Anti-oppression work that sticks for values-led organisations.
Kusoma is an anti-oppression facilitation practice working with organisations who've done some EDI work and know it's not enough. We design learning journeys — not one-off training days where nothing sticks — but multi-session programmes where you build genuine capacity over time.

In Swahili, kusoma means “to read” or “to study.”

For us, it’s a metaphor for liberatory learning the kind that doesn’t just inform but transforms. We’re here to support organisations to move beyond the surface, to reckon with power, center justice, and build cultures of equity and care.
Facilitation, training and capacity building for equity and justice in practice.

What We Do

We hold thoughtful, engaging, relational space where challenging conversations become possible. Our facilitation is grounded in anti-oppression practice rooted in transformative justice and liberatory pedagogy — which means the way we design and hold learning doesn't replicate the harm we're trying to address.

People tell us our workshops make complex ideas accessible, that the sessions are playful and engaging. But most of all they say that we're able to hold challenging conversations in a way that feels doable, not daunting.

Check out our Services page to see what we offer or book a coffee catch-up if you're ready to talk about what meaningful change could look like for you.
Our services
What People Say About Us
We partner with organisations who are ready to go further - frontline services, local authorities, charities, grass-roots networks, and more.

Safia had excellent knowledge and a clear passion for the subject which is contagious.

Kusoma’s Anti-Oppression Principles in Practice was a fantastic course, that helped us move forward in our thinking about how to marry theory with our practice. Safia created a safe and welcoming space that allowed people to be open and honest in their contributions, so that we could explore the topic as a team and grow our collective understanding.

Working with Safia and Kusoma to introduce their workings and principles around addressing systemic racism to Birmingham City Council was both personally and professionally impactful. In the true meaning of the word 'Kusoma' – we were presented with a framework set to readept and restore anti-racist concepts into practice by laying bare the truths around systemic oppression, particularly upon people experiencing multiple disadvantage.

Working alongside Kusoma has allowed us – and the local areas we support – to deepen our knowledge, challenge our thinking and explore key areas of focus for the years ahead.

I found the session a helpful way to unpack difficult topics in a supportive environment. It felt powerful that these conversations were aired given that not everyone in the room regularly engages in these types of difficult discussions. It was great to have that conversation with all trustees and employees.

Working with Kusoma from the planning process to delivery of the workshop was executed to perfection.

Kusoma challenges you, and supports you, to do the work properly, with integrity and heart.

Just brilliant, thank you!

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