Can we create change in our community? Let’s start with a night of crowdfunding, music, food and community action!

Nairobi Stew is a community dinner that offers a vibrant, collaborative and inspiring space where people convene, share a meal, build new connections and reacquaint with older ones while supporting community projects in Nairobi. The stew is built on the belief that ksh 500, 4 pitches, stew and a vote is all you need to make incredible things happen in your community.

This is the second event in the series, but the first event saw Maria Omare from Paa take home the crowdfunded microgrant to support her venture that upcycles water hyacinth from the Nairobi Dam to create handmade crafts such as purses and mats. You can read all about them here.

Nairobi Stew is a great way to raise money, build community support and get connections to local resources that can help you carry out your project.

How does it work?

For a suggested donation of 500 ksh (feel free to donate less or more, depending on your circumstances), attendees receive a bowl of stew and a vote, and hear from four presentations ranging from art, urban agriculture, social justice, social entrepreneurs, education, technology and more. Each presenter has four minutes to share their idea and answer four questions from the audience. At the event, attendees eat, talk, share resources, enjoy art and vote on the project they think benefits the city the most. At the end of the night, we count the ballots and the winner goes home with all of the money raised to carry out their project. Winners will then come back to a future Stew dinner to report their project’s progress.

Want to pitch about your project at Nairobi Stew?

Great! The application form can be found here, and the deadline to apply is midnight on Wednesday 24th May. Please take a moment to read our guidelines and application process before submitting your form. If your proposal is chosen, you’ll have 4 minutes to pitch it to the Stew community. The pitcher that wins the popular vote takes home the crowdfunded microgrant.

Agenda:

• 17:00 Doors open. Come, find your seat, talk with your neighbour and learn about the presenters.
• 18:00 Introduction to Nairobi Stew, and then presentations. Each presenter is invited to talk about their idea for four minutes, and then the audience is allowed four questions.
• 19:00 Dinner & voting.
• 19:30 Announcement of the winner.

Important:

Please make sure to bring your ID for security clearance.

Parking at Safaricom may not be enough to accommodate everyone arriving by car, but additional parking can be found at Maxland across Waiyaki Way.