Patinaai Osim is a term Maasai women use to mean “endearment”. It is preserved for those they love, it means “the one who brings me joy” just like we strive to do for our indigenous communities. Their passion and love comes from each bead they sow and every thread. To not just make a beautiful bride but make a better life for their offspring. With their blessing, we advocate for their rights and walk every step to empower them and show them they are just like the bird that builds beside their Manyatta, single but powerful.
We advocate for:
Gender equality and equity of girls, women and youth
Creation of sustainable livelihoods through capacity building,
Sexual and reproductive health awareness
Sensitization on environmental sustainability.
VISION
To have empowered and resilient children, women and youth as change-makers in the pastoral community.
MISSION
Create sustainable livelihoods and empower pastoral communities to actively engage in the improvement of their social-economic status.
GOAL
To have girls, women and youth who actively and positively contribute to their community.
Programs
Education
Quality education for all is the single most effective way to reduce poverty, improve health and economic well-being, and bring development to communities throughout the world.
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Good sexual and reproductive health and maternal health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in all matters relating to the reproductive system.
Sustainable Livelihoods
Women and youth especially in the pastoral rural communities face unprecedented challenges to their livelihoods, their identities, their institutions, and their sense of place in the evolving global village.
Environmental Sustainability
Climate change threatens the livelihoods and well-being of all people and societies. Yet the impacts of climate change are likely to be worse for the poor and marginalized.
Impact at a Glance
Education
350
Children benefiting from remedial classes
Environment
800
Number of trees planted in schools
Reproductive Health
634
Menstrual kits provided
Get Involved
Your donation will directly enable an environment for educating and capacity build children, women, and youth in our various programs. Donations to nonprofit organizations like ours are crucial to our being able to fund our programs. Thank you for your interest in joining our movement for Equality and Equity for all.
Our Partners
We are backed by generous donations from foundations, private enterprises, and individuals. Our work would be impossible without their continued support, mutual respect, and confidence in the impact of our work. We are currently working in partnership with the following donors and partners:
Membership
We’re a part of like-minded organizations. We work with organizations that are working towards the same goal, like-minded and out to see a successful result. The organizations include:
Testimonials
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Patinaai Osim is a term of endearment, used by Maasai mothers preserved for their children, loosely translates to, “my little one who brings me joy”