Kwanda @JoinKwanda
Diasporans coming together to fund local-led projects in Africa. 🇳🇬 🇬🇭 🇰🇪 🇸🇱 🇺🇬 🇿🇼 🇨🇩 + more kwanda.co Joined December 2019-
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🫰🏿 According to the World Bank, Nigeria 🇳🇬 received over $20 billion in remittances from its diaspora last year.
We've put working capital into 13 countries so far: 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone 🇹🇬 Togo 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇬 Togo 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇧🇯 Benin Join Kwanda if you're interested in supporting.
Happy Independence Day to our Togolese 🇹🇬 and Salone 🇸🇱 followers! Happy Freedom Day to our SA 🇿🇦 followers!
It’s a harder sell, but we’re here for long-term transformation over short-term sympathy.
That’s why at @JoinKwanda, we don’t use images of destitution; we’re not seeing destitution. We’re seeing innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, and we’re giving them the capital to transform their communities.
Here is why we must have a route to philanthropy that centres people in the diaspora. 🧵 Thread Below
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Recently checked in w/ beneficiaries of our vertical garden project in Kenya 🇰🇪. Pictured are two beneficiaries showcasing the crop from their gardens. They've been earning an additional income by selling surplus crops at local markets—an unexpected positive side effect 💪🏿.
Was trying to get the update on Dr Umar's school and thought 🤔 Black people need a better way to track and hold accountable the initiatives they put money towards.
Was trying to get the update on Dr Umar's school and thought 🤔 Black people need a better way to track and hold accountable the initiatives they put money towards.
joined this recently and i really hope more people can join such initiatives
joined this recently and i really hope more people can join such initiatives
👏🏾👏🏾 Last week, 100 girls in Ghana 🇬🇭 received their sustainable menstrual kits.
Welcome to the community! 💛
Hopefully, if we stay consistent, keep building our brand and maintain a high bar, when people are ready to give back, the first non-profit that will come to mind is Kwanda.
🙃 Had an issue on the Kwanda website that caused issues with new sign-ups over the last 2 days; it's been fixed now! 🙏🏿
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Thing is - I wanna work on grass roots stuff but these companies can’t pay my salary. 😩 so how do I make an impact in my day - to - day is always top of mind.
It’s a harder sell, but we’re here for long-term transformation over short-term sympathy.
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That’s why at @JoinKwanda, we don’t use images of destitution; we’re not seeing destitution. We’re seeing innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers, and we’re giving them the capital to transform their communities.
@Jermainecraig This is a brilliant point.
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Here is why we must have a route to philanthropy that centres people in the diaspora. 🧵 Thread Below
This same NTA 😂😂
Have you seen NTA’s camera quality?! Do you think they can afford to develop a local programming offer? 😭😭😭
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Brent Faiyez prolly lookin at what he did to R&B like Oppenheimer
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Here's the tutorial on how I make my client's websites convert Open it up: 🧵
joined this recently and i really hope more people can join such initiatives
Myself and others in the diaspora have formed a community. We each chip in £5 a month to fund projects back home. We vote on how the money is spent. We’ve deployed £104,832 into projects so far. Interested in joining?
Leaning deeper into editorial design with this concept. Recently, I've been turning to @thecosmos for a broader range of design inspiration, and I don't know how I managed without it.
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