Onyango Otieno is a cultural designer ardent in maximizing the power of storytelling for healing and connection. Onyango believes in the potent spirit of humanity collectively creating safe spaces for interaction, development, business and movement, for a more cohesive world.
Supporting individuals healing from childhood trauma by practicing contextual healing methodologies to suit the clients.
READ DETAILSSupporting organizations, institutions & groups with digital advocacy training & Storytelling skills for change.
READ DETAILSGender Workshop facilitation centred on interrogating masculinities & other identities.
READ DETAILSAssisting companies to design and maintain practices that promote employee well-being via mental health training.
READ DETAILSOnyango Otieno is a cultural designer ardent in maximizing the power of storytelling for healing and connection. Onyango believes in the potent spirit of humanity collectively creating safe spaces for interaction, development, business and movement, for a more cohesive world.
I know Onyango as a 2019 Kumvana Fellow from Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB). EWB’s Kumvana Program congregates 10-15 dynamic African professionals for leadership development and network building, while enhancing Canadians’ understanding of sub-Saharan Africa’s development realities.
Onyango is a facilitator of trauma healing circles, managing a safe space for African boys and men who have been raped or sexually abused. He founded a 200-member mental health online support group where members utilize storytelling as a tool for tackling mental illness stigma and hosts the Afro-Masculinity Podcast where he interrogates the complexities of African Masculinities.