Regeneration Festival
The Regeneration Festival is a cultural and ecological gathering that reawakens the traditional spirit of the Village barazas. For generations, barazas were places where communities shared stories, strengthened social bonds, and passed down traditional knowledge. Today, the festival revives these spaces as inclusive, intergenerational platforms where elders, youth, women, and community leaders come together to reflect, learn, and celebrate.
The festival highlights the deep connection between culture, nature, water, and climate change, showing how traditional knowledge can guide community-led regeneration. Through our Regeneration Project, we developed a Framework for Regeneration Festival & Village Barazas, capturing how barazas worked in the past and how they can now promote equity, shared voices, and ecological restoration.
Overall, the festival aims to strengthen Samia cultural identity, rebuild intergenerational relationships, and empower youth to lead in climate action, cultural preservation, and community regeneration.
Our long-term vision is to establish the Regeneration Festival as an annual cultural and ecological movement for the Samia community.
2025 Edition - Launch Year
Our Pioneer Regeneration Festival will be held on:
19 December 2025 at The Bumbe Cultural Centre, Busia County
This first edition brings the community together for a day of storytelling, intergenerational conversations, music, creativity, and climate dialogue. Elders will share cultural memories and blessings, while youth lead performances, reflections, and discussions on identity, water and environmental stewardship, and ecological wellbeing.
During the event, we will launch key outputs from our Cultural and Regeneration Project, including:
1. The Reparations of Wisdom Booklet
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2. The Village Baraza & Regeneration Framework
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3. Short videos capturing voices from elders and youth
The day will conclude with a Commitment Circle, where different generations pledge to continue building a united, culturally grounded, and climate-resilient Samia community.