Healing Teachers to Heal Generations

The Teacher Who Has Strength

Transforming Trauma into Healing Power for Kenya's Educators

Breaking the Cycle of Pain in Our Classrooms

Who Heals the healer

Every day, Kenya's teachers witness trauma that breaks their hearts. Students arriving hungry, carrying scars of violence, struggling with loss. But who cares for the caregivers? Who heals the healers?

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Hungry students

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Survivors of violence

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Children struggling with grief

The Teacher Who Has Strength

Kosi Africa in partnership with Optimal Perfomance Consultancyoffers the groundbreaking "Ukweli wa Mwalimu Mwenye Nguvu" program. A 6-week trauma healing journey specifically designed for Kenyan teachers. Combining traditional African wisdom with modern trauma-informed practices, we transform wounded educators into powerful healing leaders

The Truth We Know:

Teachers who heal themselves unlock their greatest teaching potential

Healed teachers heal generations

Your healing ripples out to every child you touch

Our Partners

Your Transformation Journey

From Overwhelmed to Empowered: Your Transformation Journey of 6- weeks

Week 1: UTHABITI - Creating Stability image

Week 1: UTHABITI - Creating Stability

"Mti hauanguki kwa upepo mmoja" (A tree does not fall from one wind)

Benefits

  • Learn grounding techniques that work in any classroom
  • Discover "Miguu Yangu Ardhini" (Feet on Earth) practice
  • Master the "Pumzi ya Amani" (Breath of Peace) technique
Week 2: UHUSIANO - Healing Relationships image

Week 2: UHUSIANO - Healing Relationships

"Umoja ni nguvu, utengano ni udhaifu" (Unity is strength, division is weakness)

Benefits

  • Transform how you connect with traumatized students
  • Learn EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) for instant stress relief
  • Develop your "Sauti ya Upole" (Gentle Voice) healing presence
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Week 3: MABADILIKO - Transforming Thoughts

"Mawazo mema huleta matunda mema" (Good thoughts bring good fruits)

Benefits

  • Break free from limiting beliefs about "damaged" students
  • Experience guided hypnosis under Kenya's sacred fever trees
  • Reframe challenges into opportunities for growth
Week 4: UONGOZI - Conscious Leadership image

Week 4: UONGOZI - Conscious Leadership

"Kiongozi mzuri ni mfano, si maneno" (A good leader is an example, not words)

Benefits

  • Step into your role as a healer-teacher-leader
  • Master therapeutic storytelling with Kenyan folktales
  • Create classroom cultures of safety and hope
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Week 5: MATUMAINI - Building Hope

"Baada ya dhiki, faraja" (After hardship comes relief)

Benefits

  • Help students connect with their dreams and potential
  • Build resilience like the mighty baobab tree
  • Create "Success Walls" that celebrate every victory
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Week 6: URITHI - Leaving a Legacy

"Mzazi mkuu ni yule anayelea watoto wa wengine" (The greatest parent is one who raises other people's children)

Benefits

  • Integrate all techniques into your personal toolkit
  • Plan for sustainable long-term practice
  • Join a community of healing educator-leaders

our values

What Makes Our Program Different?

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Culturally Rooted

  • Integrates traditional Kenyan wisdom with modern trauma science
  • Uses familiar metaphors: baobab trees, Lake Victoria, Mount Kenya
  • Honors Ubuntu philosophy: "I am because we are"
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Teacher-Specific

  • Designed by educators, for educators
  • Addresses unique challenges of Kenyan classrooms
  • Practical techniques you can use immediately
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Healing Centred

  • Based on latest neuroscience research
  • Safe, gentle, effective healing approaches
  • Respects cultural and spiritual values
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Community-Centered

  • Build lasting support networks
  • Ongoing mentorship and accountability
  • Collective healing is stronger than individual healing
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The Ripple Effect of Your Healing

When You Heal:

  • Your Students Feel Safer - Trauma-informed classrooms reduce behavioral problems by 60%
  • Learning Improves - Students in healing environments show 40% better academic outcomes
  • Hope Spreads - Your transformation inspires colleagues, families, and communities
  • Generations Change - Today's healed students become tomorrow's healing adults

The Team & facilitators

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Andrea Lodge

Transforming Leadership & Performance, CEOs, Executives & Pro Athletes - build unshakeable mindset, self belief, clarity, focus unlocking full potential

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Tabitha Nyariki

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Glasgow Caledonian University | Co-Founder Kosi Africa I Child Literacy Advocate I Beyond My Tribe

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Michaela Wickens

Transforming Performance & Leadership. CEOs Leaders & Professional Athletes unlock peak performance, unshakeable mental strength, self belief, focus & access the unlimited potential we all have

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Jaqueline Wainaina

Teaching Professional Assistant, Crawford International School Kenya & Community Leader | Youth Mentor & Literacy Advocate Driven by Equity, Innovation & Impact

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Your Complete Transformation Toolkit Includes:

During the Program:

  • 6 live virtual sessions with expert trauma facilitators
  • Personal workbook with all techniques and practices
  • Audio guides in English and Kiswahili for daily practice
  • Private WhatsApp support group with fellow teachers
  • Cultural integration materials and local resource guides
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