We have the talent, the energy and the ideas. What we have been denied is capital that flows on our own terms.
Traditional aid
Decisions made abroad. Reporting upward. The people closest to the problem treated as recipients.
Kwanda
Decisions made by the members. Reporting to peers. The people closest to the problem acknowledged as drivers.
So we pool our money, and we fund our own.
The platform
Welcome, Amara
Solar mill, Salima farmers’ cooperative
Borehole at Nkwanta Senior High
Sewing workshop, KitweA monthly contribution of at least $5 makes you a villager. It funds Kwanda's projects and it carries a vote. Cancel or pause it whenever you like.
Cast your vote
We've drafted a proposal to fund a solar maize mill for the Salima farmers' cooperative.
Proposals go to the members before a penny moves. Every villager has one vote, whether they give $5 a month or $50.
- Google Workspace -$33.28
- Salima Cooperative -$11,273.64
- Wise -$3.65
- Contributions and Donations +$1,743.01
- Ngong Water Kiosk -$5,234.19
- Notion -$38.65
Villagers see the real-time bank transactions, the monthly income, the cash holdings and the running costs. Not a summary of them, the ledger itself.
The mill ran every day in June, and nobody walked to town to grind
The mill ran every day but two in June. 42 households ground 6.4 tonnes of maize, and none of them made the 14km walk to Salima, where the queue takes a morning and the price is double.
Every funded project reports as it is built, in the partner's own words and photographs, back to the people who paid for it.
Financial transparency
Our running costs are close to fixed, so every villager who joins moves this further to the left.
- Monthly contributions $22,620
- Cash on hand $22,983
- Monthly fixed costs $6,838
- Cash deployed to date $301,149
Our leadership
Jermaine Craig
Director
Izzy Obeng
Board member
Lynne Egwuekwe
Board member
Anne-Caroline Midy
Board member
Our legal structure
United States
Kwanda Inc is a 501(c)(3) incorporated in Maryland. Contributions made through Every.org, including recurring contributions, are tax-deductible in the US, subject to your circumstances.
United Kingdom
Kwanda Ltd is a UK non-profit company limited by guarantee. It is not a registered charity, so contributions made to it are not tax-deductible or eligible for Gift Aid.
One board, one set of projects, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ways to give
Become a villager *
From $5 a month. Funds the projects, carries a vote, opens the ledger.
Join nowGive once **
A single contribution to Kwanda, with no monthly commitment.
Make a tax-deductible gift (opens in a new tab)Give through work
Many employers match. Benevity in the UK, Every.org in the US.
How it worksGive stocks ***
Appreciated shares, given without selling them first. Every.org receives and liquidates them.
Give stocks (opens in a new tab)Give crypto
Over 90 tokens through Every.org, converted to cash on receipt.
Give crypto (opens in a new tab)Give from a DAF
Recommend a grant to Kwanda from a donor-advised fund you already hold.
Recommend a grant (opens in a new tab)Give as a network
Bring your network. Members join individually under its name, and the page counts them.
Start a tribeGive as a business
A company giving in its own name, from $25 a month, with a vote like any other villager.
Add my business
- * Monthly pledges create a villager account and are processed by Kwanda Ltd through its UK Stripe account, so they are not tax-deductible.
- ** Contributions made through Every.org, including recurring contributions, are tax-deductible in the US.
- *** Contributions made through Every.org, including recurring contributions, are tax-deductible in the US.
The UK non-profit company and the US 501(c)(3) share the same board and fund the same projects.