014 Founding of Ushirikiano Panda (now Jinsiangu),\u00a0Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 2011 \u2014 Founding of Ushirikiano Panda (now Jinsiangu),\u00a0Kenya<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Ushirikiano Panda<\/em>, formed in December 2011, officially changed its name to Jinsiangu<\/a><\/em> on 27 May 2012. The name Jinsiangu, comes from the two Swahili words, \u2018jinsia\u2019 and \u2018yangu\u2019, meaning \u2018my gender\u2019, a name proposed by co-founder Barbra Wangare, who is the current Executive Director of the East Africa Trans Health and Advocacy Network (EATHAN)<\/a><\/strong><\/em>. Jinsiangu was established with the hopes of turning into a fully-fledged community-based organisation. Jinsiangu is committed to ITGNC-led, pro-humanity and pro-equality organising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Diversity, Autonomy & Freedom: A Kenya that celebrates and respects diversity, and where all persons have bodily autonomy, freedom, justice and access to fundamental needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jinsiangu seeks to ensure that the lives and wellbeing of intersex, trans and gender non-conforming 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Objectives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Provision of fundamental needs<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating awareness and understanding<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Jinsiangu aims to increase awareness and understanding of ITGNC people, both within the LGBTI community and in the larger society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Developing knowledge<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Effective and reliable care and support<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

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 counselling services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Values<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Equality, Autonomy, Confidentiality, Accountability, Love, Diversity, Perseverance, Integrity and Openness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Website<\/a>
+0111 323 995
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Facebook<\/a>
Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watch our interview with Barbra Wangare from 15 October 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

TIHA’s Victor J. Mukasa<\/a> and Barbra discussed her personal journey as a trans woman and the early history of trans awareness in Kenya, her role in the founding of Jinsiangu and the work that she and EATHAN do in Kenya, East Africa and globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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