These are packaged supplies from the donations received that are sorted and prepared by volunteers participating in the project. The toolkits are prepared according to craft form, e.g there will be a package for paper crafts and another for crochet craft. These toolkits are used during in-person workshops or donated together with a curriculum to act as a guide.

Before COVID-19 gathering restrictions, Tengeza was conducted through a hands-on craft workshop. Participants are divided into groups of 5-7 and taken through various craft projects. They are allowed to rotate throughout the workshop sessions to learn and experiment with different projects. Interpreters are made available to support hearing volunteers, though we are always surprised how art becomes a uniting language enabling both the deaf participants and hearing volunteers integrate.

As a way to adapt to programming without in-person workshops, we are developing a crafts curriculum to be donated together with this year’s toolkits. This will be a guide that arts educators, teachers and even the participants can use on their own without needing a facilitator from Sekoya. For each activity featured in the curriculum there will be an accompanying crafted sample donated. This year’s curriculum is being developed in partnership with Creative Waste Network, Nairobi – and activities contributed to by members of Sekoya Kreative Community.