Harambee Arts

30/07/2026

This month, we're reminded that healing often begins with something simple…

Being seen.

From quiet moments of painting alongside individuals receiving cancer treatment, to teenagers in Kibera and Mathare creating a new mental health workbook by teens, for teens, we're witnessing the incredible ways art creates connection, belonging, and hope.

Read this month's newsletter to discover how children, teens, families, and communities across Kenya are finding healing through creativity and how you can be part of it!

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29/07/2026

Would you like to help build something that will support teenagers around the world?

Tuko Pamoja—Swahili for "We Are Together"—is a mental health workbook created by teenagers in Kenya, for teenagers everywhere. Every page grew from the voices, artwork, and lived experiences of young people who wanted other teens to know they are not alone.

Our goal is to print this workbook and place it into the hands of young people who desperately need hope, belonging, and a safe place to begin healing.

Your donation will help us:

Print high-quality copies of Tuko Pamoja
Expand Harambee Arts teen support groups in underserved communities
Train teachers, counselors, and community facilitators to use the workbook in safe, trauma-informed ways
Distribute the workbook to schools and organizations where mental health resources are scarce

Our goal is to raise $12,000.

For nearly twenty years, Harambee Arts has walked alongside children, teenagers, caregivers, people with disabilities, trafficked women, and women in prison in Kenya through expressive arts and compassionate community support. We've learned something simple but profound:

Healing doesn't begin with advice. It begins when someone feels seen.

One teenager recently told us,

"When I come here, I know I belong."

Those words are why Tuko Pamoja exists.

Every donation helps place this workbook into the hands of another young person who needs to know they are not facing life's challenges alone.

Will you help us share that message?

Tuko Pamoja. We are together. ❤️

https://gofund.me/fb929f421

Would you like to help build something that will support teenagers… Gloria Simoneaux needs your support for Support Harambee Arts' Teen Mental Health Workbook

09/07/2026

Anne Lamott shares her love for Harambee Arts:

“Harambee” means “Let’s all pull together” in Swahili. Those words are at the heart of everything we do.

As our founder, Gloria Simoneaux, shares:

“Healing begins when someone feels truly seen.”

Every day, Harambee Arts creates spaces where children, youth, and adults rediscover their voice, their creativity, and their resilience through expressive arts, storytelling, play, dance, and compassionate community.

For nearly two decades, this work has been possible because people around the world have chosen to pull together alongside us.

If Anne Lamott’s message resonates with you, we invite you to pull together with us once again.

Please click the link below to support Harambee Arts.

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Together, we can ensure that more people are seen, heard, and reminded that they matter.

Thank you for your generosity.

29/06/2026

From Jenipher’s courageous story of restoration and purpose, to preparing for our upcoming conference in Kenya, to standing with communities navigating recent unrest, we’re reminded that healing isn’t something we do alone—it happens when people choose to show up for one another.

Read this month’s newsletter to see how art, compassion, and community continue to create spaces where hope can take root, even in difficult times.

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29/05/2026

This month, we witnessed stories of resilience and second chances through community and creativity. We also have some exciting news we’d love to share with you.

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21/05/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to celebrate our community and participants.

In response to rising mental health challenges, Harambee Arts Kenya runs support sessions for teenagers and forums for parents, grandparents, and caregivers. These safe spaces give people a chance to share their stories, their wins, and the challenges they face without fear of judgment.

One participant recently told us, “This forum has been very helpful. Before, many of our elders were dying of stress, alone in their houses".

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we celebrate every teenager, parent, grandparent, and caregiver who has shown up with courage. Thank you for choosing to support one another, to speak, and to listen.

You are not alone. We see you. We celebrate you.

We are excited to share that this year, we are creating a Mental Health Workbook modeled after our coloring book created during the global pandemic. Entirely designed by teens in the Kibera slums, this new workbook will speak to those struggling with mental health challenges worldwide.

Will you help us bring this project to life?

Your support will help us continue to provide creative tools, safe spaces, and
life-giving conversations for teenagers and families navigating mental health challenges. Together, we can help young people know they are seen, heard, and not alone.

To donate today, click the link below.

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23/04/2026

My name is Joyce Oketch, a team member and leader at Harambee Arts Kenya.
Today, the Harambee Arts Kenya family celebrates our Executive Director, Ms. Gloria Simoneaux.

Gloria, we’re celebrating more than your birthday — we’re celebrating your big heart and the impact you’ve made for over 18 years. You’ve shown us what safety, warmth, and love look like and together, we’ve witnessed lives transform.

With your unwavering kindness, you’ve been our pillar and a source of strength for our team and thousands in our communities. Thank you for leading with vision, courage, and grace. Your wisdom and strength drive the impact we make together, we’re deeply grateful for you.
Here’s to more impact, more laughter, and another year of doing good together!

Happy birthday, mrembo!
With much ❤️,
The Harambee Arts Kenya Family.

31/03/2026

This month at Harambee Arts, we witnessed love, loss, and the power of community.

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19/03/2026

In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate the countless women who shape, sustain, and uplift their communities every single day.

The Harambee Arts model is rooted in the belief that everyone has something of value to contribute—including those navigating poverty, illness, disabilities, and other crises.

We see it in the quiet acts of care. In the fierce advocacy. In the way women come together to support one another—and especially the most vulnerable among them.

This month, we stand in solidarity with these courageous women—past and present—whose strength continues to change the world.

As Dr. Paul Farmer so powerfully said:

“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.”

May we continue building a world where every woman—and every life—is seen, valued, and honored.

Happy Women’s History Month!