|
|
Archive of posts tagged Kenya
We all have heroes, someone who has done something selfless and noble. In Kenya, Mashujaa day is a public holiday set aside to celebrate Kenyans that have achieved great feats. A group of hikers decided to be heroes to mother nature.
Kwea Milele, who had a project on the 1%CLUB to raise funds for the reforestation of the burnt Arbadares Forest boasted 67 heroes. The group joined other groups and at the end of the day, 15,000 tree seedlings had been planted. What followed thereafter was a game drive at the Mt. Kenya forest and an overnight camping.
Interestingly, the activity took place near the Treetop Lodge where the current English Queen Elizabeh II ascended to the throne in 1952. The group plans to make the event annual or seasonal and incorporate other organization to make sure more trees are planted in each season and each year.
Here are some fun photos from this exercise. Congratulations Kwea Milele on this accomplishment. As their motto goes, “Kilele Milele”
Posted by nancy on 14 September 2012, 4:12 pm
Check out the Marketplace at 1%PERCENTEVENT. An entire wall filled with challenging projects all over the world that could use some Dutch expertise.
Projects that could use some help with design, social media, structural issues and so on. Ready to be picked and waiting for a face-to-face or skype session.
Take Hans and Peter-Ernst for instance. They were one of the first to reach out and share their expertise with this great project for the distribution of solar lights that help kids in Kenya so they can also read at night. Hans and Peter-Ernst entered the Marketplace at 1%PERCENTEVENT, took one look at the wall and decided to help out. “Can we go now? We are ready to get to work!”
That’s how we roll here, people! Join the movement.
 Hans (L) and Peter-Ernst
Thursday September 13th and Friday September 14th it is going to happen again…. the 1%EVENT! The 1%EVENT is the event that connects smart ideas with people, knowledge and network from around the world. It’s the event where our community meets, connects and shares. In 2009 we organized the 1%EVENT for the first time. In 2010, it was organized in both Amsterdam and Naroibi. In 2011, 1%EVENT took place in 7 cities around the world. In these years we achieved amazing, innovative and creative results, so we are excited to see what the teams come up with this year!
This year young professionals in 9 cities from around the world will work on challenges and questions from our project owners. In every foreign city we have a partner organisation who is helping to make it work! Last week Active Spaces from Cameroon, the Tunisian Center for Social Entrepreneurship (TCSE) from Tunesia, Let’s do it Palestine from Palestine and ExtendedBITS from Somaliland and introduced themselves as partners of our global co-creation.
Today, it’s time to introduce Nailab from Kenya and the Sudanese Knowledge Society from Sudan!
Nailab (Nairobi, Kenya)
Greetings from Team Nailab…. I know some of you are wondering what the Nailab is, so here we go..
The Nailab is a business incubator based in Nairobi -Kenya that has a focus on providing the right ingredients to entrepreneurs to turn their business ideas into viable startups. We do this by providing office space, free internet access, coaching and mentorship opportunities and networking avenues, which provide access to potential clients and investors. We provide incubation for a period of 3 to 12 months, depending on the needs of the specific startups. Currently, we have a staff of 4 people including the director, and we’ll hopefully grow as time goes by and as we grow into a bigger entity.
The 1% EVENT gives us an opportunity to give something back to the 1% CLUB and to thank the 1% CLUB by facilitating something that is their core business. It also gives us an opportunity to network with project owners and helps all participants to familiarize themselves with 1%PROJECTS in Kenya and offer them opportunities to spend 1% of their time and expertise to those who need it. So, for us 1%EVENT means giving something back and we look forward to this event!
Do you want to know more about Nailab?
Nailab on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nailabkenya
Nailab on the web: http://nailab.co.ke/
Sudanese Knowledge Society (Khartoum, Sudan)
A group of us from the Sudanese Knowledge Society, which is a cultural association that aims to spread the values of knowledge sharing, will be participating in the upcoming 1%Event and join the global community of the 1%CLUB.
We have a selection of cases that we hope to work on at the 1%EVENT and beyond. We are also very much looking forward to learn about and contribute to cases from participating groups from other countries.
Mastering the approach of the 1%CLUB of co-creation and spreading the word locally are at the top of our agenda. We hope to build the capabilities of our membership through organising training courses, liaising with relevant groups, and attracting members from different levels and domains of expertise.
How would we look in a year’s time? Maybe a network of 1%CLUBs in different universities and regions in Sudan, maybe a number of innovative solutions up our sleeve, but certainly we will look different as individuals – we might be more thinking out-of-the-box and sharing what-we-have.
We are very grateful to our sponsor Vision Valley for providing space and internet for our participation at the 1%Event.
Do you want to know more about the Sudanese Knowledge Society?
Sudanese Knowledge Society on the web: http://www.slideshare.net/GadaKadoda/sudanese-knowledge-society-may-2012-12943873
Do you want to know more about the 1%EVENT? Visit our 1%EVENT website at http://onepercentevent.com/
Filed under 1%EVENT.
Tagged #1pcekhartoum, #1pcenairobi, 1%CLUB, 1%EVENT, 1pce, Kenya, nailab, onepercentclub, onepercentevent, sudan, Sudanese Knowledge Society
Did you know, a simple retweet on twitter, or a comment on a Facebook post can simply Make It Work?
Imagine this, Safaricom Foundation, a registered charity funded by Safaricom Limited and the Vodafone Group Foundation have been requesting the Twitter and Facebook community to nominate a charity they would love to see win Ksh. 100,000 that is up for grabs. The Foundation provides a formal process for charitable contributions to communities, community groups and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kenya who are key partners in responding to social and economic development issues in the country.
Two projects currently under the My1PC campaign from the 1%CLUB relied on their online friends, one on Twitter and the other on Facebook, and each won Ksh. 100,000. All it took was to get their friends talking about the initiative online.
The first project is the Maisha Mapya initiative which is raising funds to set up a factory to reproduce re-usable sanitary towels was the first to win via Twitter. All people had to do was to nominate the project representative on twitter @Kamaitha and tag the Safaricom Foundation, and it went trending. We appreciate all the retweets and nominations! You Made it Work with a retweet!
The second project was initiated by Kwea Milele, a group of hikers that is fundraising funds to go plant trees at Mt. Kenya. They decided to replicate Kamaitha’s efforts on Facebook, and immediately Safaricom Foundation put their Facebook post up. Kwea Milele friends decided to dominate the post, and Kwea Milele stood out on the comments sections. Their efforts were rewarded 24 hours later, when they were announced winners, a perfect closure of the week.
With fundraising Friday happening this Friday, these two significant wins will indeed boost the efforts made by the project owners. A third project, Fanya Mambo which works with over 300 school going children is looking forward to keep the fundraising bar moving. Fanya Mambo helps to recycle plastic waste by collecting empty plastic bottles and building structures at the school where these children learn. They are fundraising, not only to buy materials for these structures, but also to drive a clean-up exercise and provide mentorship to these children, converting them to brand ambassadors at a tender age. They are counting on you to Make It Work!
All these three projects will on this Friday looking forward to your 1% support. Why 1%? Picture how much impact 1% of your income has on your lifestyle and spending patterns. Now take that same 1% and combine it with 1% from a friend, and another friend and their friends. Picture how much impact that 1% from you and your friends will have on a community project. It makes a world of difference.
You can learn more of how your 1% works via this link, and remember, the projects are open for donation from any person, yes, YOU make it work!
How about getting 10 friends, to each get 5 other friends and donate towards a project via MPESA? It’s as simple as ABC. Below are instructions on how to do it.
- Start by choosing the project you would like to support
To support Kwea Mti Initiative click HERE
To support Maisha Mapya Initiative click HERE
To support Fanya Mambo Initiative click HERE
- Go to the M-PESA Menu on your phone.
- Select Pay Bill Option.
- Enter the following business number: 510800.
- Enter 1045 as the Account Number.
- Enter the total amount you want to donate.
- Enter your PIN and then send the money.
- You will receive a transaction confirmation SMS from M-PESA.
- Enter the returned M-PESA Transaction ID on the transaction space.
- Remember to share, it helps spread the word.
Let us have a different Friday, let us Make It Work!
Last weekend was a grrrrreeeaaat one, we can now affirm. From getting a boost from Accenture to being hosted on both a Kenya’s preferred national television network KTN and the number one radio station for local and urban hits 1FM’s breakfast radio show. From an online fundraiser, to an entire day of brainstorming crowd-funding strategies. To top it all off it culminated in a rather interesting photo-shoot….and the best part is, YOU and I Made It Work!
 KTN Interview If you watched Friday’s edition Sunrise Entertainment on KTN, you may have noticed two people, a gentleman and a lady explaining how 1% of your time, skill or money can go a long way helping a project be realized. Wandia (the lady) is from Kwea Milele, a group of hikers that is fundraising funds to go plant trees at Mt. Kenya. They want to go green, and they know you can Make It Work! Their project has passed the half-way mark in terms of the funds needed and they believe if you and 99 other friends get 20 friends each to donate a minimum Ksh. 300 then the project will be realized!!!
 1FM Radio Thirty minutes later, Benjamin from the Fanya Mambo was on air, with Marcus Olang’ and Tina Kaggia from 1FM Breakfast Show, sharing the story of how their team works with over 300 school going children to help recycle plastic waste by collecting empty plastic bottles and building structures at the school where these children learn. The Fanya Mambo Foundation is raising funds, not only to buy materials for these structures, but also to drive a clean-up exercise and provide mentorship to these children, converting them to brand ambassadors at a tender age. They need you to Make It Work!
The online fundraising went well, with Kwea Milele team closing on the gap to cross over the middle point. Ksh 17,700 was raised, thanks to you and many others. Kenyan celebrities took some time off to chip in 1% of their time and appreciated project supporters by hosting lunch at the 4-Star Sarova Panafric. They also donated status updates for these noble initiatives. That was the second fundraising Friday. The next one is scheduled for 6th July 2012… round up your friends, we making it BIG this time round. We are MAKING IT WORK!!!!
 My1pc Workshop Saturday and all the project owners converged at Nailab, where there was a review of the fundraising and strategizing on ways to raise more funds. Kwea Milele will be having an excursion and Maisha Mapya and Fanya Mambo plan to hold concerts to raise funds. Interested in knowing more? Email us for the details.
So interesting was the social media workshop that Joe Mucheru, Country Manager Kenya for Google Inc. dropped by and got to learn about the initiatives with a promise of joining the Kwea Milele team on their next hike to Mount Kenya as they go green.
A photo-shoot with one Kenya’s creative photographers wrapped up the weekend. Ever figured out you can use photos to sell a story, an idea? Check out how we use them on our 1%CLUB website…and a photo booth as well. The more people see the 1%CLUB “You Made It Work”, the more the story gets shared. Go ahead; it’s free, fun and interactive.
A massive thank you the Accenture team for their donation towards the three projects, a donation that placed the projects on a wonderful phase. To Kwea Milele, Fanya Mambo and Maisha Mapya initiatives…kazi kwenu! Our donation channels are open, feel free to donate via MPesa anytime.
Let’s do this!
Remember to join Florence Kamaitha from the Maisha Mapya initiative this coming Sunday on ntv’s crossover101 show as she gets hosted by Nancy Kihenia. Get to know why she would like to make sure girls never miss a class.
|
|
