About Us

Our Mission

Ubunifu Lamu Initiative is a community-based organization whose aim is to integrate cultural and creative programming into the everyday lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged children in Mararani village, located on Lamu Island. This initiative supports local artists and local children with the necessary materials and skills, and the space to express themselves through art, music, poetry, dance, yoga, and sports activities.

Ubunifu Lamu Initiative provides an art gallery and studio to support and promote the creative arts, bringing diverse artistic communities together. We provide a platform for children in the program to interact with artists from all over the world in order to expose them to varied ideas while at the same time providing a space in which their creations can be exhibited to the public.

Our Vision

Ubunifu Lamu Initiative hopes to collaborate with the local community to create a platform for inter-generational exchanges where older members of the community can pass cultural traditions, skills, and knowledge to these children. This is to encourage the continuation of cultural heritage but also to educate the children on their culture, history, and identity, which is intertwined with the arts.