SHORTLISTED PROJECTS /
For the first edition of M'asaSupu Night, we received over 40 submission of social impact ideas and projects in Mombasa. The committee reviewed all submissions and were deeply inspired by the creativity and diversity of approaches to addressing big social challenges in Mombasa.
The committee were only able to select five projects who will pitch at the upcoming M'asaSupu Night on 25 March 2020. Read about them below, and come hear them livee on the 25th!
Al-Muqtadir Bookshop
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Al-Muqtadir Bookshop - a project of Al-Muqtadir Association for the Physically Challenged - is a project aimed at creating easy access of learning materials and office stationery to learners and institutions in the Mvita community.
Boda Boda Ride
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The project aims to create employment pathways for young women in Likoni by providing technical skills, support and certification to engage as boda boda riders in the local community.
Mudzini Healthy Bakes
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Mudzini healthy Bakes is a home-based baking enterprise that makes gluten free cakes, pastries using flour made from indigenous food: cassava, sweet potato, wimbi, oat and amaratha (mchicha) flour.
Sover
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SOVER is a toilet tracker that monitors and maps pit latrines in order to enhance the effectiveness of pit-emptying services provided by the private sector in order to prevent communicable diseases in densely populated low income areas.
Coastal Farming
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This project is aimed at reducing the dependence of basic farm produce such as onions, tomatoes and garlic, from outside of the coastal region; and creating employment by increasing the accessibility of information and support of eco-farmers in Mombasa.